Millions in Israel 'lack gas masks, bomb shelters'

Jerusalem (AFP) March 8, 2012 Israel is "completely unprepared" to cope with the consequences of a war, a lawmaker in charge of home front preparations has told AFP, as tensions rise over a possible confrontation with Iran. Zeev Bielsky, who heads the parliamentary committee for home front preparedness, accused the Israeli government of "wanton disregard," saying the country faced a dire