HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS

HEADLINES & EDITORIALS 11 May 2004 HA’ARETZ 1. BUSH RULES OUT FIRING RUMSFELD: HE IS DOING EXCELLENT WORK. (…). 2. New suspects in murder of Oleg Shaichat SENIOR STATE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICIAL, AFTER SHAICHAT AFFAIR: CONSIDER DOCUMENTING ISA INTERROGATIONS. 3. [ATTORNEY GENERAL MENI] MAZUZ: “I HAVE UNDERSTANDING AND SYMPATHY FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE [IDF SERVICE] FOR REASONS OF CONSCIENCE. 4. NETANYAHU TO SHARON: MUST REMOVE ARAFAT FROM TERRITORIES. Lapid announces that if PM does not submit alternative plan within three weeks, Shinui will reconsider staying in government. 5. DID YIGAL AMIR’S BROTHER THREATEN SENIOR OFFICIALS? Soldier Sagiv Amir summoned to ISA talk in wake of information on matter; Prisons Service opposes murderer’s request to be alone with his fianc?e. 6. PALESTINIANS: BORDER POLICE KILLED 19-YEAR-OLD MAN; IDF: HE WAS RUN OVER. PA claims that he was shot by policemen near Abu Dis; military sources claim he was hit by vehicle during pursuit. 7. DOLLAR TO 12-MONTH HIGH; SHARP DECLINES ON STOCK EXCHANGE. HATZOFEH 1. Right preparing for resumption of evacuation of outposts this week. SPIES IN OUR MIDST: “PEACE NOW” TO PUBLICIZE WHICH YESHA COMMUNITIES HAVE EXPANDED. Movement reveals new project to use aerial photographs in monitoring construction in communities. 2. THOSE WHO PERPETRATED BEIT RIMON ATTACK SUSPECTED OF MURDERING SHAICHAT. Allowed for publication: Cell that murdered soldier Oleg Shaichat arrested – planned to kidnap additional soldiers. Suspects are Muhammad Anbatawi from Kafr Manda and Muhammad Khativ from Kafr Kana. 3. ATTORNEY GENERAL SURPRISES: SHOWS UNDERSTANDING FOR REFUSAL TO SERVE PHENOMENON. 4. NATIONAL INSURANCE: 18.5% LIVE UNDER POVERTY LINE. 5. IRANIAN CITIZEN INFILTRATES INTO ISRAEL FROM LEBANON AND TURNS HIMSELF IN. 6. PIRATE RADIO STATIONS DISRUPT PLANE LANDINGS. MA’ARIV 1. ISA investigating Yigal Amir’s brother. “Friends laugh at me: You’re a sniper, maybe you’ll finish off Sharon?” YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! “We heard that you intend to attack senior state officials,” investigators told Sagiv Amir, third brother in Rabin murderer’s family. Amir, in Ma’ariv interview: “I don’t understand what they want from me.” 2. SHAICHAT AFFAIR: BATTLE OF THE VERSIONS. Allowed for publication: New detainee confessed to murdering soldier Oleg Shaichat. Police and ISA trade accusations: Who is responsible for mishap? 3. 340,000 POOR FAMILIES. National Insurance Institute accuses: Freezing allowances in framework economic plan widening circle of poverty. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. Dollar to year record: NIS 4.634. DOLLAR JUMPS. Dollar exchange rate jumped by 1% yesterday. Declines on Tel Aviv and New York stock exchanges.


2. Yigal Amir’s brother warned. INVESTIGATED. Sagiv Amir heard making remarks in favor of attacking senior officials. ISA: This was only a warning talk. ______________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Hatzofeh argues that in light of the recent attacks in Gaza, Israel’s only option is to expel the terrorists from the area since, “This is only way to ensure the safety and security of those using the roads.” The editors regret Defense Minister Mofaz’s response to the attack, in which he called the Gaza communities, “an historic mistake,” instead of condemning the attacks. The paper reminds the Defense Minister that it was David Ben-Gurion who established the community of Kfar Darom and concludes that, “Jewish communities in Gush Katif are not a mistake. It is part of the Land of Israel.” Yediot Ahronot discusses US interest rates and their affect on the Israeli stock market. BPI.