HAARETZ 1. ABU ALA: WE WILL ACT AGAINST ARMED MEN TO END CHAOS IN PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. 2. 60% OF LIKUD VOTERS: DESPITE ARAFATS DEATH, WE MUST CONTINUE WITH DISENGAGEMENT. 3. VICTORY IN CYPRUS, ON WAY TO WORLD CUP. 4. THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO BUDGET AND THE PROGRAM FOR 350,000 CHILDREN AT RISK IS LIABLE TO BE CANCELLED. HATZOFEH 1. Palestinian Authority not giving up on finding out what really happened to the Rais. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO ARAFATS DEATH. Abu Ala announced yesterday establishment of special commission to investigate circumstances surrounding Arafats death. Abu Mazen announced that he would continue to act against armed Palestinians. Hamas announced it would not take part in elections. 2. REPORT ON INFILTRATION OF MORAG OUTPOST DETERMINES – FAILURE IN SOLDIERS PERFORMANCE. MAARIV 1. Arafats designated successor: I will act against those who break the law. WE WILL COLLECT WEAPONS. After he was almost injured himself, new PLO chairman declares all-out war against raging anarchy. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. (
). BROTHERS REVENGE. (
). 2. EN ROUTE TO THE WORLD CUP. Israeli national soccer team came closer yesterday to World Cup when defeated Cyprus 2-1. Goal set up by Yossi Benayoun and put in by Avi Nimni led to victory, first ever in Cyprus.
________________________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Yediot Ahronot discusses the latest controversies over the costs of university tuition. Hatzofeh comments on the latest economic statistics, which seem to indicate a slowdown in the economy. The editors discern an increase in the number of Israelis approaching the poverty line and call on the government to enact tangible structural reforms, including merging ministries, local authorities and local religious councils.
