HEADLINES FROM THE IZRAELI PRESS
HA’ARETZ
1. NETANYAHU: MIDDLE CLASS WENT OUT TO PROTEST BECAUSE IT FINANCES ARABS AND THE ULTRA-ORTHODOX.
In special Passover interview, he says, „If we deduct the Arabs and the ultra-orthodox from the dimensions of inequality
– we are in an excellent situation without them.”
2. After evacuation in Hebron:
GOVERNMENT TO ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION IN THE TERRITORIES AND WILL LEGALIZE OUTPOSTS.
MA’ARIV
1. After evacuation of „Machpelah House”: PM in holiday interview.
„NOBODY HAS A GREATER COMMITMENT TO HEBRON THAN I DO.”
Benjamin Netanyahu makes it clear that he favors strengthening Jewish communities in the territories „but in the framework of the law.” (…). He does not fear social protest: „Unemployment is at a nadir. I do not think that there is anything more social than creating jobs.”
2. „ISRAEL HAS A STRATEGIC INTEREST IN TWO STATES FOR TWO PEOPLES.”
DM believes that an agreement must be reached with the Palestinians: „There are signs of increasing unrest in the territories.” He says that Israel will decide on its own about an attack on Iran: „We will not leave important decisions up to the Americans.”
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. Storm over the evacuation.
BEHIND THE BACKS OF THE RIGHT-WING MINISTERS.
(…).
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. ROCKETS FIRED AT EILAT.
Last night after midnight: Two strong explosions heard throughout southern city. No casualties, no damage. Remains of rocket found in residential neighborhood after searches. (…).
2. BATTLE OVER THE HOUSE ENDS, BATTLE AGAINST BARAK
–
BEGINS.
Barak ordered evacuation of Machpelah House
– and took fire. Yaalon: „Taking away our authority.” The promise: If house was purchased legally –
evacuees will be able to return.
WALLA!
1. EXPLOSIONS HEARD IN EILAT: REMAINS OF ROCKET FOUND IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
2. FLY-IN TO COME TO ISRAEL: „WELCOME TO PALESTINE.”
On April 15, activists
– including families with children –
from 25 organizations are expected to land at BGI Airport. This, according to them, is to help with construction of first international school in Bethlehem.
NANA10
1. CHIEF-OF-STAFF TO ASSESS SITUATION AFTER ROCKET FIRE ON EILAT.
(…).
2. ARAB STATES DECIDE TO BOYCOTT ADIDAS.
Council of Arab youth and sports ministers decide to boycott company after it sponsored the Jerusalem Marathon.
[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 10:35.] ______________________________
SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Yediot Ahronot refers to last week’s „Land Day” events and contends that, „As the real problems of Arab world leap out, the Palestinians are being pushed to the bottom of the agenda; their Land Day received widespread coverage in neither the Western nor the Arab worlds.” The author believes that, „To their shock, it has become clear to the Palestinians that in what is called the ‘Arab Spring’ as well, the Arab regimes are not much different than their predecessors in their regard. Land Day proved that the regimes in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt, as well as Hezbollah, are not prepared to become entangled either with Israel or domestically because of the Palestinians.” The paper doubts that the Palestinians will reconsider their path and asserts that, „As in recent decades, the Palestinian public will continue marching after its leaders, who bring it
– generation after generation –
to defeat and failure.”
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Two papers discuss various issues regarding yesterday’s evacuation of „Machpelah House” in Hebron:
Ma’ariv believes that, „More than anything, the Machpelah House affair teaches us about the insanity that awaits us as the elections approach,” and adds that, „Ministers are making combative statements, the sole objective of which is to garner greater support in the struggle within the Right. Barak himself, who faces no primaries and whose only voter is the Prime Minister, seems free of such considerations and indeed, this time he acted according to logic and the directives of the legal system. And yet even as he does so there are always those who suspect that his motives are not altogether clean and that he might be playing a complex game against Netanyahu.”
Yisrael Hayom ventures that, „With all due respect, the rule of law is only an excuse. Around Machpelah House are hundreds of Arab homes that were built without permits. Barak and his lawyers are not troubled by them. The heart of the matter is the huge difference in outlook between Barak and most Government ministers (from the Likud, Shas, Yisrael Beytenu and the Jewish Home) regarding Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria, including Hebron.”
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