HEADLINES FROM THE IZRAELI PRESS
HA’ARETZ: 1. SETTLEMENT OUTPOST CRISIS RATTLING NETANYAHU GOVERNMENT
Expected evacuation in nine days of Ulpana hill in Beit El led to heightening conflict this weekend between ministers and mutual exchange of accusations.
2. Journalists: This is censorship.
ISRAEL RADIO DIRECTOR ORDERS CANCELLATION OF OP-EDS
MA’ARIV
1. FM sends detailed warning document to PM.
LIBERMAN TO NETANYAHU: SITUATION IN EGYPT MUCH MORE WORRYING THAN IRAN
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YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. „IDF PREPARED FOR OPERATION AGAINST IRAN THE MOMENT IT IS NEEDED.”
Gantz assesses: At the moment there is no existential threat to Israel from Iran. Reveals: At all times we are operating somewhere in the world.
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. (…).
FOOTBALL GETS RED CARD
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2. ISRAEL COUNTER-TERRORISM BUREAU ISSUES SEVERE, ATYPICAL TRAVEL WARNING: LEAVE THE SINAI IMMEDIATELY
3. EFFORTS TO FIND SOLUTION TO AVOID DEMOLITION OF BEIT EL’S ULPANA NEIGHBORHOOD
WALLA!
1. IDF WEIGHS POSSIBILITY OF PROSECUTING OFFICERS WHO ACTED ALONGSIDE EISNER
2. ERDAN: „BEIT EL EVACUATION
– A DECREE WHICH WE CANNOT FULFILL”
Likud ministers’ pressure of PM to prevent evacuation of Ulpana neighborhood continues. Erdan calls for transfer of settlement decisions from Barak to team of ministers. Simhon: „Nobody is above the law.”
NANA10
1. NETANYAHU ON RESERVISTS’ DISPUTE: WE WILL ACT TO EQUALLY DISTRIBUTE BURDEN WITHOUT INTENSIFYING SOCIAL CHASMS
2. INVESTIGATION: DOZENS OF BEDOUIN TRACKERS INVOLVED IN DRUG SMUGGLING AND ESPIONAGE
[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 11:05.] ______________________________
SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Yediot Ahronot asserts that the upheaval in Syria is, „a great Sunni-Shi’ite conflict that is finding expression on Syrian territory, but in which almost all Islamic elements are involved,” and adds that, „It is interesting to note that this religious definition crosses ethnic and national lines, and thus Arabs find themselves lining up with Turks while other Arabs find themselves together with the Persians.” The author believes that, „The Palestinians have got lost in this conflict, which is tearing them between the two camps,” and notes that Hamas and Islamic Jihad, despite being Sunni, are inclined to favor Shi’ite Iran while the Palestinian Authority supports the Sunni bloc. The paper concludes that, „This is not an internal Syrian conflict, as many in Israel believe, but a religious, general Middle Eastern, upheaval, most of which is yet before us and which has nothing to do with Israel.”
Ma’ariv says that the recent incident in which several teen-aged boys are alleged to have openly had sexual relations with a woman on a Tel Aviv beach, in front of witnesses who did nothing, and which was then mishandled by the police<www.haaretz.com/news/national/police-question-8-teens-over-group-sex-with-woman-on-tel-aviv-beach-1.425154>, „is a black mark for our entire society,” regardless of whether the woman in question consented or not and believes that, „We must make a thorough check to see how Israeli society became apathetic and devoid of ethical values toward actions that better befit Sodom and Gomorrah.”
Yisrael Hayom discusses the latest events in the peace process with the Palestinians and believes that the Palestinians must know that their preconditions for the resumption of direct talks is a non-starter and that, „Their scenario has no chance of being realized.” The author concludes that, „Israel will continue to play the game (within two weeks it will submit its list of positions to the Palestinians) so that it will be clear who is seeking to advance peace
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and who is torpedoing it.”
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