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Summary of editorials from the Hebrew press
Today’s issues: Israel and India, the women in tanks will win, half a Turkish delight, and Netanyahu has beaten Ben-Gurion’s record.
The Jerusalem Post discusses Israel’s warming ties with India, on the backdrop of President Rivlin’s eight-day trip to that country, and states: “Rivlin’s visit to India as the two countries celebrate 25 years of cooperation is a reminder of how much Israel and India have in common and how the ties between the two countries can be mutually beneficial. India’s leaders should not allow intimidation from Muslim countries to dissuade them from reaping the benefits of cooperation with Israel.”
Haaretz comments on the demons unleashed by the IDF decision to consider allowing women to serve as combat soldiers in the armored corps, and denounces the “disturbing views” of some rabbis and former senior army officers. The editor attests: “These primi tive and chauvinistic arguments against integrating women into the military are groundless,” and asserts: “The IDF should follow in the footsteps of the world’s most advanced armies, and not capitulate to zealotry and ignorance.”
Yediot Aharonot examines the rekindling of Israel’s diplomatic relations with Turkey and the appointment of new ambassadors by both countries, especially since Ankara and Jerusalem hardly see eye to eye on current affairs, and remarks: “The ambassador arriving in Tel Aviv and the one leaving for Ankara are recalculating their route—Turkey and Israel are sending their ambassadors to walk on eggshells.”
Israel Hayom reminds readers that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has served a longer continuous term in office than any Israeli prime minister before him has, breaking even the record of the late Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, and exults: “Netanyahu has ensured that the Right will remain in power for many years. The vision of the Left has collapsed and nothing of it remains.”
[Smadar Perry and Haim Shine wrote today’s articles in Yediot Aharonot and Israel Hayom, respectively. |
