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Summary of editorials from the Hebrew press
Today’s issues: Our fair lady, Bennett and his ministry of reeducation, the world has changed, and redesigning America.
The Jerusalem Post comments on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s forthcoming meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May, their first meeting since May took office last July, and, noting the recent demonstrations of support for Israel by May, states: “By standing up for Israel, Prime Minister May has courageously shown that Britain is on the right side of history.”
Haaretz attacks the proposed bill aimed at expanding the problematic law that seeks to prevent harm to the state through boycotts, which effectively grants the education minister “the authority to reduce the budget for institutions of higher education whose academic faculty members ‘call for a boycott of the State of Israel,’” and assets: “It’s quite clear that this is an attempt to silence people – not just those calling for a boycott of Israel or to undermine it, but also anyone who protests against government policy. The present government is trying to prevent any form of criticism, from human rights organizations and the media, and now from academia.”
Yediot Aharonot comments on the on the eviction of the Jewish settlers from Amona, and asserts: “without a rule of law in Israel—we would have no state.” The author notes: “For years, the settlers did as they pleased: They disregarded the government and law enforcement authorities. Now, for the third time in a generation, it was the government’s turn to disregard them,” and adds: “The settlers know very well that if the world—and mainly the new US president—is not shocked and doesn’t shed rivers of tears over the Amona evacuation, it’s possible that all Judea and Samaria communities, with hundreds of thousands of settlers, will be evacuated too.”
Israel Hayom comments that “U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to name Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court reflects his determination to immediately fulfill his campaign promises,” and declares: “Confirming Neil Gorsuch as a Supreme Court justice is the first big hurdle that the Trump administration must clear, and will have major implications on the nature of American society.”
[Eitan Haber and Abraham Ben-Zvi wrote today’s articles in Yediot Aharonot and Israel Hayom, respectively. |
