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Summary of editorials from the Hebrew press
Today’s issues: Intolerance parade, return the doctors to Hadassah, treating domestic violence like terrorism, and the power of deterrence.
The Jerusalem Post believes that gay pride parades celebrate how far we have come, in that they are public expressions of the belief that people should not be ashamed of what they feel and who they are, but adds: “Discriminating against someone for his or her sexual orientation is unacceptable. We parade and celebrate identities that once were subject to ridicule and acts of violence.”
Haaretz discusses the crisis at Jerusalem’s Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem and the children with cancer and their families who are the main victims, and urges that despite the evidence of a management failure, “it’s time to stop trading blame. It’s time to find a solution.” Focusing on the High Court of Justice hearing due to take place this week, the editor argues that it’s not the court’s job to interfere in the work of the Health Ministry, and asserts: “It would behoove the court to force the two sides into mediation that would lead to bringing the doctors back to Hadassah while giving strong guarantees that their professional demands will be met, so that the treatment of children who need their doctors can resume.”
Yediot Aharonot discusses the many instances of violence towards women that have come to light in recent months, and notes: “This phenomenon is particularly common in societies where there is a clash between two trends: Women’s emancipation movement versus the values of the patriarchal family.” The author argues: “Understanding the motives, the personal pathology and the social pathology is important for the development of prevention measures, just like understanding the reproduction and distribution system of viruses is required for the development of vaccinations, and just like understanding the historical and cultural motives of Muslim terrorists may help exterminate them,” and asserts: “Had we addressed violence against woman as an epidemic or as a terror offensive on half of mankind, we would have declared a state of emergency and used harsh measures against it.”
Israel Hayom notes that despite the ritual of constant threats against Israel by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the terrorist leader has broken a record: “under his leadership, Hezbollah and Israel have seen the longest period of calm: 11 years.” The author contends that Israel has deterred Hezbollah by clarifying that the Lebanese government is responsible for Hezbollah aggression, and asserts that the deterrence remains intact “Because everyone, including Nasrallah, understands that while another ‘divine victory’ might deliver a difficult blow to Israel, it will also bring Lebanon’s destruction.”
[Yaron London and Moshe Elad wrote today’s articles in Yediot Aharonot and Israel Hayom, respectively. |
