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Summary of editorials from the Hebrew press
Today’s issues: Tough on migration, the Justice Minister versus democracy, Russia will continue backing Iran, and the Hezbollah problem.
The Jerusalem Post comments on the High Court of Justice decision last Monday to uphold the right of the state to deport asylum-seekers – many of whom are in reality economic migrants, and declares: “Israel is not alone in coping with the worldwide migrant crisis. Tough policies may seem brutal but they are needed to prevent what can sometimes become even greater suffering.”
Haaretz attacks Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s attack on the High Court of Justice decision regarding deportation of asylum-seekers, and states that in the ethnocentric principle her party, Habayit Hayehudi, is trying to promote, “Israel is first of all a Jewish state and only afterward democratic; they believe even the c ourts should give Jewish concerns priority over democratic concerns.”
Yediot Aharonot discusses PM Netanyahu’s recent meeting with Russian President Putin, and the latter’s apparent rejection of the former’s demand that “Russia must stand alongside Israel in preventing Tehran’s growing efforts to strengthen their hold on the Middle East,” and contends that “despite the prime minister’s threats to harm the Iranians, we’ll nevertheless continue seeing its entrenchment in Syria, shoring up the Assad regime and continuing to arm Hezbollah.”
Israel Hayom comments on recent US attempts to forge a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians, and argues that the energy being devoted to maintain the illusion that Israeli-Palestinian peace is possible is not only unrealistic, but also fails to address the real problem in the region: the growing strength of Hezbollah and its role as Iran’s ‘Arab enforcer.’ The author states: “Instead of chasing the will-o’-the-wisp of Israel-Palestinian peace, Trump must confront the contradiction at the heart of his foreign policy,” and adds: “Until he understands that you can’t simultaneously get tough on Iran while appeasing Russia, the growing Hezbollah problem will continue to threaten both Israel and the United States.”
[Shimon Shiffer and Jonathan S. Tobin wrote today’s articles in Yediot Aharonot and Israel Hayom, respectively.] |
