18.11.2003 HAARETZ 1. ACCELERATED CEASEFIRE NEGOTIATIONS; EGYPTIAN ENVOY MEETS WITH [MOSSAD DIRECTOR MEIR] DAGAN. Sharon due to meet PM Abu Ala soon. 2. MOSSAD DIRECTOR: IRANIAN THREAT TO ISRAEL MOST SEVERE SINCE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE. 3. FRANCE: WE WILL INCREASE PENALTIES FOR ANTI-SEMIYTISM; SHALOM PROPOSES INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL.
4. TURKISH SUICIDE TERRORISTS INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION: AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND CHECHENYA. 5. Labor: Quitting chairmans renewed efforts. DESPITE DEFEAT, MITZNA NOT RULING OUT RUNNING FOR LEADERSHIP AGAIN. 6. HUMANA ADMITS: NO VITAMIN B1 IN ANOTHER REMEDIA PRODUCT. Fires four employees; [former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi] Lau to Zeiser couple: Dont allow autopsy of son. HATZOFEH 1. Mossad Director makes rare Knesset appearance attended discussion on Irans efforts to acquire nuclear capability. IRANIAN ATOMIC BOMB EXISTENTIAL DANGER TO ISRAEL. In his words, by 2005 it will have nuclear weapons capable of reaching Europe. 2. REMEDIA AFFAIR: ZEISER FAMILY INCLINED TO REFUSE TO ALLOW AUTOPSY OF SON S BODY. Police seeking to obtain legal evidence that soy-based formula is what caused death of baby Avishai. [Former Ashkenazi Chief] Rabbi Lau: Since saving lives is not at stake, it is forbidden. Humana fires four senior employees responsible for mishap. 3. ISRAEL HAD NO PINPOINT WARNINGS OF TURKEY ATTACKS. Number of those killed rises to 25: Found in Istanbul body of elderly Jewish woman whose granddaughter, Anita Rubinstein, was also murdered. Investigation: One of the suspects was photographed by security cameras. Terrorists were Turkish. 4. NASRALLAH ANNOUNCES THAT HE REJECTS ISRAELS PROPOSAL BUT IS PREPARED TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS AWAY FROM MEDIA. 5. SHARON TO DISCUSS LINK BETWEEN TERRORISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM WITH ITALIAN PM. 6. ECONOMIC TIES BETWEEN ISRAEL AND PALESTINIANS EXPANDING. MAARIV 1. At our expense: Good lives of public sector employees Maariv obtained list of 100 best paid: ECONOMY CRUMBLING AND THEYRE LIVING IT UP. Last years data on salaries at Ports Authority, refineries and HMOs. There are workers who havent heard about the recession and the decrees. 2. SURVEY: LIKUD CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS TURNING LEFT. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. Palestinian track: Israel to agree to new temporary ceasefire initiative. ON WAY TO HUDNA: ELIMINATIONS TO BE FROZEN. Israeli signal to Palestinians: There is what to talk about. Sharon-Abu Ala summit possible within days. PM decides on new national security adviser: Maj.-Gen. Giora Eiland. 2. Iranian threat Mossad Director: Iran on verge of producing atomic bomb. EXISTENTIAL DANGER. Meir Dagan, in rare Knesset appearance: We have only one year left; Iran is closer to atomic bomb than Americans think. 3. ADDITIONAL NIS 1.5 MILLION FOR EHUD BARAKS TRAVEL BUDGET. Knesset approved additional security expenses for former PM. 4. AIR FORCE WANTS TO CHANGE ITS NAME: AIR AND SPACE FORCE. OC Air Force Maj.-Gen. Dan Halutz seeking DMs approval of proposal. ______________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Yediot Ahronot says that, Islamic terror against Jewish and Israeli targets abroad will not will not stop in Istanbul. The editors urge the government to show initiative and take real steps in order to create cooperation and direct communication between Israel and the Palestinians. Hatzofeh comments on MK Dalia Itziks initiative to instigate a cooling off period between the resignation of Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein and his appointment to the Supreme Court/High Court of Justice. Yediot Ahronot, in its second editorial, discusses the Likuds economic policy and is disappointed that, Two-thirds of the members of the central party committee support an anti-social economic policy. Yediot Ahronot, in its third editorial, bemoans the fact that educational material with many stupid spelling mistakes was distributed by the IDF.
