23.12.2003 HAARETZ 1. GIVATI BRIGADE COMPANY COMMANDER AND HIS DEPUTY KILLED IN GAZA STRIP. Two attacks after month of relative quiet: Border Policeman wounded in Hebron shooting attack. 2. ABDUCTEES RELEASED AND TELL PARENTS: WE HELD ON FOR YOU. 3. OMRI SHARON KNEW ABOUT GREEK ISLAND: IF THIS WORKS, THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MONEY FOR ALL OF US. 4. SHARP CRITICISM FOLLOWING REFUSAL TO LIFT [LIKUD MK YEHIEL] HAZANS IMMUNITY. Knesset House Committee precedent: MK asked that his immunity be lifted and Committee members refused. HATZOFEH 1. TWO OFFICERS KILLED NEAR KISUFIM. IDF forces sweep area and eliminate terrorist near site. 2. FOUR ABDUCTEES RETURNING HOME. After 100 days of captivity in hands of Colombian rebels, four Israelis and one Briton were handed over to their families that arrived to greet them.
3. YESHA COUNCIL TO SHARON: DONT RELATE TO US AMBASSADOR TO ISRAELS REMARKS. 4. ISRAEL WARNS EGYPT OVER CONTINUATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC FLIGHTS OVER SECRET INSTALLATIONS. MAARIV 1. (
). MOM, WE HUNG ON FOR YOU. Three-month nightmare ended yesterday. Benny Daniel, Orpaz Ohayon, Erez Altawil and Idan Guy released from Colombian captivity straight into arms of family members. (
). 2. COMPANY COMMANDER AND HIS DEPUTY KILLED AT KISUFIM. Capt. Hagai Bibi and additional Givati officer killed in grenade and shooting attack. (
). 3. AIR FORCE: LOD BASE BEING MOVED TO NEGEV. New base will provide employment for hundreds of locals. 4. IDF PRESENTS: FUTURE BELONGS TO WOMEN SOLDIERS. New program: Ban on classifying personnel according to gender. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. FREE. 101-day nightmare came to an end last night. (
). 2. TWO OFFICERS KILLED IN GAZA. 3. PALESTINIANS THROW SHOES AT EGYPTIAN MINISTER ON TEMPLE MOUNT. 4. OJ SIMPSONS LAWYER TO REPRESENT DAVID APPEL. ____________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Both papers discuss the declared refusal of several General Staff Reconnaissance Unit reservists to serve in Judea, Samaria and Gaza: Yediot Ahronot says that the soldiers behaviour destroys all moral basis from their claim
[and] is likely to be raised by them soon against IDF soldiers and their commanders who will not agree to take part in evacuating Jews from their homes in the Land of Israel. The Left have refuseniks. The Right will also have. The editors call for this phenomenon to be fought since, refusal to serve is the white flag for those who are worn out and tired. Hatzofeh criticizes the soldiers and urges that they be tried in a military court. The editors claim that refusal to serve cannot be tolerated. __________ Yediot Ahronot, in its second editorial, comments on the apparent change of heart by Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi and says that we can learn from this that, The world is changing before our very eyes. Yesterdays enemies are todays friends.
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