29,02,2004 HAARETZ 1. REINFORCING OF SEAM LINE BEING CONSIDERED IN WAKE OF MURDER OF COUPLE IN SOUTH. 2. IDF ELIMINATES THREE ISLAMIC JIHAD PERSONNEL IN GAZA. 10 Palestinians wounded, including six-year-old boy in serious condition. 3. TENNENBAUM ADMITS THAT HE TRAVELED TO DUBAI FOR DRUG DEAL. Agreement between state and Tennenbaum signed three days ago. Will be tried – only if he spied before his trip. Criticism among investigators on signing of agreement. Over the weekend, he changed his version regarding purpose of trip. Decisive polygraph investigation to be held tomorrow. 4. PORAZ TO ASK CABINET TO LAUNDER HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN OF FOREIGN WORKERS. HATZOFEH 1. Sister of man killed in attack: Palestinians are achieving what they wanted to – they are killing and expelling us. MURDER NEXT TO HOME. Eitan Kukoi and Rima Novikov murdered Friday night near Kibbutz Lahav. Two were traveling in their car when they were suddenly shot at from ambush. Terrorists fired more than 30 bullets and verified that they were dead. Couple left two-year-old daughter behind. Security establishment estimates that Palestinians are exploiting breaches in areas where fence has yet to be built in order to perpetrate attacks. Israeli response: IDF helicopter eliminates head of Islamic Jihad in Gaza.
2. SEVERE CRITICISM IN SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT OF AGREEMENT WITH TENNENBAUM. According to agreement, Tennenbaum will tell investigators all details of events which caused him to fall captive to Hezbollah and will tell about all information he gave his captors. In exchange: State will not demand imprisonment at his trial. Members of Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee demanding urgent discussion in order to hear explanation of haste to sign agreement as quickly as possible. 3. WEISGLASS AND EILAND LEAVING TO PRESENT DISENGAGEMENT PLAN TO AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION. MAARIV 1. Tennenbaum talks: Kais Obeid promised me half a million. ADMITS: IT WAS A DRUG DEAL. Reveals to investigators: I was supposed to receive money in return for map of smuggling routes to Israel. 2. THEY DIDNT HAVE A CHANCE. Eitan and Rima were on way out for evening when they were ambushed in northern Negev. Two terrorists opened deadly fire at them and verified that they were dead. Infant daughter, Michelle, now an orphan. 3. ABU ALAS DAUGHTER: I WANT TO BECOME AN ISRAELI. Submits official application for blue identity card. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. Couple shot to death in their car, inside Green Line. MICHELLE LEFT WITHOUT PARENTS. (
). Michelle to be adopted by her aunt. 2. I TRAVELED TO CARRY OUT DRUG DEAL. Tennenbaum changes version in investigation. Arad family: Nothing to say about this disgrace. Demand in Knesset: Reduce Tennenbaums rank from colonel to private. ______________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Both papers comment on the controversy surrounding the plea bargain for Elhanan Tennenbaum: Hatzofeh doubts whether Elhanan Tennenbaum will really keep to his part of the bargain and reveal all the information, and asks whether anyone will really believe him. The editors add that this will set a dangerous precedent in which the state is willing to, accept his criminal actions, and that a norm will be created whereby revealing essential information to the authorities is not a clear obligation in itself, rather an act that can be traded on. The paper declares that no sound government can sign an agreement with Elhanan Tennenbaum. Yediot Ahronot condemns the deal made with Tennenbaum and says that it, shows poor judgment and strengthens the feeling that someone – not just Tennenbaum – has an interest in removing the issue completely from the public agenda as fast as possible. The editors state that, He has a simple obligation to say everything he knows. BPI
