HEADLINES & EDITORIALS 28 Jul 2004 HAARETZ 1. THE PLAN: 20% OF SOLDIERS WILL BE DISCHARGED AFTER TWO YEARS; THOSE SERVING A THIRD YEAR WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST MINIMUM WAGE. 2. ARABS AGAINST UN CONDEMNATION OF ANTI-SENITISM. 3. KERRYS FOREIGN RELATIONS TEAM: INDYK AND ROSS MIGHT BE ON WAY BACK TO MIDDLE EAST. (
). 4. BROTHERLY DISCOURSE WITH LEFT TEARS YESHA COUNCIL.
HATZOFEH 1. DM approves most of alternative fence plan for Jerusalem envelope. NEW FENCE ROUTE CLOSE TO GREEN LINE. Minister Mofaz accepts map of alternative fence route and approves continued planning. There are 10 points concerning which he requested additional discussion and tours on ground as well. Mofaz claims that alternative jibes with principles determined by High Court of Justice. New route to be submitted for Cabinet approval as well. Alternative route for fence in south to be presented soon. 2. AFTER ME TO THE MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER. Worrying data – 25% of IDF soldiers turn to mental health officer, only 3-4% of them are religious. 3. SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON YIGAL AMIRS REQUEST FOR CONJUGAL PRIVACY. 4. PACT ON FAIR STRUGGLE AGAINST TRANSFER. MAARIV 1. Concern: Air Force and El Al planes assembled with unfit components. SCREW-UP IN THE AIR. Thus Israel aircraft industry factory showed contempt for safety. (
). 2. HEZBOLLAH ROCKETS THREATEN TEL AVIV. Iran and Syria transferred improved rockets to organization. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. STARTING TO PAY COMPENSATION TO EVACUEES. First will receive advance within month: 100 Erez factory owners, who are being represented by former justice ministers Dan Meridor and Yaacov Ne eman. Ganim and Kadim: We were also promised advance within month. 2. Iran threatens: IF ISRAEL ATTACKS, WE WILL WIPE IT OUT. Tehran fears that its nuclear installations will be bombed. Chief-of-Staff: Treat Iranian nuclear danger seriously. 3. TAKE ME SILVAN: FOREIGN MINISTRY TO RECRUIT EMISSARIES ON TELEVISION PROGRAM. ______________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Both papers discuss NRP MK Effie Eitams request that his son should serve his reserve duty on the Golan Heights and not in Gaza: Yediot Ahronot, in its second editorial, says that Effie Eitam is a hypocrite for attempting to have his sons reserve duty moved from Gaza to the Golan Heights. Hatzofeh says that no one can call Effie Eitams dedication and military service into question and argues that by transferring his son to a different unit, his service will be more difficult than if he were to remain in his current unit. __________________ Yediot Ahronot says that Yonatan Basi is the right man to implement the disengagement plan and describes him as, A wise man, a man of and
a man with a heart. The editors praise him for retaining the character of the National Religious Party as it used to be, and not, sinking into Messianic Judaism. Yediot Ahronot, in its third editorial, thanks Sarah Levinson for agreeing to donate her sons organs after he was murdered. Yediot Ahronot, in its fourth editorial, congratulates those who participated in the human chain from Gush Katif to Jerusalem for their respectful and restrained behaviour, and wonders whether it is possible to expect the same when the more painful hour arrives. BPI-info
