HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS HAARETZ 1. TODAY: GOVERNMENT TO APPROVE BUDGET; SHINUI: WE WILL OPPOSE UNLESS NIS 1.7 BILLION ARENT ALLOCATED TO [LOCAL] AUTHORITIES. Budget includes NIS 6.3 billion cut; medicines basket to be enlarged by NIS 140 million. 2. ISRAELI ACHIEVEMENT UPON OPENING OF OLYMPICS: GOFMAN IN MENS ALL-AROUND. Disappointment in Israeli delegation over other athletes achievements. (
). 3. HAMAS: WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN ADMINISTRATION ONLY IF DISENGAGEMENT IS UNILATERAL. 4. ITAMAR SECURITY COORDINATOR KILLED IN SHOOTING ATTACK. Settlement readiness squad kills terrorist, officer in PA Preventative Security Service. 5. SHARON WORKING TO PREVENT SECRET VOTE ON BRINGING IN LABOR. Likud conference to vote on Wednesday on unity government; Sharons people want open vote, rebels want secret ballot. 6. RESIGNATION OF NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR: IT ALL STARTED IN RISHON LETZION. Israel Cipels attorneys: He is heterosexual and never had relations with governor. HATZOFEH 1. Today: Security prisoners in Israeli jails expected to begin hunger strike today. HANEGBI: THEY CAN STRIKE TO DEATH. Almost 4,000 security prisoners – 70% with blood on their hands – imprisoned in Israeli jails. In special discussion Friday with Prison Service Commissioner and ISA, IDF and Israel Police representatives, Minister announced that he rejects all of their claims. Also said: We will not be deterred by strike and will not repeat mistakes. 2. SAMARIA BRIGADE COMMANDER: WE WILL AVENGE YOUR BLOOD, SHLOMO. Terrorist attack occurred Friday morning as Palestinian Preventative Security officer opened fire at Itamar community guard post. Itamar security coordinator Shlomo Miller rushed to scene. Terrorist shot at him; Miller was seriously wounded and later died of his wounds. He left wife Esther and seven children. Funeral held Friday afternoon on Mt. of Olives.
His son Eliyahu cried: Sharon, why did you give them guns? 3. OLYMPICS OPEN IN ATHENS – ISRAELI GYMNAST IN FINALS. MAARIV 1. Peres: We will not agree to Haredi unity government without Shinui. WE WILL NOT SIT WITH SHAS. Labor Chairmans bureau: We dont want to rule party out but we will not agree to sit with disengagement opponents. 2. ITAMAR SECURITY OFFICER MURDERED AT COMMUNITY GATE. 3. THE GOVERNOR WHO RESIGNED AND THE ISRAELI LOVER. Israeli Golan Cipel at heart of US sex scandal. New Jersey Governor resigns: I had extra-marital affair with man. Lover Cipel: Governor sexually harassed me. 4. ISRAELS AMBASSADORS. Only points of light on Israeli Olympic delegations first day: Gymnast Pavel Gofman made finals and table tennis player Marina Kravchenko advanced. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. For first time: Israeli gymnast in Olympic finals. WORLD CELEBRATION. After weak start, Israeli athletes put smile back on our faces: Pavel Gofman advanced to gymnastics all-around finals. Sailboarder Gal Friedman – great medal hope – to start today. 2. Exclusive: Interview with Israeli who is causing US controversy. GOVERNOR SEXUALLY HARRASSED ME. Thus accuses Golan Cipel, who had been New Jersey Governors close adviser. Governor resigned over weekend and accused: I had sexual relations with Cipel – and he tried to blackmail me. Cipel convinced that he is victim: I am not a blackmailer. He started up with me repeatedly and I then decided to sue him. 3. TODAY: VOTE ON BUDGET – NETANYAHU ADDS NIS 140 MILLION FOR MEDICINES. ______________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Hatzofeh condemns Minister Ehud Olmerts recent remarks regarding the possible future evacuation of many Jewish communities from Judea and Samaria and declares that, It seems that the Olmert-Sharon camp is enamored by ethnic cleansing. The editors call on the Likud conference – that is due to convene Wednesday – to, evacuate the Olmerts before they can transfer Jews; the Likud Central Committee must takes its fate into its own hands and stop letting those who are corrupt to lead us by the nose. Yediot Ahronot says that the Athens Olympics will be a welcome diversion from Israels major political, diplomatic and economic issues. Yediot Ahronot, in its second editorial, urges the world not to focus overmuch on the Athens Olympics and reminds its readers that, Terrorism continues to be the #1 record-breaker, the big victor that has succeeded in dictating the worlds course since September 11. Yediot Ahronot, in its third editorial, refers to the Israeli angle regarding the scandal surrounding the resignation of New Jersey Governor James McGreevey. BPI-info
