HEADLINES & EDITORIALS

HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS HA’ARETZ 1. Assessment: Approximately 2,100 people have infiltrated into northern West Bank, many are armed; military to act harshly. IDF: PEAK OF STRUGGLE – AT HOMESH AND SA-NUR. Today: Final evacuation of Atzmona, Katif, Elei Sinai, S’lav, Nisanit and Dugit. Tomorrow: Evacuation of Netzarim – last settlement in Gaza Strip. Tuesday: Evacuation forces move to northern Samaria. Wednesday: Start of evacuation of Homesh and Sa-Nur. By Friday: Completion of evacuation of northern Samaria settlements. All week: Continued demolition of homes in evacuated Gaza Strip. 2. KATYUSHAS FIRED AT EILAT AMD AQABA; FEAR OF UPSURGE IN AL-QAEDA ACTIVITY IN JORDAN. 3. First weekend outside Gush Katif. IN JERUSALEM HOTELS, EVACUEES FEEL LIKE REFUGEES. HATZOFEH 1. Abu Mazen: „Great Jihad begins.” STRUGGLE AGAINST TRANSFER MOVES TO NORTHERN SAMARIA. Uprooting of Gush Katif due to end this week. Eyes now turned toward northern Samaria communities of Sa-Nur and Homesh, which are due to be uprooted this week. (.). Festivities continuing in Gaza; Abu Mazen promises that withdrawal will continue in West Bank and Jerusalem. (.). 2. TERRORISTS FIRE KATYUSHA TOWARD EILAT. 3. HEAD OF PIG FOUND NEAR GAZA MOSQUE. MA’ARIV 1. Sa-Nur residents: We will struggle more strongly than they did in Gush Katif. LAST STRONGHOLD. Stronghold that stands atop hill in Sa-Nur threatens to become next battlefield between settlers and evacuators. Police concern: Those barricading themselves will use weapons. Evacuation of Gaza communities to be completed tomorrow. 2. AT PEAK OF SEASON: KATYUSHA AT EILAT. Lands near airport and hotels. „Zionists must expect similar attacks in Tel Aviv,” according to Al-Qaeda statement. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. For first time: Gush Katif evacuees moving to Judea and Samaria. NETZARIM RESIDENTS: MOVING TO ARIEL. Residents, who will be evacuated tomorrow, to live in Ariel college dormitories. Netzer Hazani residents to move to Golan Heights. IDF concern: Those barricading themselves in Sa-Nur will throw Molotov cocktails at evacuators. 2. KATYUSHA 20 METERS FROM AIRPORT. Rocket, launched from Jordan towards Eilat, struck car but did not explode. Organization identified with Al-Qaeda takes responsibility. ______________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Both papers discuss various issues related to the implementation of the Disengagement Plan: Yediot Ahronot notes the change in that organizations (the IDF, Israel Police and various Government ministries) which were formerly complicit in settlement activity, not all of it legal (as documented in Talia Sasson’s report), are now at the forefront of settlement evacuation. However, the editors fault the Government decision-making process that led up to the Disengagement Plan and its implementation. Hatzofeh asserts that, „The destruction of Gush Katif stems from.Sharon’s desire to rid himself of the criminal indictment prepared against him by the State Prosecutor’s office and from the desire of his son Omri to set up a casino after the one in Jericho collapsed,” and adds, „In truth, there is no other reason.” BPI-info