HEADLINES & EDITORIALS

HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS HA’ARETZ 1. 25 SETTLEMENTS IN GAZA AND WEST BANK EVACUATED THIS WEEK. 2. NETANYAHU INCREASES LEAD OVER SHARON AMONG [LIKUD] MEMBERS – EVEN LANDAU BEATS PM. Dialogue poll, exclusive for Ha’aretz: Netanyahu – 46.9%, Sharon – 30.6%, nobody – 13.6%. 3. Palestinians: Fence to impede passage from southern to northern West Bank. MAZUZ APPROVES FENCE CONSTRUCTION AROUND MAALEH ADUMIM. HATZOFEH 1. Yesterday: Sa-Nur and Homesh uprooted in northern Samaria. RACIST TRANSFER PLAN COMPLETED. Racist transfer plan completed: Within seven days, Sharon’s forces destroyed 25 flourishing communities in the Land of Israel. Chief-of-Staff expressed satisfyesterday: „We acted with determination and sensitivity.” In contrast to scaremongering of Sharon’s confidants, northern Samaria uprooting passed without incident. Next stage – completion of home demolitions and evacuation of IDF forces. Eshkol Regional Council concerned: We will become cannon fodder. 2. RABBI METZGER: „SEE TO IT THAT SYNAGOGUES ARE REMOVED FROM GUSH KATIF.” MA’ARIV 1. IT PASSED PEACEFULLY. Mission completed: Evacuation of all residents from Gaza Strip and northern Samaria completed, without shooting, harsh violence or casualties. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. Evacuation of Gush Katif and northern Samaria communities completed. SIX DAYS, 25 COMMUNITIES, 15,000 EVACUEES, AND 0 CASUALTIES. Day after evacuation: Reconciliation – IDF to bring together soon for joint talks soldiers and settlers who participated in evacuation. ______________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Yediot Ahronot says that, „The army’s ‘intelligence failure’ in assessing the opposition of those who barricaded themselves in Homesh and Sa-Nur is also Israeli democracy’s success.” Hatzofeh criticizes the law enforcement and judicial establishments for their biased and cavalier treatment of, „the expulsion and exile detainees,” especially the minors among them, and urges concerned citizens to appeal to the world Jewish community and not the High Court of Justice since the latter, „usually decides everything according to the Meretz and Hadash platforms.” BPI-info