HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS

HA’ARETZ 1. Foreign Ministry: Even though terrorist attacks occurred in areas crowded with Israelis, we know about only one wounded Israeli. DOZENS KILLED IN WAVE OF TERRORIST ATTACKS IN INDIA. 2. NEW CHECKPOINT WILL TURN NORTHERN WEST BANK INTO SEPARATE “CANTON.” 3. APPARENT: SHARON LACKS MAJORITY TO APPOINT NEW MINISTERS. 4. IRAN TRYING TO REASSURE: WE WILL NOT ATTACK ISRAEL. Three days after condemnations, Foreign Ministry announced that Iran is still bound by UN Charter. HATZOFEH 1. (…). DOZENS KILLED IN SERIES OF TERRORIST ATTACKS IN INDIA. (…). Israeli youth lightly wounded. 2. INTENSIFICATION OF WAR OPPOSITE GAZA STRIP: IDF STATIONS ADDITIONAL ARTILLERY BATTERY. Air Force planes attack rocket launchers in Gaza Strip over Sabbath. Rockets launched at Negev fell in Gaza Strip and in sea. Islamic Jihad claims that it launched four Al-Quds II rockets at Ashkelon Friday night. Car bomb explodes near paratroop force in Nablus. 3. IDF CLOSES MAJOR TRAFFIC ARTERY NORTH OF JERUSALEM TO JEWISH VEHICLES. 4. DUE TO MUSLIMS’ PRAYERS: OLD CITY JEWISH RESIDENTS NOT ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES. MA’ARIV 1. Netanyahu: “Ministerial appointments – corruption and vote-buying.” SHARON: NETANYAHU SPLITTING THE LIKUD. Ahead of fateful vote, Sharon’s confidants are convinced: “Elections closer than ever.” 2. TERRORIST ONSLAUGHT IN NEW DELHI. (…). Israeli couple lightly wounded. YEDIOT AHRONOT 1. Decade since Rabin murder. Former ISA Director Carmi Gillon: “YIGAL AMIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED.” Following Yediot Ahronot poll in which every fifth Israeli supports pardon for Prime Minister’s assassin, ISA Director at the time says: “Yigal Amir won. That he’s alive is a security failure.” 2. New ministers. RONNIE BAR-ON – INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER, ZE’EV BOIM – IMMIGRANT ABSORPTION MINISTER. Thus appears ahead of discussion on new ministerial appointments tomorrow. Netanyahu: “Sharon buying votes.” 3. TERRORISM REACHES NEW DELHI. (…). 4. UN determines: JANUARY 27 – INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY. World remembers: Israeli proposal expected to pass by large majority. Chosen date: Day Auschwitz was liberated. ______________________________ SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Yediot Ahronot refers to an interview with Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz in a recent edition of Yediot Ahronot and notes that the former said that he does not believe that no peace agreement is possible with the current generation of Palestinian leaders. Hatzofeh accuses those who are vociferously condemning the incident in which young Jewish demonstrators fought with IDF soldiers at Elon Moreh last week of hypocrisy for not similarly condemning the violence that is often used against IDF soldiers at left-wing demonstrations against the security fence. BPI-info