SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS

Yediot Ahronot says that the Government should have invested far greater effort in a pre-emptive information campaign ahead of the work on the pedestrian ramp leading up to the Temple Mount Mugrabi Gate and speculates that if it had, „When the bulldozer started work, it would have been much harder to set the ground alight.”

Yediot Ahronot, in its second editorial, suggests that civilian judges head all committees of inquiry into fatal IDF training accidents.

Hatzofeh dismisses the Mecca agreement between Fatah and Hamas and suggests that, „The disagreements in the document are more numerous than the items that were agreed upon.” The editors assert that, „It is precisely the main issues that were left in disagreement between the two sides.”

HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS

HA’ARETZ
1. ISRAEL REJECTS MECCA ACCORD: DOES NOT FULFILL QUARTET CONDITIONS.
Diplomatic sources: Unity government jeopardizes next week’s tripartite summit.
2. SHULA ZAKEN SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS.
3. Greek Patriarch appointment
RAFI EITAN’S CONDITION FOR APPROVAL: SALE OF CHURCH ASSETS TO ISRAELIS ONLY.
HATZOFEH
1. 1. Agreement’s wonders: Dahlan likely to be Ismail Haniyeh’s deputy.
HAMAS: DESPITE MECCA ACCORDS – WE WILL NEVER RECOGNIZE ISRAEL.
Senior Islamic Jihad official: Agreement reestablishes conditions for struggle with Israel. Agreement does not meet Quartet conditions for recognition of Palestinian government.
2. HIGH ALERT CONTINUES IN CAPITALFOLLOWING TEMPLE MOUNT RIOT.
Fifteen lightly wounded in Friday’s Old City riots. Western Wall plaza evacuated.

3. OLMERT’S BUREAU HEAD, SHULA ZAKEN, SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS.
4. SAN FRANCISCO: AUTHOR ELI WIESEL ATTACKED BY ANTI-SEMITE.

MA’ARIV
1. Temple Mount War: Confrontation between PM’s and Peretz’s confidants.
„DEFENSE MINISTER IRRESPONSIBLE.” / „OLMERT LACKS WISDOM.”
Following riots: Unprecedented row between PM’s and Defense Minister’s people.
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. Israel pressuring Europe: Do not recognize Palestinian government.
US ANGRY AT ABU MAZEN.
Reason: On the eve of his departure to Mecca, Americans demanded he oppose government that does not recognize Israel. However, US will not become overly perturbed. In two days: Abu Mazen will meet Russian President in effort to convince him.
2. QUIT OR BE FIRED.
Ultimatum to Tax Authority Commissioner Jackie Matza. Formulating recommendation: Matza, Zaken and Ben-Gur to be tried.
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