Yediot Aharonot discusses the putative deal to exchange some 980 security prisoners for kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit and says that Israel pays a higher price with each such agreement.
Summary of Editorials from the Hebrew Press
Yediot Aharonot discusses the putative deal to exchange some 980 security prisoners for kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit and says that Israel pays a higher price with each such agreement. The author asserts that „Only a naďve person would believe that three wise men will now decide rules that will bind future governments and prevent them from similar deals. The opposite is true. This is a mission for a brave leader in our time of need.”
Ma’ariv argues that „The political echelon is paralyzed,” and says that „The minority gets whatever it wants. This is due to the political system in Israel, which allows the trampling of the majority and government by the minority.” The paper contends that „The State of Israel is in desperate need of a systemic reform that will grant authority to the majority.”
Yisrael Hayom opines that „It is reasonable to assume that a number of reactions from Islamic terrorist organizations will melt the Swiss resolve to exist without minarets. Too bad. Because in reality, they had to allow the existence of mosques in their territory even without a brutal threat.”
Nana10 asks, „Does anyone in Netanyahu’s coalition want to advance peace? Believe in peace with the Palestinians?” The author avers that for them „Finding favor with the Obama administration and safeguarding the strategic alliance with that ‘terrible administration’ and the rookie president in the White House – that is the mission and all means are kosher.”
The Jerusalem Post discusses the trial of John Demjanjuk, the so-called ‘lowest-ranked person to go on trial for Nazi war crimes’, which begins today in Munich. The editor feels that „the crucial morality at the heart of the new Demjanjuk trial lies in its message that the passage of time in no way diminishes the gravity of the crime and the guilt of its perpetrators, and that there can be no reward for having evaded justice through the decades and into old age.”
Haaretz demands proper treatment of the approximately 17,500 refugees and asylum seekers who have illegally entered Israel, and calls on the government to address the issue „with a suitable and comprehensive government policy.” The editor states that „Israel, like any country, has every right to restrict the entrance of migrants and infiltrators into its territory. But it is important that these parameters conform to international law and treaties to which Israel is a signatory. The matter of refugees from Sudan and Eritrea must be addressed without opening a new front against the UN.”
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