Yediot Aharonot refers to outgoing GOC Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin’s testimony to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday that Israel may expect the next conflict to be fought on several fronts simultaneously, with many casualties and considerable damage. The author cautions that „This is not a general warning. It is solid intelligence. It is a real alarm.”
Ma’ariv comments on US policy in Iraq and argues that „The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq is perceived by Teheran as an achievement and as an opening to increase its influence in the Middle East.”
Yisrael Hayom discusses the recent student protest against proposed legislation to provide stipends to married, full-time ultra-orthodox Yeshiva students. The author contends that „The protest is not against the ultra-orthodox, but for the country. We are not preying on the ultra-orthodox. Our demand is to combine study and employment, even amongst those who study Torah full time.”
The Jerusalem Post discusses the apparent success of the Republicans in the U.S. mid-term elections, and notes that it presents President Obama with an opportunity for re-election for a second term in office, provided he is able to learn from previous mistakes. The editor states that „If Obama succeeds in preventing Iran’s nuclearization, this would drastically undermine this region’s extremists, liberate the moderates and strongly enhance the prospects of peace. It could also help ensure his reelection.”
Haaretz comments that the current student protest, which relates to their conditions of study as compared with those of yeshiva students, is absolutely justified, and declares: „Higher education is not merchandise in the political bazaar. It is a universal right and a valuable national asset that should be promoted, without giving preference to the yeshivas.”
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