Yediot Aharonot discusses the possible evacuation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria and states
Yediot Aharonot discusses the possible evacuation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria and states that the notion of territorial contiguity for any Palestinian state would have to take the issue of Jewish settlements into account. The author refers to the idea that some settlements could remain in the Palestinian state and notes the incongruity of the fact that „The Palestinians want a Jew-free state and oppose the idea that Jewish communities would have a role in their theoretical state, even though they are ready for the Jewish state to absorb Palestinians.”
Ma’ariv refers to the Cabinet’s recent decision to endorse a series of measures to further restrict smoking in public and addresses Israel’s smokers: „Instead of whining about not being allowed to smoke at bus stops, you should thank [Deputy Health Minister] Litzman for saving your and your children’s’ lives.” The author adds that „Whenever I think about how much I smoked around my children, I want to cry and only hope that they will not file a class-suit against me.”
Yisrael Hayom reminds its readers that „The Palestinians are unwilling to recognize Israel as a Jewish state even as they unilaterally claim for themselves the right of self-determination and to establish a Palestinian state this September.” The author contends that „Their current stand expresses the same obsessive fixation to destroy Israel,” and adds that „In effect, their current diplomatic position is an updated version of the three no’s that the Arab League decided on in Khartoum 44 years ago: No recognition of Israel – The Palestinians refuse to recognize Israel ass the State of the Jewish People…No peace with Israel – The Palestinians openly incite against Israel and have renewed the strategic and operative alliance with Hamas without that organization having to renounce its avowed intention to eliminate Israel. The Palestinians are also implementing a global policy to bring about the boycott and delegitimization of Israel…No negotiations with Israel – Unlike Arafat who negotiated with us while settlements existed, Abu Mazen and his cohorts have long since stopped talking with Israel.”
The Jerusalem Post discusses Egypt’s reopening of the Rafiah crossing after a four-year closure, and states that while this move may strengthen Hamas, it also makes the Gaza “prison” claims more manifestly untenable. The editor notes that the opening of the Rafiah crossing removes any justification for future flotillas, and notes that “There was never a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and now its populace is no longer being denied access to the rest of the world either.”
Haaretz comments on the agreement signed Sunday in Jerusalem by the government and the Secondary School Teachers Association on a comprehensive reform of the high school education system, and states that this is a first step in improving the state of education in Israel. The editor declares that “Israeli teachers must be the change they wish to see,” and adds: “If the new reform plan is to succeed, the Education Ministry and the teachers’ union must recruit the teachers themselves in support for the changes.”
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