Yediot Aharonot refers to the recent confusion over the projected return of terrorists’ bodies to the Palestinian Authority,
Summary of Editorials from the Hebrew Press
Yediot Aharonot refers to the recent confusion over the projected return of terrorists’ bodies to the Palestinian Authority, which – in the end – did not take place, and says that „The average Israeli citizen, whom the media refers to as ‘the man in the street’, reads the newspaper, listens to the radio, watches TV, and asks himself and those around him: What is going on up there? If this is how they conduct a minor and unimportant issue like the return of terrorists’ bodies, how will they act on something really important, a matter of life and death?” The author avers that „Generations ago, Shakespeare wrote ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. It is possible to say that this is what we have here. But, if this is confusion in the decision-making process, how will they make the decision up there about, say, bombing nuclear reactors?”
Ma’ariv discusses a recent OECD report on national health expenditures. The author notes that „Health expenditures in Israel, in 2009, amounted to 7.9% of GDP, while the OECD average was 9.5% of GDP,” and reminds his readers that „Israel is ranked near the bottom of the list,” and lags well behind other countries in regard to government and public share of overall health expenditures and the number of hospital beds and nurses per capita. The paper declares that „The data on the health services are worrying. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must submit them for discussion in order to make the appropriate decisions. If he does not do so, the health situation in Israel will deteriorate and the next OECD survey will find us at the bottom.”
Yisrael Hayom believes that the police are preparing accordingly to meet the Friday’s threatened „Palestinian invasion of Ben-Gurion International Airport,” and are well aware that „The invaders will arrive after having gone through security checks and that, therefore, they are not carrying weapons.” The author says that the to deport them „must be swift and unequivocal,” because „The Palestinians have decided to open a physical front – for the moment, non-violent – over what they call ‘the right of return’,” in an effort, „to erase from the map the 1967 lines in favor of the 1947 lines and, in effect, to erase all of the Jewish state’s borders.”
The Jerusalem Post is in favor of proposal to raise the retirement age for women, and feels “steps should be taken to ensure more women enter the work force and stay employed longer.” The editor opines: “Serious thought should be given to the drafting of a comprehensive plan that would not only raise the retirement age for women at a slower rate than is currently being proposed, but also encourage the employment of older women.”
Haaretz calls on the government the grant to all citizens the right to civil marriage, and declares that “The Haredization and radicalization of the rabbinical establishment have led to a situation where the status of women – on issues of marriage, property rights, child custody and, above all, divorce – is swiftly deteriorating.” If Israel is still interested in being considered an open society and a progressive country, the editor states, it must “enable all of its citizens to marry, divorce and live equally.”
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