HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
HA’ARETZ:1. HUNDREDS BLOCK THE KNESSET; INCREASE IN NUMBER OF TENTS.
2. NETANYAHU’S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, YAAKOV AMIDROR, RXAMINING POSSIBILITY OF REVOKING OSLO ACCORDS.
MA’ARIV:1. DOCTORS’ THREAT.Crisis in health system intensifies. Last night: Doctors announce intention to take sharpest step yet since struggle began – sudden strike today in all public hospitals. At same time, Labor Court discussing state’s request for restraining orders.
2. NETANYAHU: I DO NOT INTEND TO FIRE
STEINITZ.
STEINITZ.
Finance minister staying on at least for now
(…).
(…).
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. Housing plan being formulated: Land almost
for free for those who build inexpensive housing and build quickly.
for free for those who build inexpensive housing and build quickly.
PRESSURE.
(…). Senior Likud figures: „We will lose power
if we don’t act.” Netanyahu spoke with Kahlon about the Finance Ministry – and
backtracked. Steinitz: The situation is excellent, what do they want from
me?
if we don’t act.” Netanyahu spoke with Kahlon about the Finance Ministry – and
backtracked. Steinitz: The situation is excellent, what do they want from
me?
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. Netanyahu backs Steinitz: Excellent Finance
Minister, no intention of dismissing him.
Minister, no intention of dismissing him.
GOVERNMENT: PUT „AFFORDABLE HOUSING” CLAUSE IN
LAW.
LAW.
Will ask [Knesset] Economics Committee to
change housing committees law so that apartments will be allocated for
„affordable housing” around the country. Also included: Cheaper land and easier
mortgage terms. PM to present plan tomorrow. Another protest tent – opposite
the Knesset.
change housing committees law so that apartments will be allocated for
„affordable housing” around the country. Also included: Cheaper land and easier
mortgage terms. PM to present plan tomorrow. Another protest tent – opposite
the Knesset.
WALLA!
1. CONCERN IN SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT: HAMAS HAS
SMUGGLED IN „BALANCE-ALTERING WEAPONS.”
SMUGGLED IN „BALANCE-ALTERING WEAPONS.”
(…). Security source: „Hamas has smuggled in
weapons that it did not have previously.”
weapons that it did not have previously.”
2. UN FLOTILLA REPORT POSTPONED AGAIN – TO BE
ISSUED IN AUGUST.
ISSUED IN AUGUST.
UN still allowing Israel and Turkey to reach
mutual understandings before publication of Palmer report on events on flotilla
that made its way to Gaza. According to diplomatic sources, report to be issued
on August 28.
mutual understandings before publication of Palmer report on events on flotilla
that made its way to Gaza. According to diplomatic sources, report to be issued
on August 28.
NANA10
1. ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO THE US TO MEET WITH
POLLARD.
POLLARD.
Michael Oren’s visit, in which spy’s wife will
also participate, to be held as Israeli Government mission, with the knowledge
of the American administration.
also participate, to be held as Israeli Government mission, with the knowledge
of the American administration.
2. DIPLOMASTIC SOURCES: PUBLICATION OF PALMER
FLOTILLA REPORT POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST 20.
FLOTILLA REPORT POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST 20.
[Headlines for Walla!
and Nana10 are from their websites as of
11:05.]
and Nana10 are from their websites as of
11:05.]
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SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
All three papers discuss various issues related
to the ongoing protest over housing prices:
to the ongoing protest over housing prices:
Yediot Ahronot says that, „The
wave of protests has taught those who live on high that reality in Israel is not
as wonderful as it might appear from on high and that many basic corrections
need to be made. What to correct and where to start? The answer is simple as
always: From the top.” The author reminds his readers that, „We have the
largest, most inflated, government in Israeli history with close to 40 ministers
and deputy ministers – almost one-third of the Knesset,” and adds that, „Someone
has built a ‘supertanker’ exactly where it should not have been.” The paper
suggests that, „The public sees, understands and draws the necessary
conclusions. Once, they spoke of personal example. Now its place has been
usurped by the opposite system – ‘grab what you can’, which has brought us to
where it has.” The author wonders how the Government might reply to
Opposition-sponsored legislation to limit the number of ministers and also calls
– inter alia – for salary caps on directors of public companies. The paper
concludes that, „Any measure that causes the political and economic leadership
to understand the need to set a personal example and to show responsibility for
the public at large, including workers consumers, discharged soldiers and those
in distress, will lower the level of alienation that the public feels toward the
leadership and, perhaps, will even gradually reduce the need to protest.”
wave of protests has taught those who live on high that reality in Israel is not
as wonderful as it might appear from on high and that many basic corrections
need to be made. What to correct and where to start? The answer is simple as
always: From the top.” The author reminds his readers that, „We have the
largest, most inflated, government in Israeli history with close to 40 ministers
and deputy ministers – almost one-third of the Knesset,” and adds that, „Someone
has built a ‘supertanker’ exactly where it should not have been.” The paper
suggests that, „The public sees, understands and draws the necessary
conclusions. Once, they spoke of personal example. Now its place has been
usurped by the opposite system – ‘grab what you can’, which has brought us to
where it has.” The author wonders how the Government might reply to
Opposition-sponsored legislation to limit the number of ministers and also calls
– inter alia – for salary caps on directors of public companies. The paper
concludes that, „Any measure that causes the political and economic leadership
to understand the need to set a personal example and to show responsibility for
the public at large, including workers consumers, discharged soldiers and those
in distress, will lower the level of alienation that the public feels toward the
leadership and, perhaps, will even gradually reduce the need to protest.”
Ma’ariv accuses Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu of shelving various socio-economic clauses in the Likud
platform in order to secure the support of the ultra-orthodox parties, the
interests of which are far narrower, in order to secure their support in forming
the present coalition. The author suggests that, „MKs are acting according to
Israeli political tradition in which the idea of collegial responsibility has
never caught on,” and contends that the electoral system is to blame for the
current socio-economic imbroglio. The paper believes that, „The demonstrations
are the first sign of a rising up against an establishment that systematically
ignores the great majority of those who bear the national burden.”
Benjamin Netanyahu of shelving various socio-economic clauses in the Likud
platform in order to secure the support of the ultra-orthodox parties, the
interests of which are far narrower, in order to secure their support in forming
the present coalition. The author suggests that, „MKs are acting according to
Israeli political tradition in which the idea of collegial responsibility has
never caught on,” and contends that the electoral system is to blame for the
current socio-economic imbroglio. The paper believes that, „The demonstrations
are the first sign of a rising up against an establishment that systematically
ignores the great majority of those who bear the national burden.”
Yisrael Hayom asserts that, „For
some reason, the national religious are absent from the protest tents and did
not go to Saturday night’s demonstration. One cannot accuse the national
religious of not going to the army but it seems that the protest organizers do
not exactly love this public’s agenda, otherwise why call for a demonstration
two hours before the Sabbath is over, when there is no chance that any national;
religious will come? One way or the other, the national religious believe more
in President Kennedy’s dictum ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, ask
what you can do for your country.’ Why must the state see to it that every
22-year-old can buy/rent an apartment? And why do those same national
religious, say from Petah Tikva, after IDF service in combat units, not cry but
study, work and live in Shaarei Tikva, Ariel and Lod?”
some reason, the national religious are absent from the protest tents and did
not go to Saturday night’s demonstration. One cannot accuse the national
religious of not going to the army but it seems that the protest organizers do
not exactly love this public’s agenda, otherwise why call for a demonstration
two hours before the Sabbath is over, when there is no chance that any national;
religious will come? One way or the other, the national religious believe more
in President Kennedy’s dictum ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, ask
what you can do for your country.’ Why must the state see to it that every
22-year-old can buy/rent an apartment? And why do those same national
religious, say from Petah Tikva, after IDF service in combat units, not cry but
study, work and live in Shaarei Tikva, Ariel and Lod?”
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