SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS

HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS

 

1. NETANYAHU LEAVES TO BLOCK PALESTINIAN RECOGNITION

Today: UN General Assembly to open in New York. Obama to speak this afternoon and will meet with Netanyahu afterwards.

 

2. IDF ON ALERT AHEAD OF LARGE SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS IN WEST BANK CITIES

 

3. LABOR PARTY CHAIRMAN TO BE CHOSEN TODAY

Over 66,000 party members will decide between Shelly Yacimovich and Amir Peretz after no candidate won 40% of the vote in the first round. In Labor, it is estimated that most of Herzog’s supporters will vote for Yacimovich.

 

1. TWO DAYS TO THE DECLARATION: DIPLOMATIC BATTLE AHEAD OF OBAMA UN SPEECH

Today: Netanyahu due to meet President in New York today. Effort to block Palestinian majority in the Security Council.

 

2. LABOR SECOND ROUND: PERETZ OR YACIMOVICH

Today: Party members go back to polls. Yacimovich has Eini’s support, Peretz aided by Ben-Eliezer’s people.

 

1. Foreign Minister warns PM as latter leaves for New York.

LIBERMAN: COALITION WILL BREAK UP IF NETANYAHU DOES NOT PUNISH THE PALESTINIANS

Foreign Minister demanding abrogation of the Oslo accords, annexation of settlement blocs and halt to flow of funds to the Palestinians if they win recognition as a state. Estimates: Election date to be decided on during upcoming Knesset session. Last night: Netanyahu leaves for New York ahead of dramatic Security Council battle. Will meet with Obama today.

 

2. SHELLY OR PERETZ

Today: Labor second round.

 

1. UN General assembly to open today. (…).

MOMENT OF TRUTH

Last night: PM takes off for New York; will meet with Obama today. President expected to ask: Avoid steps that will torpedo resumption of negotiations. Efforts to form blocking group in Security Council. Barak: „We have convinced Nigeria to abstain.”

 

2. LABOR: HEAD TO HEAD

Today: Labor Party to choose next leader – Shelly Yacimovich or Amir Peretz. Yesterday: Final attempts to persuade party members and exchange of accusations between staffs. (…).

 

1. LIBERMAN DENIES: „I DID NOT THREATEN COALITION BREAK-UP”

FM denies Yediot Ahronot report that he told PM that if the Palestinians are not „punished” for going to UN in unilateral move, coalition would break-up. (…).

 

2. TODAY: LABOR CHOOSES A LEADER – PERETZ OR YACIMOVICH?

(…).

 

3. NETANYAHU TO TELL OBAMA: „PALESTINIANS ARE REJECTING PEACE”

PM expected to reiterate to the US President that the only way to resolve the dispute with the Palestinians is through negotiations. Will also meet with French and Colombian Presidents, Canadian PM and UN Secy.-Gen.

 

1. LIBERMAN: „THERE IS A REAL CHANCE THAT WE WILL NOT NEED AMERICAN VETO”

(…).

 

2. NIGERIA: „WE WILL ABSTAIN IN SECURITY COUNCIL VOTE ON RECOGNIZING PALESTINE.”

 

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Yediot Ahronot says that, „In the autumn of 2011, the world, especially the Middle East and Europe, is being controlled by 1.2 billion fear-instilling Muslims, and every non-Jew does his own simple account of whom to support: A billion Muslims or 7 million ‘trouble-making’ Jews.”

 

Ma’ariv professes that, „‘Strategic assets’ are by nature temporary, variable, hang by a thread, and ultimately crumble in one fashion or another. This is what happened with Iran and Turkey, and this is what is liable to happen with Egypt and Jordan.”

 

Yisrael Hayom believes that, „Paradoxically, events in the Middle East emphasize the importance of US-Israeli strategic cooperation. From the strategic aspect, there is a reasonable chance today that US-Israel relation will rise a notch, not only from the Israeli perspective, but also from the perspective of the Americans who need a stable leaning post. Maybe not the US’s ‘land-based aircraft carrier’, as has been articulated once, but certainly an important rear position and supply base for the American Army.”