HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
HA’ARETZ:1. NETANYAHU TO ASK OBAMA TO THREATEN ATTACK ON IRAN
Prime Minister, who is leaving this weekend for the US and will meet with the American President, is interested that the administration clarify its stance that „all options are on the table.”
MA’ARIV
1. END OF BARAK-BEINISCH ERA, GRUNIS SWORN IN
(…).
2. SOON: JERUSALEM TO HAVE 1 MILLION RESIDENTS.
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. THE GOVERNMENT INSISTS: LITER OF GASOLINE NIS 8.05 (…).
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. Gasoline price on its way to set new record; Public and political pressure mounting.
GASOLINE ABOUT NIS 8.00 PER LITER
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2. US AND ISRAEL IN EFFORT TO FORMULATE JOINT STATEMENT.
Will be issued after PM’s meeting with Obama and will deal with Iran. From around Netanyahu: Denial of demand that it mention military option.
WALLA!
1. PRESIDENT PERES DEPARTING FOR US, WILL DISCUSS IRAN WITH OBAMA
NANA10
1. TONIGHT: PRICE OF GASOLINE TO JUMP TO NIS 8.05
[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 10:05.] ______________________________
SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Yediot Ahronot lauds former Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch and says that, „In many ways, Beinisch was the Dutch boy who stuck his finger in the dam to stop the anti-democratic waters from inundating us.”
Ma’ariv refers to recent Interior Ministry data which show that Jerusalem will soon have over one million residents. The author suggests that, „Quality of life in Jerusalem is not high: More than a few residents in the Arab and ultra-orthodox sectors do not pay local taxes while the burden falls on the shoulders of others. Jerusalem is not succeeding in retaining its young people. There is endless construction and it is losing its green lungs.” However, the paper notes that, „The good things in Jerusalem are, as always, the natural beauty that it has been graced with and its unusually beautiful and attractive sites that continue to draw tourists.”
Yisrael Hayom comments on the record gasoline prices that will take effect at midnight. The author cautions that much of the increase stems from geopolitical tensions and warns that, on this basis, prices might rise even further. The paper says that any cut in the various taxes on gasoline would require the Government to either raise other taxes or enact additional budget cuts. The author urges his readers, „to try and switch to more fuel-efficient cars as much as possible, to use less fuel and to look for green alternatives.”
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