HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
HA’ARETZ :1. From State Comptroller’s draft Harpaz report:
HARPAZ: TELL ME WHAT ASHKENAZI WANTS; WEINER: JUST THAT GALANT DOES NOT BECOME CHIEF-OF-STAFF
2. OBAMA: WE WILL USE FORCE AGAINST IRAN IF NECESSARY, BUT THERE IS STILL TIME FOR DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE
MA’ARIV
1. 18:00, Israel time: Obama-Netanyahu meeting at the White House.
NETANYAHU WILL SAY: TIME HAS COME FOR ACTION
Us President declared to AIPAC that, „All options are on the table, including use of force.” PM’s people expected much more.
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. Obama’s promise:
„I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS STILL TIME FOR DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE. BUT I WILL NOT HESITATE TO USE ALL MEANS IN ORDER TO DEFEND ISRAEL. THE US WILL NOT TAKE ANY OPTION OFF THE TABLE. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE HANDS OF A REGIME THAT DENIES THE HOLOCAUST”
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. Today: PM will meet with US President; on the table: Iranian nuclear issue.
FATEFUL MEETING
Obama gave speech that was strongly supportive of Israel, spoke about all options
– and wants to gain time. Netanyahu: „I appreciate the President’s statement that ‘Israel must be able to defend itself.’ Peres: „Obama is determined to prevent a nuclear Iran.”
WALLA!
1. PALESTINIAN CRITICALLY WOUNDED BY GAS GRENADE NEAR RAMALLAH
According to report, 19-year-old Palestinian man was injured during clash with IDF soldiers. IDF reporting that he was part of a group of youths that threw stones at soldiers and that issue is under investigation.
NANA10
1. PALESTINIAN YOUTH CRITICALLY WOUNDED BY IDF GAS GRENADE NEAR RAMALLAH
[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 14:00.] ______________________________
SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Yediot Ahronot hopes that the recent rains will not dissuade Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz from vigorously advancing desalination as a long-term solution to the water situation.
Ma’ariv asserts that, „Iran and Israel are on a collision course on a narrow path heading for a chasm,” and adds that, „In this game we are liable to lose.”
Yisrael Hayom discusses the relevance of recent events regarding North Korea to the case of Iran and avers that, „North Korea, which is already equipped with nuclear weapons, proves that sanctions are not always effective, and that even a crippled and famine-stricken country can, if it is so determined, achieve what it wants. Moreover: Iran is rich in petroleum, and even if its economy has been badly harmed by the ‘biting’ sanctions imposed upon it, its citizens are yet far from suffering the pangs of hunger as are the North Koreans.” The author continues, „Unlike fundamentalist Iran, the North Koreans do not have ideological or regional hegemonic goals, and have no aspirations ‘to wipe another country off the face of the earth.'”
BreuerPress-info
