HEADLINES FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
HA’ARETZ
1. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE REJECTS COMPROMISE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND MIGRON SETTLERS: HARMS THE RULE OF LAW
Panel of three judges led by [Court] President Grunis ruled that settlement outpost must be evacuated by August. Prime Minister’s Bureau already examining other arrangements.
MA’ARIV
1. ON TRACK TOWARDS COLLISION
(…).
2. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OVERTURNS MIGRON AGREEMENT
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. (…).
TOMORROW: TRAIN STRIKE
(…).
2. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE EVACUATES MIGRON Even the Supreme Court President, who was appointed to his position thanks to legislation by the Right, opposed compromise agreement between the state and settlers.
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. MIGRON STORM
In dramatic and unexpected decision, High Court of Justice rejected compromise agreement to evacuate settlement outpost in another 3.5 years and ruled: Migron to be evacuated by August 1st. „The time requested for evacuation is clearly unreasonable,” resolved the panel led by [Court] President Grunis. Right is furious: „Scandalous decision.” Prime Minister’s Bureau already working on new compromise.
2. „NORTH KOREAN SATELLITE LAUNCH
– COVER FOR IRANIAN MISSILE TEST”
Western defense sources: Putting a satellite in space only a secondary goal. „The launching
–
cover for long range missile test or missile launcher, apparently for Iran.”
WALLA!
1. CRITICISM IN SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT: „MIGRON SETTLERS ENTANGLED GOVERNMENT WITH SUPREME COURT”
2. IRON DOME TO BE STATIONED ON OUTSKIRTS OF GREATER TEL AVIV IN EMERGENCY SITUATION EXERCISE
NANA10
1. IDF COMMENCES STATIONING IRON DOME BATTERIES THROUGHOUT GREATER TEL AVIV
IDF air defense units begin partial deployment of Iron Dome batteries in Greater Tel Aviv. Partial, non-operational deployment planned months ago.
[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 10:50.] ______________________________
SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Yediot Ahronot says that, „Despite Netanyahu’s denial yesterday, early elections are currently being discussed again,” and adds that, „Regrettably, most politicians think about the date for elections only in terms of the benefit for their party and themselves. Nobody thinks about the financial costs that will vex the state budget if the next Knesset elections are held this year.” The author claims that, „The costs, and the damage to the Israeli economy, from bringing the elections forward by one year (the next elections are due to be held only in November 2013) will be approximately NIS 5 billion,” and concludes that, „Bringing forward the elections and the direct and subsequent costs to the Government will also require a major budget cut since there is no allocation in the biannual state budget for 2012 for early elections. Let this be food-for-thought for those who are hastening to declare early elections.”
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Two papers discuss yesterday’s High Court of Justice decision to reject the latest compromise on Migron and to order its evacuation by August 1<www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=263371>:
Ma’ariv believes that elements on the political right badly misjudged new Supreme Court President Asher Dan Grunis<www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Personalities/From+A-Z/Asher_Grunis.htm> and believes that the latter, „made it clear yesterday that he is loyal to the law and not to any political stream.” The author says that Grunis, „gave a mortal blow to all those who thought that what was is what will be and that politics would continue to rejoice as right-wing [judicial] activism replaced left-wing [judicial] activism. And indeed, this has not happened… Grunis opposed [judicial] activism mainly because it entails the trampling of law and justice in favor of the values of those who sit in judgment.” The paper hails yesterday’s decision as, „Grunis’s declaration of independence.”
Yisrael Hayom suggests that more than a few right-wing MKs, „are embarrassed because they don’t have [former Supreme Court President] Dorit Beinisch to beat up on anymore,” and asserts that those MKs, „who are indirectly inciting the residents of Migron not to honor the High Court’s decision will bear the responsibility,” for any untoward consequences. The author believes that upholding the decision will be, „cogent proof that the rule of law also applies in the territories,” and will undercut claims to the contrary by Israel’s enemies.
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