HEADLINES FROM THE IZRAELI HEBREW PRESS
HA’ARETZ:1. USA: ISRAEL IS INCAPABLE OF DESTROYING IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM; HAS NOT YET DECIDED TO ATTACK
Defense Secretary Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey emphasized in Pentagon briefing that diplomatic window of opportunity remains open.
2. NETANYAHU TO ARCHIVE LEVY REPORT ON SETTLEMENT LEGALITY
MA’ARIV
1. Unequivocal message from American administration.
USA: ISRAEL IS INCAPABLE OF DESTROYING NUCLEAR PROGRAM Defense Secretary Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey reacted to war calls: Israel can, at the most, delay the development of an Iranian nuclear weapon. Sources in Jerusalem: They are aiding Teheran to act without concern.
2. VILNAI: HOME FRONT IS READY LIKE IT NEVER WAS Home Front Minister in interview upon leaving post: There is no room for hysteria. Promises: If there will be a war, I will board the first plane from Beijing.
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. US Joint Chief of Staff: Israel is incapable of destroying Iranian nuclear reactor.
STATE COMPTROLLER WEIGHS INVESTIGATING ISRAEL’S WAR PREPAREDNESS
(…).
2. DICHTER RECEIVED PORTFOLIO AND WILL SUPPORT AN ATTACK
Senior Kadima figures: Netanyahu wove a deal in order to attain a majority for war games.
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. US Joint Chiefs of Staff intervenes directly in the dispute: Israel can delay the Iranian nuclear program, but it cannot destroy it.
USA: ISRAEL HAS NOT YET DECIDED TO ATTACK So says Defense Secretary Panetta. Tomorrow: Avi Dichter’s appointment to post of Home Front Minister; will join as ninth member of the Forum of Eight. Assessment: He supports an attack in Iran. Teheran: If you bomb us, we will destroy the IDF. Today begins the battle over the defense budget.
2. ISRAEL TO EUROPE: MODI’IN IS OURS
Fury in Jerusalem over EU determination that, according to it, parts of Modi’in and Maccabim-Re’ut are not Israeli territory.
WALLA!
1. FORMER MOSSAD DIRECTOR: „THEY DID NOT BABBLE ABOUT THE ATTACK ON THE IRAQI NUCLEAR REACTOR LIKE THEY ARE TODAY”
2. SECURITY SOURCES VS. US: „THEY ARE TRYING TO INFLUENCE THE DEBATE IN ISRAEL”
3. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: 30,000 PALESTINIANS TO WORK IN ISRAEL
NANA10
1. NETANYAHU: „WE MUST BE READY FOR THE THREATS THAT ARE BEING DIRECTED AT THE STATE OF ISRAEL”
2. OBAMA ADVISOR: „NETANYAHU AND BARAK ARE SERIOUSLY WEIGHING ATTACK IN IRAN”
[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 12:55.]
SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Yediot Ahronot maintains that, „Netanyahu and Barak’s problem is not the Government, but rather the defense establishment. If they really want to attack… they need to convince the heads of the security establishment that the defense benefits outweigh the danger and the damage. Their problem is not Dichter; it is Gantz, Pardo, Kochavi, Eshel, Shaffer and others. With or without Dichter, it is still two against one hundred.”
Ma’ariv remarks that, „The attack in the Sinai last week lead to a degree of cooperation between Israel and Egypt. But certain rights groups do not like it.” The author emphasizes that, „When the smuggling industry along the Egyptian border finances the terrorism industry, it is not only Israel’s right to stop the infiltrators
– it is its obligation.”
Yisrael Hayom averring to „Who really pulls the strings in Egypt” notes that, „The Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Muhammad Badie describes the month of Ramadan as a month of victories” and that the Brotherhood’s leadership praises Morsi „on the ousting of the military elite and views this as a victory.” The author suggests that, „What seems to someone watching from the side to be security coordination or cooperation between Egypt and Israel is liable to turn into a serious military nuisance for Israel.”
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