HEADLINES FROM THE IZRAELI HEBREW PRESS HA’ARETZ 2. Five border policemen lightly injured Friday night. 3. REVAMPED INDICTMENT AGAINST LIBERMAN WILL BE FILED IN COURT TODAY 4. RESEARCH: ISRAEL’S IMAGE DAMAGED, BUT NOT DUE TO PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORT MA’ARIV 1. Police finding it difficult to understand why they received sudden order from IDF to stop. ELKIN: „I HALTED THE OZ ZION SETTLEMENT OUTPOST EVACUATION The claim that there was political intervention in the decision not to complete the evacuation of right-wing activists was bolstered last night by coalition chairman’s statements. „I petitioned the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Maj.-Gen Eitan Dangot, and the forces on the ground received an order to halt.” YEDIOT AHRONOT 2. ISRAELI TEACHER TO RECEIVE TITLE OF NOBILITY FROM THE QUEEN YISRAEL HAYOM 1. USA: EFFORTS TO AVOID ECONOMIC DISASTER (…). 2. EVACUATION OF OUTPOST CAUSES POLITICAL STORM. (…). WALLA! 2. FRAUD AND BREACH OF TRUST: INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST LIBERMAN NANA10 1. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE RULES: HANIN ZOABI WILL BE ABLE TO RUN FOR THE NEXT KNESSET 2. JORDAN: ISRAEL WILL PAY A PRICE IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PALESTINIAN PROBLEM 3. INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST AVIGDOR LIBERMAN IN AMBASSADOR AFFAIR [Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 10:55.] SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS Yediot Ahronot discusses the evacuation of Oz Zion and contends, „While the pictures from the weekend were unnecessary, they do reflect reality, part of reality. In Judea and Samaria, there are youths who grew up on hatred of the rule of law, youths who do not distinguish between the importance of building up the land and the unimportance of building an isolated shack on a hill on Friday. Like other lawbreakers, they do not distinguish between good and evil, not for themselves and not for the State of Israel. They have their rabbis and rabbinical rulings and rely on political leaders from the extreme Right. Despite the messianic fervor and the considerable interest they arouse, they do not influence anything – neither Israeli democracy nor reality on the ground. Their structures merely create unnecessary work for the security forces; they do not change the map.” The author claims, „Most settlers in Judea and Samaria are far from them and are moving further away,” and adds, „The settlers do not want to see themselves like this.” However, the paper believes, „Their existence cannot be ignored; the discourse they arouse, and the demons they loose, cannot be swept under the rug. The discussion about refusing orders touches precisely this exposed nerve,” and cautions, „Refusing orders is a slippery slope.” The author concludes: „The stream that [Jewish Home leader Naftali] Bennett represents does not refuse orders. The problem is that in his home – like in the Likud – there are extremists who would also refuse orders from him.” Ma’ariv comments on the Labor Party’s campaign. While the author expresses his personal admiration for Labor leader Shelly Yachimovich’s decision to emphasize socio-economic issues, „In cold analysis, this is not an election winner.” The paper adds: „Many of the Labor Party’s traditional voters…do not respond to the socialist discourse. When Labor joins labor, in the old sense, they flee to Livni and Lapid… Despite its hopelessness in the current reality, they want a diplomatic dialogue.” Yisrael Hayom reminds its readers to remember that the next government will have to deal with, „the need to cut government expenditures… by an estimated NIS 14-20 billion shekels.” The author suggests cutbacks in the state sector and additional privatization as two components of the solution to the budget problem. BreuerPress-info |
HEADLINES FROM THE IZRAELI HEBREW PRESS
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