HEADLINES FROM THE IZRAELI HEBREW PRESS
HA’ARETZ
1. MKS: „CHECK AFFAIR REGARDING SUICIDE OF A FOREIGN NATIONAL IN AN ISRAELI
PRISON.”
Three MKs utilize their immunity to glean information, that is being hidden
from the public, from the Justice Minister
MA’ARIV
1. (.).
WESTERN ASSESSMENTS: IRAN IN ON NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST.
(.). Iran issued official condemnation but Western sources believe:
Scientists from Tehran took part.
2. EXCEPTIONAL KNESSET DISCUSSION OF MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
3. SENIOR SOURCES IN YESH ATID: „NETANYAHU TRYING TO SPLIT LABOR AND RECRUIT
FIVE MKS”
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. MKs request explanations from Justice Minister.
„DID AN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL, ABOUT WHOSE ARREST NOBODY KNEW, COMMIT SUICIDE
IN AN ISRAELI PRISON?”
MKs Zehava Gal-On, Ahmed Tibi and Dov Khenin ask Minister Yaakov Neeman and
demand to know if a prisoner with a fictitious identity committed suicide
and nobody knew. Neeman: If it is true, it needs to be checked.
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. North Korea thumbs it nose: „This is only the beginning.”
NUKES ON DEMAND.
(.). Concern in Israel: Nuclear bomb available to the Iranians.
2. THREE MKS EXPLOIT LIVE BROADCAST: „AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL WITH ANOTHER
IDENTITY COMMITTED SUICIDE IN PRISON.”
Tibi, Khenin and Gal-On direct questions to Justice Minister. Neeman: „If it
is true, it needs to be checked.”
3. ARSON AT BEITAR JERUSALEM: THREE SUSPECTS DETAINED.
(.).
WALLA!
1. REPORT: AUSTRALIANS WERE UPDATED ON PRISONER X, INVESTIGATION OPENED.
According to reports in Australia, official sources in Israel updated
Australian diplomats at the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Zygier’s
arrest but the information was not passed on to Canberra. Their conduct is
under investigation.
NANA10
1. AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION: „MOSSAD AGENT IMPRISONED IN SOLITARY AND
COMMITTED SUICIDE AT AYALON PRISON.”
According to investigation, at the center of the affair stands Ben Zygier, a
young Jew who immigrated to Israel and changed his name to Ben Alon.
According to the report, he worked for the Mossad until 2010 when he was
imprisoned for a reason that is not clear and hung himself at Ayalon Prison.
[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 11:45.]
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SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Ma’ariv refers to the Palestinians’ ongoing effort to establish settlement
outposts in Judea and Samaria. The author believes that, „Like in India, the
Palestinians’ nonviolent struggle is useless,” and adds, „The organizations
will continue to establish settlement outposts like mushrooms after a rain,
but they know that only violence brings results.” The paper cautions, „If we
do not understand that we have no choice but to compromise with the
Palestinians – and this means talking to Abu Mazen – not only is Barack
Obama coming to visit, but we will very quickly find ourselves at the
threshold of an additional round of violence.”
Yediot Ahronot comments on the standoff between Washington and Tehran. The
author says that US Secy. of State John Kerry and Secy. of Defense-designate
Chuck Hagel, „are both Vietnam veterans who, in principle, oppose almost
every use of force,” and contends that, „Iran’s rulers have interpreted the
appointments of Kerry and Hagel, as well as Biden’s invitation to
negotiations, as a sign of weakness that they will exploit in full in order
to move forward on their nuclear weapons program and set tough conditions
for the resumption of talks.” The paper suggests that US President Obama’s
hope that Iran would eventually enter into substantive negotiations as a
result of increasingly heavier sanctions will prove futile and asserts, „On
his upcoming visit to Israel, Obama will need to clarify what he intends to
do if the sanctions and the diplomacy do not bear fruit.”
Yisrael Hayom discusses North Korea’s recent nuclear test and claims, „No
country is as interested in the North Korean nuclear issue as Iran,” and
reminds its readers that, „The Iranians have a fruitful cooperation with
Pyongyang in missile technology and – as far as is known – in nuclear
technology as well.” The author believes that Tehran is closely following
how the international community reacts, or not, to North Korea and says,
„The Iranian regime also wants a winning card, a nuclear insurance policy.
After the caprices of North Korea, the world will be unable to say, again,
‘We didn’t know.'”
BreuerPress
