Izraeli Lapszemle

HEADLINES FROM THE IZRAELI HEBREW PRESS

HA’ARETZ
1. Netanyahu: „Must not give up on pre-emptive strikes.”
PROGRESS IN GENEVA NEGOTIATIONS ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROJECT

2. INSTEAD OF LAW THAT WAS INVALIDATED: STATE INITIATING IMPRISONMENT OF MIGRANTS FOR 1.5 YEARS

3. DERI ON SUPPORT FOR LEON [IN JERUSALEM MAYORAL RACE]: „HOPING THAT LIBERMAN WILL HELP US BREAK UP THE GOVERNMENT”

MA’ARIV
1. NETANYAHU: „CANNOT GIVE UP ON PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE AGAINST IMMEDIATE AND TANGIBLE THREAT”
Against background of the opening of nuclear talks in Geneva, PM intensifies tone against Tehran: „Iran is on the ropes; it would be a mistake to give it discounts.” (…)

2. STATE COMPTROLLER: TENS OF BILLIONS OF SHEKELS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TO GIANT COMPANIES – WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS AND WITHOUT FOLLOW-UP

YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. (…)
TEVA FREEZES DISMISSALS
(…)

YISRAEL HAYOM
1. State Comptroller’s report: Tax breaks for four giant companies, led by Teva, were of no benefit to the economy. (…)
COST OF THE „HAIR CUT”: 21 BILLION OF OUR SHEKELS
(…)

2. NO SURPRISES: IRAN REFUSES TO ALLOW IAEA INSPECTORS TO MAKE SURPRISE VISITS TO ITS NUCLEAR FACILITIES
„Cautious optimism” in Geneva. PM Netanyahu: „Iran is on the ropes, must not make concessions to it.”

WALLA!
1. SUSPICION: JEWS STAB THREE ARABS IN JERUSALEM, BACKGROUND UNDER INVESTIGATION

NANA10
1. MINISTER STEINITZ: „GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL MONITORING TALKS IN GENEVA WITH HOPE AND CONCERN”

[Headlines for Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 10:45.]

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SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS

Yediot Ahronot asserts that the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin<mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/History/Pages/Yitzhak%20Rabin%201922-1995.aspx > (which occurred on the 12th of the Hebrew month of Chesvan, today on the civil calendar this year), „seared into Israeli society the awareness of the cost that internal debates threaten to claim,” and also, „taught us that there is no substitute for conducting and deciding controversies in the framework of the law and without violence.” The author opposes both, „the waves of attempts to exploit the murder,” as well as, „the waves of attempts to deny its severity.”
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Two papers discuss the controversy regarding planned dismissals at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in light of the substantial grants and tax breaks it has received over the years:

Ma’ariv suggests that while business decisions are Teva’s to make, it should set a personal example by cutting bonuses, expenses and salaries for senior managers and look to enact other cost-cutting and efficiency measures before dismissing workers. The author calls on the government, „to tell Teva and other companies that they are firing workers only because they have no choice, not because of the bottom line or concern over future revenues.”

Yisrael Hayom calls for doing away with , „the excessive benefits for anyone willing to invest here,” because, „Israel, as it becomes more established, more stable and is considered to pose a lower security risk, will continue to attract investors.” The author concludes with the hope that, „In the future, we must wean investors away from the unnecessary dowries; they will come without it.”