HEADLINES FROM THE IZRAELI HEBREW PRESSBreuerPress
HA’ARETZ
1. SHARP CRISIS IN THE KNESSET: OPPOSITION TO BOYCOTT VOTES ON RAISING THE ELECTORAL THERESHOLD AND CONSCRIPTION
Outrage in the opposition over coalition’s decision to hold lightning discussion of three laws that will come up this week in a single package: „This is shutting people up.”
2. Today: Netanyahu to go to Eilat
40 ROCKETS FOUND ON WEAPONS SHIP BOUND FOR GAZA
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. COALITION VOTES, OPPOSITION BOYCOTTS
This morning: Discussions to begin on conscription, governance and referendum laws. Outrage in opposition over document that obligates coalition members to support the three laws: „Undemocratic combination.”
YISRAEL HAYOM
1. Ashton’s costume: With her head covered – she met with the Iranian President
PERSIAN BAZAAR: MISSILES AND HEADSCARVES
European hypocrisy: As munitions are unloaded from ship sent by Iran – Ashton arrives in Tehran. Today: PM and Yaalon to present weapons cache: 40 missiles, 400,000 bullets and 181 mortar rounds
2. THREE LAWS, AND A FIGHT
Unrest ahead of vote on conscription, governance and referendum laws. Coalition obligates unanimous support; opposition: We will boycott the debates
WALLA!
1. MAN TRIED TO SNATCH WEAPON FROM SOLDIER AT ALLENBY CROSSING, WAS SHOT AND KILLED
Palestinian man in his 40’s shot and killed following procedure for detaining suspects at border crossing with Jordan in the Jordan Valley. Crossing closed to traffic and evacuated until end of investigation
NANA10
1. PALESTINIAN MAN TRIED TO ATTACK IDF SOLDIER AT ALLENBY BRIDGE – AND WAS SHOT
[Headlines from Walla! and Nana10 are from their websites as of 10:55. There was no print edition of Ma’ariv today.]
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SUMMARY OF OP-EDS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Yediot Ahronot says that the point of today’s presentation of the rockets and munitions from the Klos-C (<www.idfblog.com/2014/03/09/irans-weapons-shipment-safely-israels-hands/>) is, „to convince those around the world who are still willing to listen to us that there is no new Iran; what has been is what will be,” and adds, „Iran has not given up any item which it defines as an existential strategic interest, neither the continuation of its military nuclear project nor the investment of huge sums, billions, in terrorist entities that it has established in the Middle East.” The author suggests that Iranian President Rohani may not have known about the Revolutionary Guards’ weapons shipment on the Klos-C and asserts, „Rohani can continue trying to sell openness and smiles to the world but the Revolutionary Guards will continue to cultivate Iran’s interests against Israel by subverting the moderate Arab regimes in the region.” The paper believes that, „Despite the economic difficulty, Iran will not give up on support for Assad, maintaining Hezbollah, building up Islamic Jihad in Gaza,” or achieving the status of a nuclear threshold state.
Yisrael Hayom believes that the decision of the opposition parties in the Knesset to boycott the upcoming votes on the governance law, the equality in sharing the burden law and referendum law, „is the easy, evasive choice that maybe is good for headlines but which will not achieve anything. It is a return to the days of cheap and childish gimmicks which we thought were behind us.”
