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The Jerusalem Post discusses Prime Minister Netanyahu’s forthcoming visit to Moscow, where he is expected to discuss Russia’s increasing military involvement in Syria with President Vladimir Putin, and states: “From Putin’s perspective, Russia’s involvement in Syria and the cementing of relations with the Assad regime is a key part of a longstanding effort to project power in the Middle East.” The editor contends that “Netanyahu will have to adopt a highly nuanced approach during his meeting with Putin,” stressing Israel’s right to protect its northern border on the one hand while emphasizing that Russia’s core interest in increasing its influence in Syria does not conflict with Israeli interests on the other, and declares: “It might even be a welcomed attempt to restore a modicum of stability to a region that has seen too much bloodshed and hardship.”

Haaretz is angered by the Civil Aviation Authority decision to prevent air traffic over supermodel Bar Refaeli’s wedding location, and asserts that “the move was designed more to protect the wedding guests’ privacy than public safety.”

Yediot Aharonot discusses the deteriorating situation in Jerusalem, and avows: Like the Second Lebanon War in its day, it takes time to

internalize things and admit that what we are seeing is indeed a third intifada.” The author reminds her readers that “The first intifada ended with the Oslo Accords, the second intifada ended with the reoccupation of the West Bank and the construction of the separation barrier, but also with 1,115 dead Israelis and about 8,000 injured and with 4,269 dead Palestinians and about 30,000 injured,” and states: “Israel should probably decide how the current intifada will end. It’s true that it doesn’t all depend on us, and in light of the reality in the Middle East, no one mistakenly thinks that we will change things with the power of our hands. But still, as cliché as it may sound, it takes two to tango.”

Israel Hayom believes comments on Russia’s increasingly active role in the Middle East, and is concerned that Israel “may accidentally slide toward a confrontation with the Russians if things get out of hand.” The author notes that Russia has become more hostile to Israel on the global stage, but adds: “Russia would like to avoid a clash with Israel, but the fact of the matter is that things could ultimately deteriorate and lead to a situation that Netanyahu and Ya’alon (as well as Putin and his army) would like to avoid, especially if Russia’s efforts to protect Assad fail.”

Globes believes that another economic and financial crisis threatens to engulf the world, less than ten years after the previous one, but contends that “Only this time the event will not be limited to the economic and financial spheres, but will spill over into the social and political arenas as well.” The author asserts: “It doesn’t grab headlines like refugees and war, but growing global inequality poses the worst threat to economic and political stability,” and urges the Israeli authorities to urgently promote more widespread ownership of productive capital. The author calls on the Bank of Israel to begin the process of very gradual interest rate adjustments, and asserts: “There is no time to lose. The political class must stop playing games (as with the natural gas plan) and start to seriously address the multiple challenges to the economy, along with the more obvious political, military and security threats.”