APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday May 11, 2015
Quote of the day:
“Someone gave this order, and I don’t believe that, simply out of a sense of adventure, these people
decided to blow up U.S. intelligence services and torch the post office in Alexandria. It’s not
possible.”
-- Then-Israeli defense minister Pinhas Lavon demands from then-IDF Military Intel chief to Binyamin Gibli to reveal who gave the order to activate a Jewish terror cell in Egypt in order to undermine Cairo’s relations with the US and Britain. The dialogue was revealed yesterday by IDF archives.**
-- Then-Israeli defense minister Pinhas Lavon demands from then-IDF Military Intel chief to Binyamin Gibli to reveal who gave the order to activate a Jewish terror cell in Egypt in order to undermine Cairo’s relations with the US and Britain. The dialogue was revealed yesterday by IDF archives.**
Front Page:
Haaretz
- Senior Zionist Camp officials in message to Herzog: You must not join the government
- Knesset to discuss Netanyahu’s initiative to increase the number of ministers in the government
- Not just city rabbis: State to fund salaries for synagogue rabbis
- Testimonies on the Prime Minister’s Residence - Sara Netanyahu: Meni Naftali wanted to topple the Prime Minister
- It’s tough being Sara Netanyahu // Amir Oren
- New information in Fisher affair: Former Tel-Aviv district prosecutor Ruth David suspected of trying to bribe a prosecutor
- Representatives of Ethiopian-Israelis formulated list of demands
- Aharonovich: The demonstrators in Tel-Aviv came to make chaos
- (Only) 8% of civil servants who have ‘parent job’ (shorter hours) are men
- The political debate over (boycotting) Israel is dividing US campuses // NYT
Yedioth Ahronoth
- Getting into trouble – Former Tel-Aviv district prosecutor suspected of bribing a prosecutor
- Difficulties in the expansion (of the government)
- Put me under your wing (Photo of IAF pilot breast-feeding her child)
- Half a city in under threat of being dismissed – 40% of Israel Chemicals Co. workers live in Dimona and many work indirectly for the company
- Sara Netanyahu: They are spilling my blood. If the country weren’t important to me, I wouldn’t be here
Maariv This Week (Hebrew links only)
- Bill to expand government reaches High Court
- Sara Netanyahu: They are spilling my blood
- Suspicion: Former Tel-Aviv prosecutor Ruth David tried to bribe a senior prosecutor
- Organizers of Ethiopian-Israeli protest: If our demands are not met – we will return to the streets
Israel Hayom
- “She offered the prosecutor: Drop the case – and get a job” – The judge discovered: the former Tel-Aviv prosecutor is a suspect in another affair
- “Meni Naftali wanted to topple the Prime Minister – and with the help of a very powerful media source” – Sara Netanyahu testified in the affair about the House Manager at the PM residence
- The swearing-in of the new government is likely to be postponed – due to the legal appeal and the filibuster by the opposition
- Documents of the ‘Rotten Business’ (Lavon Affair) are revealed; Lavon to Gibli: “You didn’t have the authority to give the order”
- 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations: Rivlin visits Germany
- The battle to suspend Israel from FIFA: Blatter to arrive in Israel
News Summary:
The government tries to expand itself at great expense, a former state prosecutor is suspected of bribery in the ever-expanding Ronal Fisher affair and Sara Netanyahu takes the witness stand and expresses pain at feeling “persecuted” in Israel making top stories in the Hebrew newspapers. Also in the news, the IDF archives release a revealing ‘top secret’ dialogue on the anniversary of the ‘Lavon Affair.’ And Yedioth reports that the Deputy Attorney General is likely to go head-to-head with Habayit Hayehudi party over the controversial World Zionist Organization’s Settlement Division
After the government voted unanimously yesterday to allow for an unlimited number of ministers, the vote goes today to the Knesset. The legislative proposal allows for the appointment of ‘ministers without portfolios. Yedioth’s Itamar Eichner writes that this “is among the most wasteful institutions in the government. It was initially intended to allow for the appointment of expensive 'vanity' positions meant to secure support of necessary factions.” Yesh Atid, which was behind the reform to limit the government to 18 ministers, petitioned the High Court to torpedo the amendment.
Meanwhile, Likud’s deal with Habayit Hayehudi faces trouble. According to the agreement, the pro-settler Habayit Hayehudi party receives 50 million shekels for the WZO’s Settlement Division, the responsibility for which will be transferred to the Agriculture Ministry held by the party’s Uri Ariel. But Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber has already said that the authority division that has long served as a funnel for cash to settlements must be transferred to the government. Yedioth’s Legal Affairs reporter Tovah Tzimuki, who has been covering the controversy around this division closely, wrote that Zilber demanded from the Civil Administration to give her comprehensive data about all the settlements which were given land by the Settlement Division, something that Ariel will not be keen to do, she writes. Ynet’s Legal Affairs reporter Aviel Magnezi writes that the deal between Likud and Bayit Yehudi includes several other controversial arrangements, including the passage of legislation that would require NGOs in Israel to receive approval from the highest levels of government before being exempt from taxes. This would make life difficult for Israeli human rights organizations, which the right-wing oppose.
**The IDF has revealed new information in the once secret and highly controversial Lavon affair, in which Israel operated Jewish terror cells in Egypt to harm relations between the Arab state and the UK and Britain. Today, the papers discussed at length the meaning of the documents that the IDF declassified on the 61st anniversary of the Lavon Affair, also known as the ‘Rotten Business.’ Worth reading about, the Lavon Affair exposed how Israeli spies and their Jewish collaborators worked in the Arab world to blame others – in this case, the Muslim Brotherhood – and thereby, harm relations between allies. Until today, it is not known who gave the order to the Jewish-Egyptian and Israeli spies to begin Operation Susannah. Only Maariv’s Yossi Melman, Maariv’s commentator on security and intelligence affairs and the author of "Shadow Wars - the Mossad and the Intelligence Community,” came to a conclusion. In the dialogue between then Defense Minister Yitzhak Lavon and then IDF Military Intel chief Col. Binyamin Gibli, Lavon demands to know who gave the order and Gibli insists that Lavon did. Then Lavon says: “On the 16th (of July 1954) you gave the order. You didn’t have any authority to give that order.” Then, writes Melman, Gibli tries to defend himself and says Lavon gave him the approval for the operation. Lavon responds immediately: "Wait a minute, the meeting did not take place on 16 July. It took place in late July (i.e. after the order for the operation, YM) after you knew the affair was over. I did not know. You knew." And to that Givli responded-admitted with the words: "Fine, I accept this judgment, okay." He later retracted. But Melman believes that Gibli gave the order. [However, just because Gibli said he accepted the judgement, does not necessarily mean he was not covering for someone else who gave him the order. – OH] An inquiry never found who gave the order but it did clear Lavon’s name, although he was already forced to resign from his position. The Israeli government initially kept Israeli citizens in the dark about the trial going on in Egypt against the Jewish-Egyptian and Israeli spies that were caught and later the government lied to them, saying that the Jews on trial were innocent. And for 51 years, Israel publicly denied any involvement in the incident. But in 2005, the surviving agents were officially honored by the president.
The government tries to expand itself at great expense, a former state prosecutor is suspected of bribery in the ever-expanding Ronal Fisher affair and Sara Netanyahu takes the witness stand and expresses pain at feeling “persecuted” in Israel making top stories in the Hebrew newspapers. Also in the news, the IDF archives release a revealing ‘top secret’ dialogue on the anniversary of the ‘Lavon Affair.’ And Yedioth reports that the Deputy Attorney General is likely to go head-to-head with Habayit Hayehudi party over the controversial World Zionist Organization’s Settlement Division
After the government voted unanimously yesterday to allow for an unlimited number of ministers, the vote goes today to the Knesset. The legislative proposal allows for the appointment of ‘ministers without portfolios. Yedioth’s Itamar Eichner writes that this “is among the most wasteful institutions in the government. It was initially intended to allow for the appointment of expensive 'vanity' positions meant to secure support of necessary factions.” Yesh Atid, which was behind the reform to limit the government to 18 ministers, petitioned the High Court to torpedo the amendment.
Meanwhile, Likud’s deal with Habayit Hayehudi faces trouble. According to the agreement, the pro-settler Habayit Hayehudi party receives 50 million shekels for the WZO’s Settlement Division, the responsibility for which will be transferred to the Agriculture Ministry held by the party’s Uri Ariel. But Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber has already said that the authority division that has long served as a funnel for cash to settlements must be transferred to the government. Yedioth’s Legal Affairs reporter Tovah Tzimuki, who has been covering the controversy around this division closely, wrote that Zilber demanded from the Civil Administration to give her comprehensive data about all the settlements which were given land by the Settlement Division, something that Ariel will not be keen to do, she writes. Ynet’s Legal Affairs reporter Aviel Magnezi writes that the deal between Likud and Bayit Yehudi includes several other controversial arrangements, including the passage of legislation that would require NGOs in Israel to receive approval from the highest levels of government before being exempt from taxes. This would make life difficult for Israeli human rights organizations, which the right-wing oppose.
**The IDF has revealed new information in the once secret and highly controversial Lavon affair, in which Israel operated Jewish terror cells in Egypt to harm relations between the Arab state and the UK and Britain. Today, the papers discussed at length the meaning of the documents that the IDF declassified on the 61st anniversary of the Lavon Affair, also known as the ‘Rotten Business.’ Worth reading about, the Lavon Affair exposed how Israeli spies and their Jewish collaborators worked in the Arab world to blame others – in this case, the Muslim Brotherhood – and thereby, harm relations between allies. Until today, it is not known who gave the order to the Jewish-Egyptian and Israeli spies to begin Operation Susannah. Only Maariv’s Yossi Melman, Maariv’s commentator on security and intelligence affairs and the author of "Shadow Wars - the Mossad and the Intelligence Community,” came to a conclusion. In the dialogue between then Defense Minister Yitzhak Lavon and then IDF Military Intel chief Col. Binyamin Gibli, Lavon demands to know who gave the order and Gibli insists that Lavon did. Then Lavon says: “On the 16th (of July 1954) you gave the order. You didn’t have any authority to give that order.” Then, writes Melman, Gibli tries to defend himself and says Lavon gave him the approval for the operation. Lavon responds immediately: "Wait a minute, the meeting did not take place on 16 July. It took place in late July (i.e. after the order for the operation, YM) after you knew the affair was over. I did not know. You knew." And to that Givli responded-admitted with the words: "Fine, I accept this judgment, okay." He later retracted. But Melman believes that Gibli gave the order. [However, just because Gibli said he accepted the judgement, does not necessarily mean he was not covering for someone else who gave him the order. – OH] An inquiry never found who gave the order but it did clear Lavon’s name, although he was already forced to resign from his position. The Israeli government initially kept Israeli citizens in the dark about the trial going on in Egypt against the Jewish-Egyptian and Israeli spies that were caught and later the government lied to them, saying that the Jews on trial were innocent. And for 51 years, Israel publicly denied any involvement in the incident. But in 2005, the surviving agents were officially honored by the president.
Quick Hits:
- Settlers attack Palestinian woman and her children in Hebron - Mirvat Abu Tuama was walking home with her children Hazim, 10, Rahaf, 8, Lujayn, 5, and Liyan, 4, when they were chased and attacked by the settlers. Another group of settlers attacked a Palestinian teenage girl, Madlin Abu Shamsiyya, while she was trying to video the attack on the home of Itidal Qiwar. (Maan + VIDEO)
- Zionist Union split over ‘elephant in the room’: the possibility of joining Netanyahu’s gov't - Labor MKs say continued talk of becoming part of coalition is hampering the party’s efforts to be a fighting opposition. (Haaretz+)
- New Likud MP wants to promote the annexation of Gush Etzion settlement bloc - Nava Boker, widow of one of the police officers who died in the 2010 Carmel Forest fire, visited the Gush Etzion area on Sunday. (Haaretz)
- WATCH: Ayelet Shaked says boycotting Israel should be illegal - In an exclusive pre-election interview with Haaretz, incoming justice minister explained why BDS is 'the new anti-Semitism' and why she opposes the two-state solution. (Haaretz VIDEO)
- Tel Aviv court overturns assault conviction of ex-Hadash head - TA District Court finds no public interest in pursuing Mohammed Barakeh for 9-year-old charge. He was convicted in April 2014 of having assaulted a right-wing activist in 2006 during a demonstration against the Second Lebanon War. He was sentenced to a fine of 650 shekels ($168). (Haaretz+)
- Right-wing Jews tour Al-Aqsa compound under police escort - Witnesses said that one of group stopped to perform "religious rituals," (which is prohibited), but compound security guards along with Muslim worshipers prevented him, and he was led from the compound by Israeli officers. Meanwhile, Palestinian women reportedly attempted to gain to access to the compound despite being banned by Israeli forces. (Maan)
- East Jerusalem's cultural revival continues with reopening of movie theater - The Al-Quds cinema first opened in the early 1950s but shuttered following first intifada. (Haaretz+)
- Israel drops in tourism rankings due to high prices and security concerns - The 2015 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index places Israel at 72 out of 141 countries. Spain, France and Germany top the list. (Haaretz)
- Arab students protest decision to cancel matriculation exam leaked by cell phone - Say all Arab candidates for Hebrew language, literature test to suffer. (Haaretz+)
- Ex-chief rabbi accused of corruption calls witness a 'snitch' - Former Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, suspected of taking NIS 10 million ($2.6 million) in bribe money, allegedly caught on tape berating his former partner turned state's witness • "Your career is over, who wants a 'moyser' [snitch], tell me?" Metzger says. (Israel Hayom)
- Israel Police have failed to quell organized crime this decade, minister says - But the cops will soon have ‘equilibrium-shattering capabilities’ against crime families, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch pledges. (Haaretz+)
- State to recognize private kashrut supervision - Attorney general informs High Court that alternative kashrut supervision in restaurants will no longer be considered a criminal offense; Chief Rabbinate: Decision will lead to deception. (Ynet)
- Meet the 'royal family' of the IDF - 5 siblings serve as combat soldiers in elite units – and even the family dog is an explosive-sniffing decorated veteran. (Ynet)
- Ethiopia demands explanation from Israel for racism - Ethiopian Foreign Ministry expresses concern over 'police brutality' in Israel and 'years of widespread discrimination'. (Ynet)
- Nativity Church deportees commemorate 13th anniversary- The 26 Palestinian men who were deported from Bethlehem to the Gaza Strip in 2002, after taking refuge in the city's Nativity Church during fighting in the Second Intifada, marked their 13th year in exile with a rally in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council's offices in Gaza City. (Maan)
- Tulkarem street vendor sets fire to his stand - A fruit and vegetable seller on Sunday set fire to his stand in the West Bank city of Tulkarem in protest over a decision by local authorities to remove the stand, which was his main source of income. (Maan)
- Palestinian soccer association will not drop request to suspend Israel - If FIFA were to suspend Israel, it would bar all its teams and clubs from competing in international competitions such as the Champions League and Euro 2016 qualifiers. The heads of the Israeli, Palestinian soccer associations agreed to 'pursue dialogue' after a meeting in Zurich. (Agencies, Haaretz and Maan)
- Palestinians to host Saudi soccer team in West Bank - PFA chief Rajoub says three-time Asian champions will face Palestinian national team for World Cup qualifier in June. (Agencies, Ynet)
- Fitch ratifies Israel's A credit rating, praises deficit drop - Economists predict that Israeli economy will return to 3.4% growth in 2015, cite security-diplomatic situation and high debt-GPO ratio as the main factors that prevented Israel from earning an A+ credit rating. Israel's deficit shrank to 2.8% in 2014. (Israel Hayom)
- 'We need a president who will back away from that deal in Iran' - "We need a commander in chief who will once and for all call it what it is, that radical Islamic terrorism is a threat to us all ... a president who will affirm that Israel is our ally, and start acting like it," Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says. (Agencies, Israel Hayom)
- Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker leaves for Israel visit - Evangelical Wisconsin governor to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu, visit ' strategically significant sites' as part of what he called an 'educational trip.' (JTA, Haaretz)
- US to give Jordan $25 million worth of wheat for resale - The food assistance is meant to help ease the economic burden Jordan faces as it hosts more than 600,000 Syrian civil war refugees. (Agencies, Ynet)
- Middle East updates / Bombings kill at least 14 outside Baghdad - Report: Iran to send cargo ship to Yemen as humanitarian truce starts • Saudi-led forces target ex-Yemeni president's house • Turkish coup leader, ex-president, Evren dies at 97. (Haaretz)
- Inside Hezbollah's fight for strategic Syrian mountain range - 'The situation is better than perfect,' Hezbollah fighter says as he and fellow militiamen prepare to fight ISIS and Nusra Front for Qalamoun Mountains. (Agencies, Haaretz)
Features:
A Righteous Gentile (1925-2015) and the Israeli colonel she saved
Wanda Bulik, then a 17-year-old Polish girl, took in a Jewish boy of three in 1943 and raised him as her son until after the war. He grew up to be IDF Col. (res.) Matti Greenberg, who last month went to her funeral. (Ofer Aderet, Haaretz+)
West Bank village challenges Israel's iron grip on planning
It was a large house with three floors and freshly painted pale blue shutters that had just been built for a family of 17. But within a few hours of work by a pair of Israeli bulldozers, all that was left was a mountain of rubble and twisted metal. (AFP, Maan)
Israel's West Bank housing policy by numbers
Since seizing the West Bank in 1967, Israel has held full control over all planning matters for both Palestinians and Jewish settlers in Area C - an area covering over 60% of the territory, around 890,000 acres. Although settlers can secure building permits with ease, the opposite is true for Palestinians who are forced to build illegally, with Israel bulldozing hundreds of unauthorized structures every year, rights groups say. Civilian affairs are managed by the Civil Administration, a unit of Israel's defense ministry. UN figures show an estimated 298,000 Palestinians and 341,000 Israelis live in Area C, the settlers in 135 settlements and 100 or so unauthorized outposts. Less than 1% of Area C is designated for Palestinian development, compared to 70% which falls within the domain of local settlements, the UN says. Palestinian construction in the other 29% of Area C is subject to severe restrictions and almost impossible to carry out. (AFP, Maan)
Commentary/Analysis:
Wanda Bulik, then a 17-year-old Polish girl, took in a Jewish boy of three in 1943 and raised him as her son until after the war. He grew up to be IDF Col. (res.) Matti Greenberg, who last month went to her funeral. (Ofer Aderet, Haaretz+)
West Bank village challenges Israel's iron grip on planning
It was a large house with three floors and freshly painted pale blue shutters that had just been built for a family of 17. But within a few hours of work by a pair of Israeli bulldozers, all that was left was a mountain of rubble and twisted metal. (AFP, Maan)
Israel's West Bank housing policy by numbers
Since seizing the West Bank in 1967, Israel has held full control over all planning matters for both Palestinians and Jewish settlers in Area C - an area covering over 60% of the territory, around 890,000 acres. Although settlers can secure building permits with ease, the opposite is true for Palestinians who are forced to build illegally, with Israel bulldozing hundreds of unauthorized structures every year, rights groups say. Civilian affairs are managed by the Civil Administration, a unit of Israel's defense ministry. UN figures show an estimated 298,000 Palestinians and 341,000 Israelis live in Area C, the settlers in 135 settlements and 100 or so unauthorized outposts. Less than 1% of Area C is designated for Palestinian development, compared to 70% which falls within the domain of local settlements, the UN says. Palestinian construction in the other 29% of Area C is subject to severe restrictions and almost impossible to carry out. (AFP, Maan)
Commentary/Analysis:
Israel's discrimination of Bedouin gets high court stamp of approval (Aeyal
Gross, Haaretz+) By rejecting displaced Bedouin’s appeal on a procedural basis, the High Court is
perpetuating a historic injustice.
How the Arab world sees Netanyahu's fourth government (Smadar Perry, Yedioth/Ynet) Commentators in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan and the Gulf emirates agree that if the Israeli prime minister tries to make a move involving the settlements or peace talks, he will immediately be handcuffed by the Bennett-Shaked duo.
Israeli colonialism, plain and simple (Amira Hass, Haaretz+) In two court decisions involving shoving Palestinians off their land, Supreme Court justices have confirmed what Israel’s critics are saying: that Israel has been a colonialist entity since 1948.
It’s 1948 again for Bedouin tribe (Oudeh Basharat, Haaretz+) The Abu Alkian were expelled in 1948 from their Negev lands, which went to Kibbutz Shoval. A few years later they built Umm al-Hiran, which is now slated to become a new Jewish town named Hiran.
Fight back against the artists who boycott the stages of Israel (Meir Uziel, Maariv) Lauryn Hill, a soulless soul singer, canceled her concert in Israel. Natalie Portman, who said she was not satisfied with Prime Minister Netanyahu, reminded us that Israel has a battlefield in the cultural world. We did not even set up a position for sandbags for protection. We are exposed to every attack by three or 300 activists who support the Arab tyrannies that convince artists to reject Israel. The struggle falls on the (Israeli) artists and cultural organizations. In the cultural wrestling arena, Israel must return to being a member of the PEN International Writers Organization.
Israel can help the Saudis offset an Iranian nuclear bomb (Amir Oren, Haaretz+) Jerusalem could declare it will not let Tehran have a nuclear monopoly (or duopoly with Israel, as Iran’s foreign minister would have it). It could help the Saudis achieve parity.
Guess who's coming to dinner (Elliott Abrams, Israel Hayom) Obama plans to host a summit of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders but may end up with only the two he wants the least.
Distrust between the Israeli residents around Gaza and the political and military leadership has not ended (Chairman of the Center for Regional Councils in Israel, Shmulik Rifman, Maariv) There is a need to restore confidence because the feelings have not disappeared since the days of Operation Protective Edge. The residents were not convinced by the blow to Hamas. The new government has an opportunity to correct the situation.
How to improve Israel's governance (Moshe Arens, Haaretz+) Increasing the electoral threshold contributed nothing to the new coalition's stability. But a different law may direct votes to the two largest parties.
The 'Mozes coalition' tries again (Itsik Saban, Israel Hayom) A right-wing government under Netanyahu was elected, and that is what will be formed, despite the efforts of Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Noni Mozes.
How the Arab world sees Netanyahu's fourth government (Smadar Perry, Yedioth/Ynet) Commentators in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan and the Gulf emirates agree that if the Israeli prime minister tries to make a move involving the settlements or peace talks, he will immediately be handcuffed by the Bennett-Shaked duo.
Israeli colonialism, plain and simple (Amira Hass, Haaretz+) In two court decisions involving shoving Palestinians off their land, Supreme Court justices have confirmed what Israel’s critics are saying: that Israel has been a colonialist entity since 1948.
It’s 1948 again for Bedouin tribe (Oudeh Basharat, Haaretz+) The Abu Alkian were expelled in 1948 from their Negev lands, which went to Kibbutz Shoval. A few years later they built Umm al-Hiran, which is now slated to become a new Jewish town named Hiran.
Fight back against the artists who boycott the stages of Israel (Meir Uziel, Maariv) Lauryn Hill, a soulless soul singer, canceled her concert in Israel. Natalie Portman, who said she was not satisfied with Prime Minister Netanyahu, reminded us that Israel has a battlefield in the cultural world. We did not even set up a position for sandbags for protection. We are exposed to every attack by three or 300 activists who support the Arab tyrannies that convince artists to reject Israel. The struggle falls on the (Israeli) artists and cultural organizations. In the cultural wrestling arena, Israel must return to being a member of the PEN International Writers Organization.
Israel can help the Saudis offset an Iranian nuclear bomb (Amir Oren, Haaretz+) Jerusalem could declare it will not let Tehran have a nuclear monopoly (or duopoly with Israel, as Iran’s foreign minister would have it). It could help the Saudis achieve parity.
Guess who's coming to dinner (Elliott Abrams, Israel Hayom) Obama plans to host a summit of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders but may end up with only the two he wants the least.
Distrust between the Israeli residents around Gaza and the political and military leadership has not ended (Chairman of the Center for Regional Councils in Israel, Shmulik Rifman, Maariv) There is a need to restore confidence because the feelings have not disappeared since the days of Operation Protective Edge. The residents were not convinced by the blow to Hamas. The new government has an opportunity to correct the situation.
How to improve Israel's governance (Moshe Arens, Haaretz+) Increasing the electoral threshold contributed nothing to the new coalition's stability. But a different law may direct votes to the two largest parties.
The 'Mozes coalition' tries again (Itsik Saban, Israel Hayom) A right-wing government under Netanyahu was elected, and that is what will be formed, despite the efforts of Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Noni Mozes.
Interviews:
'In war no one refers to the color of your skin'
At the age of 8, Lt. Col. Tamir Elazar walked from Ethiopia to Sudan to reach Israel. At 11, he was called an “Ethiopian nigger,” and struck back. Today a lieutenant colonel in the IDF, he understands the reasons for the recent protests by the Ethiopian Israeli community, and has a message for them. (Interviewed by Nechama Douek in Yedioth/Ynet)
At the age of 8, Lt. Col. Tamir Elazar walked from Ethiopia to Sudan to reach Israel. At 11, he was called an “Ethiopian nigger,” and struck back. Today a lieutenant colonel in the IDF, he understands the reasons for the recent protests by the Ethiopian Israeli community, and has a message for them. (Interviewed by Nechama Douek in Yedioth/Ynet)
Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.