APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday September 30, 2015
While News Nosh's Israel editor is on vacation during the holidays, we are publishing an abbreviated version
produced in Washington and therefore it may be sent later in the day.
Quote of the Day:
"Speeches are the most successful part of the current government’s term."
"The PA chairman can read the Bronx phone book or the menus of NY restaurants, and he will still gain the support of many of the General Assembly members."
-Quotes from Eitan Haber’s commentary in today’s Yedioth Ahronoth
"The PA chairman can read the Bronx phone book or the menus of NY restaurants, and he will still gain the support of many of the General Assembly members."
-Quotes from Eitan Haber’s commentary in today’s Yedioth Ahronoth
Today's Headlines:
Haaretz
- Putin Hints Russia Will Clip Israel’s Wings Over Syrian Skies
- Israel Strikes Gaza Targets After Rocket Fire
- A Bezeq-Friendly Communications Ministry
- World Bank: Palestinians Getting Poorer for Third Year Consecutively
- Rocket Fired at Southern Israel; On Alert in Jerusalem
Yedioth Ahronoth
- Thousands Attend Sukkot’s Priestly Blessing at Western Wall
- Grad Rocket on Ashdod
- No Chicken in Supermarkets, Expensive Vegetables
- France to Probe Assad Crimes
- Israel’s Bedouin Tennis Star
Maariv
- Tension on Temple Mount Peaks
- Iron Dome Intercepts Rocket Over Ashdod- First Time Since Protective Edge
- It’s a Privilege to Tell the World the Truth
Israel Hayom
- Rocket Aimed at Ashdod Intercepted
- Peak Alert in Jerusalem for Sukkot Events
- Netanyahu: We Won’t Let Syria Become Base for Iranians
News Summary:
Scarcity of chicken, expensive vegetables and the Prime Minister’s UN speech vied for top coverage in Israel’s Yedioth
today.PM Netanyahu will speak to the UN General Assembly tomorrow—he told Israel Radio that his speech would focus on Iranian aggression.
Israel’s air force attacked Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire aimed at Ashdod. The Iron Dome system intercepted the rocket. Four targets were hit in Gaza.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers his speech later today to the UN Assembly. It was reported in The Times of Israel that sources say he will set a deadline for Jerusalem to "meet obligations" or he will cancel Oslo Accords.
Jordan’s King Abdullah tells the UN GA that ISIS and other extremist groups have caused "a third world war" and that "we must respond with equal intensity." He also said that "we won't allow a threat of the Arab character of Jerusalem."
There were clashes on the West Bank Tuesday, although the Temple Mount was largely quiet on this day. Israeli officials have barred Muslim men under the age of 50 from entering the area, aiming to ease tensions.
The Palestinian flag will be flying outside the main entrance of the UN building.