APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday July 28, 2016
NOTE: News Nosh will be published in a truncated version
beginning tomorrow, July 29th through August 17th.
Quote of the day:
Quote of the day:
“All the building will be done by the Defense Ministry and will be presented as construction for the
IDF’s needs.”
--Document revealed that confirms the system of confiscating Palestinian land by military order, which is allowed by international law, as a cover for the purpose of establishing settlements, which is not.*
--Document revealed that confirms the system of confiscating Palestinian land by military order, which is allowed by international law, as a cover for the purpose of establishing settlements, which is not.*
Front Page:
Haaretz
- MKs to decide whether to enhance Prime Minister’s power over television
- High Court judges: Civics book labels Arabs as hostile
- Clinton chosen as candidate, her husband was recruited to rehabilitate her status // Chemi Shalev
- Ministers approved: Tax benefits for dozens of settlements
- (Secret) document from 1970 reveals how the system for establishing settlements was born
- Racism in the family // Haaretz Editorial
Yedioth Ahronoth
- Due to contamination: the manufacturing of cornflakes was stopped
- “The assassination won’t bring back my father, but the terrorists won’t hurt anyone anymore” – Tehila Mark, 14, who was injured in the attack in which her father was killed.
- The account was closed. This is how the terrorist was killed
Maariv This Week (Hebrew links only)
- Lapid: Netanyahu is not speaking truth; Netanyahu: He isn’t proficient on the subject
- Trump’s “spy storm”: Asked Russia to break into Clinton’s email
- The cleansing in Turkey becomes extreme: Erdogan closed 16 TV channels and 45 newspapers
Israel Hayom
- Account closed – Terrorist who murdered Rabbi Micahel Marks was killed
- Prime Minister’s Office accuses Lapid of hypocrisy: “Lists of 8 cabinet meetings on the subject of tunnels that cross the fence prove the exact opposite of your claims”
- IDF soldier drowned in water reservoir
- Hatred at the Democratic Convention [Photo of Israeli flag being burned]
- Chairman of ‘Yad L’Banim’ Organization against bereaved parents who interrupted Netanyahu’s speech: “They crossed a red line”
News Summary:
More accusations against Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over the failures of Operation Protective Edge, the IDF killing of a Palestinian who murdered Rabbi Michael Mark in the West Bank (more details from Maan), and a school teacher who may have gotten pregnant by her pupil lover were top stories in today’s Hebrew newspapers.
Barely making news was that at the Knesset, European Union Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen slammed Israel’s policy of demolishing Palestinian homes and buildings – some built with EU money. Faaborg-Andersen said, "Israel is creating humanitarian hardships.” The PLO called Israel's numerous recent home demolitions
a “crude attack...against a defenseless people under occupation.” According to B'Tselem, Israel demolished more Palestinian homes in the past six months than in all of 2015. And in the Negev, Israeli forces demolished the Bedouin village of al-Araqib for the 101st time.
Quick Hits:
- *Secret 1970 Document Confirms First West Bank Settlements Built on a Lie - In minutes of meeting in then-defense minister Moshe Dayan’s office, top Israeli officials discussed how to violate international law in building settlement of Kiryat Arba, next to Hebron. (Haaretz+)
- Israeli Knesset Gives Preliminary Okay to Bill Giving Tax Breaks to Settlements - Treasury opposes the bill that would make West Bank settlements eligible for tax breaks based on the security threats they face on the grounds that they can’t be solved by tax breaks. (Haaretz+ and Maariv)
- Ex-settler leader assumes post of consul general in New York - As Dani Dayan prepares to take office as consul general in New York he says he is prepared to reach out to American Jews of all opinions • "I don't come to New York to preach to the choir," Dayan says, "I definitely intend to engage." (Israel Hayom)
- Ya'alon slams Lieberman over criticism of his handling of the Hebron manslaughter affair - 'I'm not the head of a gang trying to put pressure on the court,' accuses Moshe Ya'alon, while blaming the country's leadership for dividing the nation. (Haaretz+)
- Ex-defense minister: To Palestinians, all of Israel is a settlement - Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon: "'Hamastan' and the Palestinian Authority refuse to recognize Israel, and we receive rockets in exchange for land" • Ya'alon reaffirms his intention to run for prime minister in the future. (Israel Hayom)
- Justice Joubran: Why are Arabs labeled as three different groups in new civics booklet? - 'What is my label according to this booklet. What am I?' Christian Arab Justice Joubran says in hearing over petition to ban use of booklet. Justice Zylbertal doesn't understand why Supreme Court portrayed as 'controversial,' and Justice Danziger doesn't see the point in the document in the first place. (Haaretz+)
- Left-wing Israeli Activists Facing Violence, Death Threats - Prominent figures in Breaking the Silence, B’Tselem and other organizations report harassment of family members, and say the delegitimization campaign against them starts in the government. (Haaretz+)
- Knesset Quietly Pushes to Enhance Netanyahu's Power Over Television - Netanyahu steering law in Knesset merging bodies overseeing commercial broadcasts. (Haaretz+)
- Number of Palestinians Detained in Israel Without Trial Sees Sharp Rise - Today 651 Palestinians who have not been given due process are in Israeli jails. One of them, Bilal Kayed, received a detention order last month just moments after finishing a long prison term. (Haaretz+)
- Tensions rise in Israel's prisons as 100 Palestinian prisoners join mass hunger strike - At least 100 Palestinian prisoners have joined a mass hunger strike in solidarity with hunger-striking prisoners Bilal Kayid, who is being held after his sentence was completed, and brothers Muhammad and Mahmud al-Balboul, a dentist and student, who reject allegations that they were carrying a knife as they crossed a military checkpoint. (Maan)
- Arab woman who inspired Netanyahu waiting for answers about family murder - Siham Heikhal from Umm al-Fahm still doesn’t know who shot and killed her husband and sons in 2011. (Haaretz+)
- Israeli forces open fire on Gazan fishermen, detain 2 - Their fishing boats were confiscated by Israeli forces and transported to an unknown location. (Maan)
- Palestinian settlement employee, barred from Israel by Shin Bet, gets a pass for day trip - Though he has worked at the Beit Aryeh settlement for nine years, Israel's Civil Administration had denied Issa Abu Sheikh permission to join an excursion, citing unspecific security reasons. Following a Haaretz query, Abu Sheikh got a one day pass. (Haaretz+)
- Saudi Arabia: Israel visit doesn't reflect government stance - The kingdom's Foreign Ministry stresses visit by former Saudi general Anwar Eshki to 'the occupied territories' was not government-sanctioned. (Agencies, Ynet)
- Iranian commander makes mysterious visit to Israel-Syria border - While the reason behind the visit remains unknown, it marks the first time the Iranian regime acknowledges a top official's visit near the border with Israel. (Ynet)
- Turkey Shutters Over 100 Media Outlets, Dismisses 1,600 Military Personnel - Turkish President Erdogan pursues crackdown in the wake of a failed coup, with three news agencies, 16 television channels and 45 daily newspapers ordered to shut down. Roughly 40 percent of generals and admirals dismissed. (Agencies, Haaretz)
Commentary/Analysis:
Woe to Israel if Its Government Rests on Racist Thugs (Haaretz Editorial) The case of far-right fan club La Familia constitutes another warning light about nature of Israel’s government.
US and Israeli rabbis are concerned about racism towards them: "This is not just religious" (Shlomo Shamir, Maariv) Reform and Conservative rabbis are concerned about Israeli democracy and its image. In an impassioned plea to the Prime Minister, they asked him to defend them from repeated attacks.
Ostrich policy' comes at a price (Dan Margalit, Israel Hayom) If European leaders don't stop burying their heads in the sand and ignoring Islamist terrorism, the moderate, liberal and democratic parties will ultimately lose at the polls.
What Sort of Society Feels Absolutely Nothing After Killing Hundreds of Children? (Gideon Levy, Haaretz+) Israel killed 546 Palestinian children over the course of only 50 days in Gaza in 2014. Of those, 180 were babies and toddlers under the age of five.
Be wise, there will be Salaam (peace): Go out and learn - shouting and contempt won’t bring coexistence (Lilach Sigan, Maariv) Netanyahu's apparent hypocrisy is of no interest to the mayor of Nazareth. So he’ll earn a few political bucks from his video clip to the Arabs. What matters in the end is that Israeli Arabs will benefit.
The suffering of ‘our boy’ Elor Azaria (Aviad Kleinberg, Yedioth/Ynet) If we are to look at 18 year olds as responsible enough to take up arms and fight for us, we also need to see them as adults who are accountable for their own actions; treating them as children once they are accused of wrongdoing is incoherent and incorrect.
What do we need pre-military academies for and why are the rabbis against LGBTs? (Ron Kaufman, Maariv) Will Mahmoud Darwish harm the military ethos? Ron Kaufman in a particularly angry column.
Putting the Hebron Shooting Manslaughter Trial Into Historic Context (Uri Misgav, Haaretz+) Sgt. Elor Azaria should have argued before the military court that his killing of an incapacitated Palestinian was in keeping with the spirit of the time and place.
Woe to Israel if Its Government Rests on Racist Thugs (Haaretz Editorial) The case of far-right fan club La Familia constitutes another warning light about nature of Israel’s government.
US and Israeli rabbis are concerned about racism towards them: "This is not just religious" (Shlomo Shamir, Maariv) Reform and Conservative rabbis are concerned about Israeli democracy and its image. In an impassioned plea to the Prime Minister, they asked him to defend them from repeated attacks.
Ostrich policy' comes at a price (Dan Margalit, Israel Hayom) If European leaders don't stop burying their heads in the sand and ignoring Islamist terrorism, the moderate, liberal and democratic parties will ultimately lose at the polls.
What Sort of Society Feels Absolutely Nothing After Killing Hundreds of Children? (Gideon Levy, Haaretz+) Israel killed 546 Palestinian children over the course of only 50 days in Gaza in 2014. Of those, 180 were babies and toddlers under the age of five.
Be wise, there will be Salaam (peace): Go out and learn - shouting and contempt won’t bring coexistence (Lilach Sigan, Maariv) Netanyahu's apparent hypocrisy is of no interest to the mayor of Nazareth. So he’ll earn a few political bucks from his video clip to the Arabs. What matters in the end is that Israeli Arabs will benefit.
The suffering of ‘our boy’ Elor Azaria (Aviad Kleinberg, Yedioth/Ynet) If we are to look at 18 year olds as responsible enough to take up arms and fight for us, we also need to see them as adults who are accountable for their own actions; treating them as children once they are accused of wrongdoing is incoherent and incorrect.
What do we need pre-military academies for and why are the rabbis against LGBTs? (Ron Kaufman, Maariv) Will Mahmoud Darwish harm the military ethos? Ron Kaufman in a particularly angry column.
Putting the Hebron Shooting Manslaughter Trial Into Historic Context (Uri Misgav, Haaretz+) Sgt. Elor Azaria should have argued before the military court that his killing of an incapacitated Palestinian was in keeping with the spirit of the time and place.
Interviews:
Santana to donate from Tel Aviv concert's proceeds to Israeli, Palestinian children
Ynet interviews the Mexican rock legend ahead of his concert at HaYarkon Park on Saturday night, which will last for 2.5 hours and feature his original band of 11 musicians. (Interviewed by Shirit Gal in Ynet)
MK Haim Yellin: "Victims of Operation Protective Edge were in vain, without doubt"
Two years after the operation, the man who was then head of the Eshkol Regional Council talks about the difficult days that were and the difficult days to come "because there is no alternative to another round." Meanwhile, he is trying to get used to the Knesset and he is preparing for elections. (Interviewed by Arik Bender in Maariv)
Santana to donate from Tel Aviv concert's proceeds to Israeli, Palestinian children
Ynet interviews the Mexican rock legend ahead of his concert at HaYarkon Park on Saturday night, which will last for 2.5 hours and feature his original band of 11 musicians. (Interviewed by Shirit Gal in Ynet)
MK Haim Yellin: "Victims of Operation Protective Edge were in vain, without doubt"
Two years after the operation, the man who was then head of the Eshkol Regional Council talks about the difficult days that were and the difficult days to come "because there is no alternative to another round." Meanwhile, he is trying to get used to the Knesset and he is preparing for elections. (Interviewed by Arik Bender in Maariv)
Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.