APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday October 24, 2014
Quote of the day:
"Instead of showing that it is attentive to the concerns of its allies, the government has actually
chosen to accelerate construction and is ignoring the damage this move will cause Israel."
--Israeli NGO Ir Amim responds to the Israeli government plans to advance the construction of 1,600
new East Jerusalem housing units.**
Front Page News:
Haaretz
- In the shadow of the tension: Construction of 1600 apartments to be advanced beyond Green Line
- (Suspect) Rabbi Pinto’s new lawyer: (Attorney General) Weinstein’s close friend
- Decided not to decide: For a moment it appeared the government was in danger (of collapsing), and then the party leaders of the coalition remembered that no one will profit from elections ‘’ Yossi Verter
- The lost recordings from (former defense minister) Barak’s office were found in the safe of the office’s former security officer
- The smoking recordings were not yet found // Amir Oren
- The terror attacks in Canada gave the Republicans and the media in the US another decent portion of fear and hysteria // Chemi Shalev
- Senior post-trauma expert: Rapists must be punished, but repressed memory is not reliable enough evidence
- The researcher who discovered how to cause ‘Rose of Jericho’ disease to commit suicide is likely to save the lives of 400,000 people a year
- On the night between Sabbath and Sunday, the clocks in Israel will move to winter time (move from 2AM to 1 AM)
Yedioth Ahronoth
- High alert in Jerusalem
- The last photograph – Short time before she was murdered in a car rampage attack, baby Chaya-Zissel at the Wailing Wall
- The Holocaust, Abu-Mazen’s version
- The recordings (from former defense minster Ehud Barak’s office) that were ‘deleted’ were discovered in a safe
- Justice Minister speaks with Nahum Barnea and Tovah Tzimuki about the new alliance with Lapid and on the battle she is leading against anti-democratic laws
- Speaking with courage – Author Amos Oz in rare interview with author Eshkol Nevo
- The crash – Mother of Tamar Ariel (who was killed in the Nepal snow storm) parts from her daughter, the first religious female pilot navigator
- Elections (test-) balloon // Sima Kadmon
Maariv Weekend (Hebrew links only)
- “Small intifada has begun in Jerusalem”
- Galloping towards an abyss // Ben Caspit
- Terror in soft packaging /// Kalman Libskind
- Within the fence, outside the law // Alon Ben-David
- “You made a brave decision” – Eitan Eidan, who travelled in Nepal with Tamar Ariel and left her behind in the snow, met with her parents. Her father told him: “Tamar would have acted like you”
- The recordings from Barak’s office – were not connected to the Harpaz affair
- The Kahlon effect – Were there elections for the Knesset today, a party headed by former communications minister Kahlon would win 10 mandates, Yesh Atid would crash to 9 mandates
- Winter clock: Move clocks from 2AM to 1AM on night between Saturday and Sunday
- Last parting: Tribute to cousin Tamar Ariel, who was killed in Nepal // Ronen Shuval
- Not just a symbol: The real and unknown face of Hannah Senesh
- Peace, Inc.: Would Rabin have reached an agreement with the Palestinians // Ron Miburg
- Now of all times: Why is a holiday in Israel so expensive
- They feel like shouting: The popular show of the ‘arsim and frechot’ (Mizrachi riffraff)
Israel Hayom
- Netanyahu: “The attack in Jerusalem is supported by the hands of Abu-Mazen” – Riots continue in Jeruslem; PM held emergency meeting
- In Jerusalem act like the landlords // Nadav Shragai
- It’s still possible to prevent violence // Dan Margalit
- Parents of the navigator Tamar Ariel, who was killed in the Nepal disaster, met with Eitan Eidan, the backpacker who was forced to leave her behind during the deadly snow storm.
- (Former defense minister) Barak: Happy that the recordings were found; they should be investigated
- 85%: Get (Arab MK) Zouebi out of the Knesset
- 12-year-old student: Eyal Wallach begins his university studies Sunday
- Winter clock returns: Night between Sabbath and Sunday clocks turn back an hour
- Will the security forces succeed in stopping what appears to be the beginning of an intifada in the capital // Nadav Shragai and Yuri Yelon
News Summary:
Today's top story in the Friday Hebrew newspapers focused on what is now being called 'a little Intifada in Jerusalem.' Thousands of police and Border Police will be deployed in Arab neighborhoods of the capital today, along undercover soldiers dressed as Arabs and Shin Bet agents ahead of the Friday prayers out of fear of riots. Drones will also be used. Haaretz+ reported that despite the climactic tension in the capital the state will discuss advancing plans to build in E. Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority rejected Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's claim that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was indirectly responsible, and instead it blamed Israeli incitement. The security establishment fears the rioting in E. Jerusalem will spread to the West Bank and will send 1000 police to West Bank cities to 'preserve the quiet.' Maariv reported that since the murder of the E. Jerusalem teen, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, Israeli police have arrested 830 Palestinians on suspicion they were involved in public disturbances and rioting. Netanyahu equated the rioting in E. Jerusalem and the car rampage attack Wednesday night with terror in other cities in the world.
Meanwhile, with the exception of Israel Hayom, none of the main newspapers reported in print on the fascinating interview Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal gave to (a Jewish reporter of) Vanity Fair magazine. Among other things, Mashaal denied the Israeli claim that Hamas planned a massive tunnel attack on civilians, pointing out that Hamas never tried to attack civilians via its tunnels during the 50-day war with Israel. [Some Israeli reporters, such as Israel Hayom’s Yoav Limor, did not believe the claim either – OH] and stating that the tunnels were defensive and that Israel imposed the Gaza war on the Gaza Strip. The papers did report on the interview online, however. (Maariv, Haaretz English,
Haaretz Hebrew, (different quotes) Jerusalem Post. Mashaal said (again) that Hamas agrees to reach a settlement with Israel on the basis of the 1967 borders, that Hamas does “not seek to kill Jews or any other people of any faith, nationality, or race. We are only engaged in resistance against those who occupy our land, regardless of their religious beliefs or race.” He also said that Hamas condemns the "random and extremist" murders by ISIS. When asked, he said he had no message for Netanyahu. “But I have two messages, one to the world’s great powers, and especially the United States: that its global dominance puts political and moral responsibilities on its shoulders. On top of these responsibilities is the need to put an end to the longest, or let me say, the last occupation in the world, and that is the Israeli occupation. This is a moral responsibility. “The second message is to the Israeli people. Your leadership is lying to you, and is leading you to failed adventures. War crimes are being perpetrated against the Palestinian people in your name. This will not provide you with any security, peace, or stability. It will not secure any future for you.”
Meanwhile, Yedioth reported that, despite pressure from the right-wing, President Ruvi Rivlin will attend the commemoration Sunday marking 58 years since the massacre in Kfar Qassem, when IDF soldiers opened fired on innocent Arab citizens, murdering 47, 17 of them children. And Maariv reported that for the first time since Netanyahu signed the treaty between Mediteranean countries, Israel was required to fulfill its obligation and so it helped in the search for a Lebanese pilot of a light plane who crashed with his Cypriot co-pilot as they flew between Papous and Beirut.
Today's top story in the Friday Hebrew newspapers focused on what is now being called 'a little Intifada in Jerusalem.' Thousands of police and Border Police will be deployed in Arab neighborhoods of the capital today, along undercover soldiers dressed as Arabs and Shin Bet agents ahead of the Friday prayers out of fear of riots. Drones will also be used. Haaretz+ reported that despite the climactic tension in the capital the state will discuss advancing plans to build in E. Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority rejected Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's claim that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was indirectly responsible, and instead it blamed Israeli incitement. The security establishment fears the rioting in E. Jerusalem will spread to the West Bank and will send 1000 police to West Bank cities to 'preserve the quiet.' Maariv reported that since the murder of the E. Jerusalem teen, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, Israeli police have arrested 830 Palestinians on suspicion they were involved in public disturbances and rioting. Netanyahu equated the rioting in E. Jerusalem and the car rampage attack Wednesday night with terror in other cities in the world.
Meanwhile, with the exception of Israel Hayom, none of the main newspapers reported in print on the fascinating interview Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal gave to (a Jewish reporter of) Vanity Fair magazine. Among other things, Mashaal denied the Israeli claim that Hamas planned a massive tunnel attack on civilians, pointing out that Hamas never tried to attack civilians via its tunnels during the 50-day war with Israel. [Some Israeli reporters, such as Israel Hayom’s Yoav Limor, did not believe the claim either – OH] and stating that the tunnels were defensive and that Israel imposed the Gaza war on the Gaza Strip. The papers did report on the interview online, however. (Maariv, Haaretz English,
Haaretz Hebrew, (different quotes) Jerusalem Post. Mashaal said (again) that Hamas agrees to reach a settlement with Israel on the basis of the 1967 borders, that Hamas does “not seek to kill Jews or any other people of any faith, nationality, or race. We are only engaged in resistance against those who occupy our land, regardless of their religious beliefs or race.” He also said that Hamas condemns the "random and extremist" murders by ISIS. When asked, he said he had no message for Netanyahu. “But I have two messages, one to the world’s great powers, and especially the United States: that its global dominance puts political and moral responsibilities on its shoulders. On top of these responsibilities is the need to put an end to the longest, or let me say, the last occupation in the world, and that is the Israeli occupation. This is a moral responsibility. “The second message is to the Israeli people. Your leadership is lying to you, and is leading you to failed adventures. War crimes are being perpetrated against the Palestinian people in your name. This will not provide you with any security, peace, or stability. It will not secure any future for you.”
Meanwhile, Yedioth reported that, despite pressure from the right-wing, President Ruvi Rivlin will attend the commemoration Sunday marking 58 years since the massacre in Kfar Qassem, when IDF soldiers opened fired on innocent Arab citizens, murdering 47, 17 of them children. And Maariv reported that for the first time since Netanyahu signed the treaty between Mediteranean countries, Israel was required to fulfill its obligation and so it helped in the search for a Lebanese pilot of a light plane who crashed with his Cypriot co-pilot as they flew between Papous and Beirut.
Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.