APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday January 8, 2016
Quote of the day:
"The conference, which is meeting for the first time in its history in Jerusalem, is intended to
identify with city residents in all its neighborhoods during a period of violence and fear."
--Uri Zaki, the chairman of a Meretz conference, held to discuss the escalation of the security situation and the possibility of pushing for a renewal of diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.**
--Uri Zaki, the chairman of a Meretz conference, held to discuss the escalation of the security situation and the possibility of pushing for a renewal of diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.**
You Must Be Kidding:
In the video, when asked how it felt to kiss a stranger not of their own race and religion, one participant in the video replies at the end of the video, "less strange than the [Arab-Israeli] conflict."
Breaking News:
Front Page:
Haaretz
- Egypt demands clarifications about reconciliation talks with Turkey
- Also today a worker will fall from a construction site
- The demonstrations in the West Bank almost ended and the incitement decreased, but Hamas is trying to fan the flames // Amos Harel
- MK Cabel warned Herzog, “If you go to a unity government, you will find me facing you”
- Ask the rabbi for permit for a gun: Some 150 yeshiva students came to weapons exhibit sponsored to Beitar Illit
- Fear of global crisis: Chinese bursa dropped by 7%, price of oil at 14 year low
- The establishment man who became religious: Who is the next Attorney General, Avichai Mendelblitt?
- The rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a battle over influence, more than a war over religion
- Non-stop queer: The history of LGBTs of Israel
Yedioth Ahronoth
- The hope and the disappointment – The state ‘medicine basket’ was great news for over 100,000 ill people, but many others will have to pay enormous sums in order to survive
- With the help of a check – Yedioth invented an oligarch who was involved in tax evasion and other dark activities, but leading public institutions they were willing to do as he wished in exchange for a check of millions
- One murderer – three heart-breaking stories
- When (musician) Gidi Gov was insulted – Gidi answers the director of Army Radio and really answers
Maariv This Week (Hebrew links only)
- Hamas, Jerusalem branch
- Color of money // Ben Caspit
- Israeli terror // Lior Ackerman
- Siege on Tel-Aviv // Alon Ben-David
- Depth of the bluff // Kalman Libskind
- Too much mercy // Sarah Beck
- Between the (Tel-Aviv) bubble and the wadi // Eyal Levy
- The hunt continues - for Tel-Aviv terrorist
- Last night: Alertness of reserve soldiers prevented disaster – 3 terrorists with knives pulled out were eliminated in Gush Etzion
- ‘Medicine basket’ approved – “Without the medicine, my life will be short and difficult’ – said Dana Rubin, who has leukemia
- The ultra-Orthodox are furious: We won’t allow autopsy of the baby who was shaken (to death)
- Under pressure from Justice Ministry: Finance Ministry publishes protocols from Strum Commission
- Winter is coming: Two weeks with the frozen refugees in Europe
- The bridge: The untold story about Palestinian terror in Scandinavia
- Patriot missiles: CEO of [far-right NGO] ‘Im Tirtzu’ does not regret the storm over ‘The Moles’ video clip
Israel Hayom
- Three terrorists tried to stab soldiers – and were eliminated; Later, another attack was prevented; Released for publication: Hamas cell planned to kidnap and murder Israelis for negotiation card
- The (medicine) basket: Medicine for jaundice are in, for Parkinson’s is out
- Winter returns: Prepare for a storm this weekend
- Beautiful Israel – Thousands attended the funeral of Cpt. Yishai Rusales, who was killed in a training exercise
- “Pinpoint autopsy of the baby’s corpse” – Earllier, the family opposed the autopsy and hundreds of ultra-Orthodox blocked roads and threw stones in Jerusalem
- Sunday: Deri will return to Interior Ministry; Attorney General: “Borderline appointment”
- Palmachim beach to remain open – to be declared public park
- Friends of Alon Bakal, who was murdered in Dizengoff attack, already miss him
- (Actress) Gila Almagor talks about the culture war and the attacks on her
- Father of Pvt. Shalev Hazan, who died from allergy, demands answers from IDF
- He has no hands or feet, but 5-year-old Abud defies all the difficulties
News Summary:
A Hamas cell is caught that allegedly planned to kidnap and murder a Hebron settler to use as negotiation card for a prisoner swap, angry ultra-Orthodox riot in Jerusalem over the autopsy of a baby and the state approves the subsidized 'medicine basket,' which saves many sick - but not all of them, making top stories in today's Hebrew newspapers. Barely making headlines (except in Israel Hayom) was the continued manhunt for the Tel-Aviv shooter or the four Palestinians killed in two reported attempted stabbing attacks on Israeli soldiers in which four Palestinians were killed in the West Bank. In one of the incidents, involving three young relatives, their families have demanded the IDF show the video footage of the attack, as they don't believe their children tried to stab soldiers.
**Haaretz+ also reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent a conciliatory message to the participants of a Meretz conference in Jerusalem.
Also in the news, was the Facebook post of Jews and Arabs kissing that mysteriously disappeared.
A Hamas cell is caught that allegedly planned to kidnap and murder a Hebron settler to use as negotiation card for a prisoner swap, angry ultra-Orthodox riot in Jerusalem over the autopsy of a baby and the state approves the subsidized 'medicine basket,' which saves many sick - but not all of them, making top stories in today's Hebrew newspapers. Barely making headlines (except in Israel Hayom) was the continued manhunt for the Tel-Aviv shooter or the four Palestinians killed in two reported attempted stabbing attacks on Israeli soldiers in which four Palestinians were killed in the West Bank. In one of the incidents, involving three young relatives, their families have demanded the IDF show the video footage of the attack, as they don't believe their children tried to stab soldiers.
**Haaretz+ also reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent a conciliatory message to the participants of a Meretz conference in Jerusalem.
Also in the news, was the Facebook post of Jews and Arabs kissing that mysteriously disappeared.
Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.