APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday May 26, 2017
Number of the day:
58.
--Percentage of Israelis who want a two-state solution, according to a Maariv poll.*
--Percentage of Israelis who want a two-state solution, according to a Maariv poll.*
Front Page:
Haaretz
- Top people of economy streamed millions of shekels into (Interior Minister) Deri’s family NGO – Minister and wife expected to be questioned
- State systematically preventing Palestinians from working their lands beyond the fence
- 50 since ’67 – Bribery, education and seed: this is how the occupation was established after the Six Day War
- (Public Security Minister) Erdan is not implementing recommendation to establish shelters for abusive men and women are forced to live in hiding
- The blast waves from Manchester – Because of the leak, Britain won’t share intel with US about the attack; terror attack helped May improve her standing before elections
- Kibbutz College (to students): If you don’t go to the conference in the Territories (West Bank), you’ll lose your scholarship
- Acceptance committees in moshavs demand invasive questioning
- The potential terrorists still don’t know they are that
- 1/4 page ad: TOMORROW: 50 years of occupation must end – TWO STATES, ONE HOPE – Rabin Square 20:00
Yedioth Ahronoth
- The Histadrut (national labor union) is in his (Nissenkorn’s) hands
- Storm of the appointment of commanders of air squadrons
Maariv Weekend (Hebrew links only)
- 78% of public: No chance to reach a (peace) agreement
- Honey trap // Ben Caspit
- Shock absorber // Avi Benayahu
- All or nothing // Caroline Glick
- Look for the woman // Udi Segal
- The extended hand // Alon Ben-David
- American dream // Yossi Melman
- There are no free presents // Arieh Eldad
- Trumpolina // Ran Adelist
- Court not convinced by Shelly Yachimovich’s claims of ‘forgeries and violence’ in elections for head of Histadrut
Israel Hayom
- Deri and his wife summoned for questioning at police
- That rabbi to the general: “You will make history”
- We were three – Tamar Giladi lost her twin brother in the Six Day War and her other brother in the Yom Kippur War
- Victory for Nissenkorn: New counting of ballots for elections for Histadrut; Yachimovich: I will appeal
- US – and alliance: Trump visit was show of support for Israel // Shlomo Cesana, Erez Lin, Prof. Avraham Ben-Zvi, Mati Tuchfeld
News Summary:
Police will be questioning Interior Minister Arieh Deri and wife Yaffa over undeclared assets and Avi Nissenkorn likely won the elections for the chairman of the Histadrut, despite Shelly Yachimovich’s claims of fake votes and missing ballot boxes, making top news in today's Friday newspaper, while commentators examined how much pressure the US would put on Israel to make peace.
*Meanwhile, a Maariv poll found that despite what was considered a ‘pro-Israel’ trip, US President Donald Trump’s visit did not raise optimism among Israelis about the chances of renewing diplomatic negotiations and the possibility of reaching peace. Some 78% of the Israeli public believes that there is no chance of reaching a peace agreement, although 58% want one. Some 64% of Israelis think Israel does not have a partner.
But left-wingers are adamant to show their support for a two-state solution and will hold what they hope will be an enormous rally on Saturday night. Peace Now, Standing Together, the New Israel Fund, and the Labor and Meretz parties have organized the rally in Rabin Square under the title "Two States for Two Peoples.” Right-wing activists plan to come and demonstrate against it. (Maariv)
Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.