APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday November 14, 2014
Quote of the day:
"These guys, who boast that they can fool every Hamas man in Gaza, fell asleep in front of the
camera."
--Yedioth's Senior political analyst Nahum Barnea explains why the Shin Bet lied and claimed it said Hamas intended to start the war last July, when the Military Intelligence Directorate said Hamas wasn't interested in a clash,**
--Yedioth's Senior political analyst Nahum Barnea explains why the Shin Bet lied and claimed it said Hamas intended to start the war last July, when the Military Intelligence Directorate said Hamas wasn't interested in a clash,**
Front Page News:
Haaretz
- State Comptroller probing dispute between Shin Bet and IDF
- Kerry met with Netanyahu and Abbas in Jordan: Agreed to act to calm the situation
- Despite the promises, Palestinians fear about Israel's intentions at Al-Aqsa // Amira Hass
- Rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip? Maybe in another 20 years // Zvi Bar'el
- 11-year-old Palestinian seriously injured
- Businessman close to Olmert and Zaken found dead in his car during his testimony
- Lieberman at head of campaign of humiliating Netanyahu // Yossi Verter
- The charity that helped also the weakest did not succeed in helping itself
- In response to reports that he was injured, ISIS released recording of its leader Abu Baker al-Baghdadi
- What does a teacher do when most of her class agrees that "Rabin is a traitor because he wanted to give Israel to the Arabs"?
- Israeli professor who assisted the landing on Jupiter: We can shed light on the creation of the solar system
- "Gantz's claims are baseless" - In the morning: The Shin Bet (made) calming (statement); In the evening: The Shin Bet attacked
- It's not ending // Nahum Barnea
- This is not a nursery school // Alex Fishman
- Netanyahu promised King of Jordan: We will act for calm
- Exclusive: Photo from CCTV footage of murderer holding black umbrella and pistol on way to killing Taybeh school principal
Maariv Weekend (Hebrew links only)
- Contradictory stories of the Shin Bet - The battles in the defense elite
- "Obligation to preserve the status quo" - PM Netanyahu, King Abdullah and Secretary of State Kerry met last night at the palace in Jordan; Goal: To calms the winds at Temple Mount to prevent a political escalation
- Cyber Intifada - "Israel will feel the fear in its computer servers and in homes," declared pro-Palestinian hackers yesterday
- Shula Zaken and Ehud Olmert argued in court over the degree of their relations with Tabin, a mutual friend who apparently committed suicide yesterday
- Prosecution's witness in 1998 murder of Noa Eyal: wife of the accused
- Parting from Dalia: In Tekoa (settlement), they already miss the young woman who was murdered in a car attack
- Furious streets: What motivates Arab Israelis to participate in violent demonstrations
Israel Hayom
- The goal: Calm - Police cancelled the age limitations for (Muslim) worshipers on Temple Mount
- Why did the man who knew the secrets of Ehud (Olmert) and Shula (Zaken) commit suicide?
- Head of Shin Bet adds oil to the fire
- May you have a full recovery - Yehuda Glick's health improving
- Spesibo, Ina! Ina Rozentuller won the title of "Best teacher of Russian language in the world"
- A decade after Shoshana, the Israeli Air Force pilots' course goes through a new revolution: Pilots will sign for 7 years of service instead of 9
- The accused in the 1998 murder of Noa Eyal: Daniel Nahmani
- Even without being tested: Students with learning disabilities will receive eases at schools
- Inciting towards a religious war and trying to stop Hamas - Abu Mazen is zigzagging // Yoav Limor and Nadav Shragai
News Summary:
The Shin Bet backtracks again on the Gaza War and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promises again to calm winds at the Temple Mount making top stories in the Friday Hebrew newspapers.
**After the Shin Bet released Thursday morning a statement that it did not actually tell the IDF that Hamas planned a Gaza war (despite its officials saying otherwise on an investigative TV program), Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen released a statement in the evening saying that he stood behind the previous statements of his officials. Yedioth's senior political analyst Nahum Barnea writes that the Shin Bet was looking for fame, so it lied and told 'Uvda' TV program that Hamas planned to go to war and that it had warned the IDF in advance.
In a meeting at the royal palace in Amman yesterday, Netanyahu promised US Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordanian King Abdullah that he would calm the winds over Temple Mount, as he promised Kerry over the phone a week ago, but this time the police removed the age limitations it had imposed on Muslim worshipers at the holy site instead of increasing them. [Ironically, the age limitation was ostensibly to prevent clashes at the site. - OH]
The Shin Bet backtracks again on the Gaza War and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promises again to calm winds at the Temple Mount making top stories in the Friday Hebrew newspapers.
**After the Shin Bet released Thursday morning a statement that it did not actually tell the IDF that Hamas planned a Gaza war (despite its officials saying otherwise on an investigative TV program), Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen released a statement in the evening saying that he stood behind the previous statements of his officials. Yedioth's senior political analyst Nahum Barnea writes that the Shin Bet was looking for fame, so it lied and told 'Uvda' TV program that Hamas planned to go to war and that it had warned the IDF in advance.
In a meeting at the royal palace in Amman yesterday, Netanyahu promised US Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordanian King Abdullah that he would calm the winds over Temple Mount, as he promised Kerry over the phone a week ago, but this time the police removed the age limitations it had imposed on Muslim worshipers at the holy site instead of increasing them. [Ironically, the age limitation was ostensibly to prevent clashes at the site. - OH]
Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.