APN's daily news review from Israel
Sunday October 18, 2015
Quote of the day:
"Why didn't they shoot him in the legs?"
--Family of Shahar Mamoun furious after police shot him dead during a brawl, in what Yedioth called the 'Panic Effect,' whereby Palestinian attackers with knives are shot dead and now Israelis are, too.
--Family of Shahar Mamoun furious after police shot him dead during a brawl, in what Yedioth called the 'Panic Effect,' whereby Palestinian attackers with knives are shot dead and now Israelis are, too.
You Must Be Kidding:
One of the soldiers on the bus reportedly told the bus driver that his father was a senior police officer and that he, the soldier, recognized the Arab woman as being a wanted terrorist.
But Biyan Khaled, a young Israeli-Arab woman, is no terrorist and is now demanding 50,000 shekels (about $13,000) compensation from the Egged bus company after being removed from a bus last week when soldiers on board incorrectly suspected her of being a terrorist.
Front Page:
Haaretz
- Five stabbing attacks in a day in Jerusalem and Hebron; France advancing placing foreign observers on Temple Mount
- New situation // Amos Harel
- Like a hole in the head // Chemi Shalev
- Palestinian masses set fire to the Joseph’s Tomb compound
- Today, discussion on cutting funding of parties that encourage boycotting settlements
- Knesset committee to discuss sexual harassment in academia
- (Deputy Foreign Minister) Hotovely distributed a political handbook through diplomatic mail that extolled her achievements
- Politician in Germany was stabbed due to her support for refugees
- ‘Mein Kampf’ will return to bookstores in France in January
- Another silencing (of Israeli lawmakers who oppose settlements) // Haaretz Editorial
- The man from Yerucham // Ari Shavit
Yedioth Ahronoth
- 7 attacks in 48 hours; International effort to calm the streets
- Female combat soldier vs. female terrorist – yesterday near Kiryat Arba
- Chased, stabbed, was eliminated
- We, who buried in the blood-soaked ground those who are dearest to us, who paid the heaviest price of all, unite our voice in a sharp and clear call: A different way is possible and necessary
- Enormous fire in Ramat-Gan parking lot: 32 buses caught on fire
Maariv This Week (Hebrew links only)
- In the focus of terror: Hebron
- (Leaders) Stuck in a new situation // Yossi Melman
- The White House does not forgive // Shlomo Shamir
- The Border Policewoman who stopped the female terrorist in Hebron: “I shot without hesitating”
- “Why shoot in order to kill?” – Weak nerves in the wake of the wave of terror: Shahar Maman was shot to death by a policeman during a brawl in Bat Yam
- “We saw a mushroom of smoke in Gush Dan (Tel-Aviv coastal area)” – 15 public buses caught on fire in parking lot; Citizens thought it was an attack
- Today, returning to the college campuses: The private protests of the students in Israel
Israel Hayom
- Four of the six weekend attacks this week took place in one of the most charged cities, all six terrorists killed.
- Thank you to the combat soldiers and police
- Weekend: 7 attacks – 4 in Hebron
- Fire in the bus parking lot
- International force? In the last incidents they ran away // Boaz Bismuth
- Correct decisions, and patience is needed // Haim Shine
- “The Jews should go”: On Channel 1 they showed the truth // Itsik Saban
- Infuriating comparison: Obama called “to tamp down rhetoric (that may feed violence or anger or misunderstanding) – on both sides”
- Anger in Israel on French proposal to place international observers at Temple Mount; “Prize to terror”
News Summary:
Four Israelis were wounded in six alleged knife attacks on Friday and Saturday, all six alleged Palestinian attackers were shot dead. Palestinians in Nablus set fire to the Joseph’s Tomb compound and Israeli yeshiva students went there the next night against military orders and were beaten and turned over to the IDF. France proposed placing international observers at the Temple Mount, which Israel rejected with US support, and US President Barack Obama entered the picture here with statements that angered right-wing Israeli politicians. Meanwhile, the ‘panic effect’ led to the killing of a Jewish Israeli by a policeman. These were the top stories in today’s Hebrew newspapers.
Barely mentioned in the news, three Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli security forces Friday in violence that erupted along the Gaza border and in the West Bank, according to Palestinian reports. And supporters of opposing parties, Fatah, Hamas and the Popular Front for Palestine made a joint protest march in Hebron. Meanwhile, Hamas asked Russia to help stop Israeli ‘aggression’ against Palestinians. And, senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar said in a sermon in Gaza that the “intifada has started, and we don’t know where it will end. We all hope it will beat the occupation, since that is a divine promise. The confrontation with the occupation is a divine matter, and written in the Koran. Anyone who thinks the resistance against the occupation is coming from Gaza alone is delusional – the resistance is coming from all of Palestine.”
President Obama said Israel had a right to defend itself, but Obama also urged “both Prime Minister (Binyamin) Netanyahu and Israeli elected officials and President (Mahmoud) Abbas and other people in positions of power to try to tamp down rhetoric that may feed violence or anger or misunderstanding." Obama said the US would assist in creating a summit between the leaders of the two sides, if they so wanted. However, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Netanyahu that the Palestinians must stop incitement. Netanyahu insisted that Israel is not changing the status quo. The two will be meeting in Berlin.
Israel vehemently opposes France’s push in the UN Security Council to place international observers on the Temple Mount to preserve the status quo. The US is cooperating with Israel against the French proposal, Haaretz+ reported. The Palestinians are also submitting a new proposal to UNESCO calling for the Western (Wailing) Wall to be considered part of al-Aqsa, of the Temple Mount compound, Ynet reported.
Some 30 Israeli yeshiva students from Jerusalem snuck into Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus Saturday night, where five were caught, beaten and turned over to Israeli forces
by Palestinian forces. Thursday night, ahead of their ‘Day of Rage,’ hundreds of Palestinians set fire to Joseph’s Tomb. Abbas denounced the move, ordered an inquiry and said the Palestinian Authority will pay for reconstruction.
In what Yedioth called 'the panic effect,' a policeman called to a brawl in Bat Yam shot dead a Jewish Israeli man holding knives and running toward him. The in-laws of Shahar Mamoun, who are the owners of the famous Dr. Shakshuka restaurant, are furious, and asked, "Why didn't they shoot him in the legs? Why did they have to shoot to kill?" (Maariv)
Four Israelis were wounded in six alleged knife attacks on Friday and Saturday, all six alleged Palestinian attackers were shot dead. Palestinians in Nablus set fire to the Joseph’s Tomb compound and Israeli yeshiva students went there the next night against military orders and were beaten and turned over to the IDF. France proposed placing international observers at the Temple Mount, which Israel rejected with US support, and US President Barack Obama entered the picture here with statements that angered right-wing Israeli politicians. Meanwhile, the ‘panic effect’ led to the killing of a Jewish Israeli by a policeman. These were the top stories in today’s Hebrew newspapers.
Barely mentioned in the news, three Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli security forces Friday in violence that erupted along the Gaza border and in the West Bank, according to Palestinian reports. And supporters of opposing parties, Fatah, Hamas and the Popular Front for Palestine made a joint protest march in Hebron. Meanwhile, Hamas asked Russia to help stop Israeli ‘aggression’ against Palestinians. And, senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar said in a sermon in Gaza that the “intifada has started, and we don’t know where it will end. We all hope it will beat the occupation, since that is a divine promise. The confrontation with the occupation is a divine matter, and written in the Koran. Anyone who thinks the resistance against the occupation is coming from Gaza alone is delusional – the resistance is coming from all of Palestine.”
President Obama said Israel had a right to defend itself, but Obama also urged “both Prime Minister (Binyamin) Netanyahu and Israeli elected officials and President (Mahmoud) Abbas and other people in positions of power to try to tamp down rhetoric that may feed violence or anger or misunderstanding." Obama said the US would assist in creating a summit between the leaders of the two sides, if they so wanted. However, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Netanyahu that the Palestinians must stop incitement. Netanyahu insisted that Israel is not changing the status quo. The two will be meeting in Berlin.
Israel vehemently opposes France’s push in the UN Security Council to place international observers on the Temple Mount to preserve the status quo. The US is cooperating with Israel against the French proposal, Haaretz+ reported. The Palestinians are also submitting a new proposal to UNESCO calling for the Western (Wailing) Wall to be considered part of al-Aqsa, of the Temple Mount compound, Ynet reported.
Some 30 Israeli yeshiva students from Jerusalem snuck into Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus Saturday night, where five were caught, beaten and turned over to Israeli forces
by Palestinian forces. Thursday night, ahead of their ‘Day of Rage,’ hundreds of Palestinians set fire to Joseph’s Tomb. Abbas denounced the move, ordered an inquiry and said the Palestinian Authority will pay for reconstruction.
In what Yedioth called 'the panic effect,' a policeman called to a brawl in Bat Yam shot dead a Jewish Israeli man holding knives and running toward him. The in-laws of Shahar Mamoun, who are the owners of the famous Dr. Shakshuka restaurant, are furious, and asked, "Why didn't they shoot him in the legs? Why did they have to shoot to kill?" (Maariv)
Quick Hits:
- Arab workers feeling the fear - Ashraf Katayef's restaurant is struggling while contractors report Arab workers are scarce these days; 'The situation is frightening.' (Ynet)
- Jews, Arabs call for coexistence at rallies in country’s north - 'In the face of the fear, the hate and the racism, we are presenting hope, faith and joint responsibility,' said Yaniv Sagee, who set up a dialog tent. (Haaretz+)
- Jews and Arabs rally for coexistence in Jerusalem - Some 1,500 protesters march in the capital amid a wave of violence. 'Only together can we break the bloody cycle of occupation and hate," MK Dov Khenin says at the rally. (Haaretz+)
- Arab-Jewish restaurant refuses to stop serving its coexistence recipe - Maxim restaurant in Haifa, a symbol of hope for half a century, faces new test amid latest wave of violence. (Haaretz+)
- Israeli Arab Woman Seeks Compensation After Being Booted From Bus - Student Biyan Khaled says she was traumatized after being mistaken for a terrorist and dumped at service plaza. (Haaretz+)
- Israeli Arab cleared of suspicion of being terrorist mulls lawsuit - Yahiya Masaruwa was arrested with knives, scissors and an Islamic Movement flag in his car, but after being interrogated, suspicions against him were cleared and he was released; 'They handcuffed me and started beating me and swearing at me,' he says. (Ynet)
- Friends say Afula 'terrorist' suffering from metal health issues - Asra'a Abed is a divorced mother whose child was taken from her after a previous suicide attempt. (Haaretz+)
- Journalists call for Palestinian credential checks after stabbing attack - Foreign Press Association condemns attacker who dressed as media photographer, calls on Israeli forces to cease 'violent behavior' toward reporters. (Ynet)
- Bill aims to cut funding to political parties that support settlement boycott - Avigdor Lieberman submits bill after Hadash and Meretz expressed support for boycotting settlement products. (Haaretz+)
- WATCH: Arab-Israeli Journalist Lucy Aharish Blasts Palestinian Leadership for Incitement - 'You are inciting thousands of young people to go the the streets. You are destroying their future with your own hands.' (HaaretzVIDEO)
- Several terrorists' homes to be demolished - Notices distributed to the families of the murderers of Naama and Eitam Henkin. (Ynet)
- Report: Russia blocks Israeli jets over Lebanon - Lebanese newspaper claims Israeli jets turn back after confrontation with Russian aircraft over northern Lebanon. (Ynet)
- NYC Mayor makes 'solidarity' trip to Israel - Bill De Blasio meets with counterpart in Tel Aviv, scratches plans for trip to West Bank over security concerns; trip payed for by private (Jewish) donations. (Ynet)
- Abbas' dubious day in Dubai - Yasser Abbas, son to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is under fire - but not from Israeli police - for his playboy image. (Ynet)
Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.