APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday January 26, 2016
You Must Be Kidding:
"In the fall of 2015, a series of stabbings were made across the country. Most of them were committed by Arab citizens of Israel ..."
--False information in the controversial new Israeli civics textbook.
"In the fall of 2015, a series of stabbings were made across the country. Most of them were committed by Arab citizens of Israel ..."
--False information in the controversial new Israeli civics textbook.
Front Page:
Haaretz
- Two wounded mortally and moderately in stabbing attack in Beit Horon
- In capital, waiting for snow and preparing to close streets
- New civics textbook: Arabs of Israel perpetrated most of the attacks in the present wave of terror
- President of Iran visiting Europe after 16 years: Will sign agreements worth billions of Euros
- UNESCO protested to Iran over cartoon exhibition on subject of denying the Holocaust
- Resident of Taibeh arrested because he called on Facebook to demonstrate against demolition of homes in his village
- ¼ page ad: The transparent spin of the Transparency Law – …This law is another step in the government’s de-legitimization campaign against peace and human rights organizations…Our funding is revealed and public. Anyone can find on the Internet a detailed list of our donors, and on the way, read about the occupation. So we will continue. Continue to make heard the voice of opposition to the occupation and to other violations of human rights. After all, it is important that the government know what we think about its actions. Like the Prime Minister calls it: Transparency.
Yedioth Ahronoth
- Terrorists in the mini-market
- Copycat terror // Yossi Yehoshua
- Yinon Magal – case closed – “Suddenly, a man wakes up and he’s a serial sex offender”
- “They came to make a massacre” – One mortally wounded and one moderately wounded in attack in Binyamin region (West Bank)
- Yinon Magal on closing of case: “Whoever accuses me – she should file a complaint”
- Jerusalem hoping for white (snow)
- Peres continues to work (from the hospital)
Israel Hayom
- Courage in the face of hatred – Mordechai Shalem’s bravery: He alone stopped two terrorists in the mini-market in Beit Horon
- White time
- Magal case closed: “Facebook is not a court, whoever was harmed by me should go to the police”
News Summary:
Two Palestinian youth stabbed two Israeli women in a settlement, killing one of them, and Jerusalem waited for snow to fall today, which did not happen, making top stories in today’s Hebrew newspapers. Also in the news, teen Palestinian twin sisters were detained a month ago after reportedly planning attacks against Israelis and Jews. And, Canada’s new liberal government has sent a 'tough message' to Israel as a 'good friend,' while Israel’s opposition plans a no-confidence motion for Thursday.
Two Palestinians, aged 16 and 22, stabbed two Israeli women in Beit Horon settlement. One of them, Shlomit Krigman, 23, died today of her wounds. The attackers then went to a mini-market brandishing their knives, but ran away after the owner pushed them out using a supermarket cart. They were both shot dead by a settlement security guard. Yedioth’s military commentator Yossi Yehoshua and Palestinian affairs reporter Elior Levy described the attack as ‘copy cat terror,’ saying that the attackers were influenced by the two recent ‘successful’ attacks that took place inside settlements and also targeted women, in Otniel and in Tekoa. Levy also reported that the younger attacker, Hussein Abu Ghosh, was also deeply affected by the IDF killing of his close friend, Leith Manasra, in November, motivating him to get revenge. A Yedioth map next to the article shows where Beit Horon settlement is located in relation to Modiin and Jerusalem, but does not show the ‘Green Line’ and that Beit Horon is in the West Bank. Maariv profiled the ‘angel’ of Hadassah Hospital, Dr. Ahmed Eid, who last night “brought back to life” one of the wounded women. (This was likely Krigman, who died this morning.)
A day after Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion was criticized for criticizing Israeli settlement construction and unilateral Palestinian initiatives toward statehood, Canada shot back saying it was only delivering a "tough message" to Israel as a “good friend.” That criticism had no affect. Yesterday, Israel approved new homes in the northern West Bank and in E. Jerusalem, marking the end of its informal settlement building freeze, Haaretz+ reported.
The Zionist Camp expects a symbolic victory Thursday when it calls for the dissolution of the Knesset. Some members of the Netanyahu coalition have said they won’t vote until settlers are allowed to move back into a Palestinian house in Hebron, so the first reading will likely pass.
Two Palestinian youth stabbed two Israeli women in a settlement, killing one of them, and Jerusalem waited for snow to fall today, which did not happen, making top stories in today’s Hebrew newspapers. Also in the news, teen Palestinian twin sisters were detained a month ago after reportedly planning attacks against Israelis and Jews. And, Canada’s new liberal government has sent a 'tough message' to Israel as a 'good friend,' while Israel’s opposition plans a no-confidence motion for Thursday.
Two Palestinians, aged 16 and 22, stabbed two Israeli women in Beit Horon settlement. One of them, Shlomit Krigman, 23, died today of her wounds. The attackers then went to a mini-market brandishing their knives, but ran away after the owner pushed them out using a supermarket cart. They were both shot dead by a settlement security guard. Yedioth’s military commentator Yossi Yehoshua and Palestinian affairs reporter Elior Levy described the attack as ‘copy cat terror,’ saying that the attackers were influenced by the two recent ‘successful’ attacks that took place inside settlements and also targeted women, in Otniel and in Tekoa. Levy also reported that the younger attacker, Hussein Abu Ghosh, was also deeply affected by the IDF killing of his close friend, Leith Manasra, in November, motivating him to get revenge. A Yedioth map next to the article shows where Beit Horon settlement is located in relation to Modiin and Jerusalem, but does not show the ‘Green Line’ and that Beit Horon is in the West Bank. Maariv profiled the ‘angel’ of Hadassah Hospital, Dr. Ahmed Eid, who last night “brought back to life” one of the wounded women. (This was likely Krigman, who died this morning.)
A day after Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion was criticized for criticizing Israeli settlement construction and unilateral Palestinian initiatives toward statehood, Canada shot back saying it was only delivering a "tough message" to Israel as a “good friend.” That criticism had no affect. Yesterday, Israel approved new homes in the northern West Bank and in E. Jerusalem, marking the end of its informal settlement building freeze, Haaretz+ reported.
The Zionist Camp expects a symbolic victory Thursday when it calls for the dissolution of the Knesset. Some members of the Netanyahu coalition have said they won’t vote until settlers are allowed to move back into a Palestinian house in Hebron, so the first reading will likely pass.
Quick Hits:
- Palestinian journalist urges international intervention after 63 day hunger-strike in Israeli detention; Lawyer: He’s on brink of death - Journalist Mohammed Al-Qiq, 33, protesting detention without trial is now unconscious, said his lawyer. "Israel has to be aware that it will pay a heavy toll if Muhammad dies in custody," PA Committee for Prisoners' Affairs head said. (Haaretz+ and Maan)
- Palestinian Gas Crisis Spreads From Gaza to West Bank Amid Cold Snap - Liquefied petroleum gas is used by hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses for cooking and heating. Daily consumption is 1,300 tons, but inclement weather caused shipments from Israel to Palestinians to drop to only 500 tons a day. (Haaretz+)
- Detained B'Tselem activist released after two weeks in jails - Nasser Nawaja, a Palestinian, was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder a land dealer who sought to sell West Bank properties to Israelis; police failed to appeal release in 24 hours given by court. (Haaretz+)
- Two weeks before arrest, left-wing activists filed harassment suit against police - Lawsuit claims Ezra Nawi and Guy Butavia were targeted in April 2014, after being stopped by police and accused of various traffic offenses, all of which were subsequently dropped. (Haaretz+)
- Israel Arrests Activist Who Called for Protests Against House Demolitions on Facebook - Ayman Hajj Yahya spent a night in jail even though the police and his lawyers agreed in advance to the conditions of his release. (Haaretz+)
- Israel's new civics textbook: Israeli Arabs behind most attacks in current terror wave (which is incorrect) - Book draft also says that it wasn’t proven that Yitzhak Rabin’s murder was the result of incitement and it reportedly compares between political murder and a prime minister’s decision: “…ideological-political violence, such as (Ben-Gurion’s decision) to sink the Altalena in 1948, the murder of Emil Grunzweig at a Peace Now demonstration and the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin…” Language editor says book represents religious hijacking of subject, contains falsehoods and ignores controversy over settlements. (Haaretz+ and Maariv)
- 'Frisking bill' on path to approval - Knesset committee votes 7-6 in favor of passing bill on for final approval; bill would permit police to search people's bodies if they suspect they are about to commit violent acts. (Ynet)
- IDF surrounds West Bank town where stabbing attackers set out from - Police say two assailants shot dead after they entered grocery store in Beit Horon, near Jerusalem, and stabbed two Israeli women; two pipe bombs found at scene. (Haaretz)
- Palestinian media spurring wave of terror - Since the beginning of the current terror wave, Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV and other Palestinian networks have been devoting nearly all their programming to lauding attacks and 'martyrs'. (Ynet)
- Israeli police release 3 Palestinian minors from Jerusalem custody - Majd Abu Khdeir, 14, and Ala Abu Khdeir, 14, sentenced to house arrest and 5,000 shekel ($1,256) fine for reportedly throwing rocks at Jerusalem's light-rail train. Fatima Abu Sneinah was released without charges to her family after her father was informed him she was found carrying a knife. (Maan)
- Hotovely: “20% of Western donations to PA go to terrorists' families” - Palestinian Authority pays terrorists' families yearly stipends to the tune of $75 million, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely told foreign dignitaries. World must "stop incitement and terrorism by truly supervising its donations [to the Palestinians]," she says. (Israel Hayom)
- PM to head new ministerial committee on settlements - In an effort to defuse coalition tension, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decides to head committee that will coordinate government response to disputes in Judea and Samaria, other region. Committee formed after Jews evicted from Hebron buildings. (Israel Hayom)
- Likud to host far right-wing politician from Austria - The director of communications for Likud, Eli Hazan, has invited a senior member of Austria's far-right Freedom party on an official Knesset visit. David Lasar is on a Ministry of Foreign Affairs blacklist. (Ynet)
- Donovan cancels Jaffa peace concert - Scottish singer's managers claim dispute over contract led to last-minute cancelation, but local producers say otherwise. (Haaretz+)
- While Treating Palestinian Toddler, Israeli Doctors Discover and Cure Fatal Genetic Disease - The disease, which has yet to acquire a formal name, is a blood disease in which the immune system attacks itself; 'The Palestinian hospital could not diagnose the disease, and we didn’t know at first what it was either,' Israeli physician says. (Ido Efrati, Haaretz+)
- The 'Homeland' Spy Who Started Out as an Israeli Intelligence Operative - Mark Ivanir was on the verge of joining the ranks of Israel’s spies, but instead he chose an acting career that led him to Hollywood and a star role in the hit American TV series. (Aimee Amiga, Haaretz+)
- Israeli army prosecutors seek tougher sentence for info-leaking soldier - Military Prosecution is appealing 34-month jail term for soldier convicted of leaking classified intelligence – about the transfer of wounded Syrian Druze to Israeli hospitals – to the enemy. (Haaretz+)
- Energy plan sees need for new nuclear power plants in Israel - Master plan for Israel's energy infrastructure predicts need to double energy production by 2030, calls for nuclear power to make up 15% of production by 2050. (Haaretz+)
- Poll: Most Israelis support additional benefits for new immigrants - In light of European anti-Semitism, a majority of Israel endorse further benefits, even at the expense of native Israelis, says survey. (Ynet)
- Israel grants Birthright and Masa participants automatic 6-month visa - The new regulations allow participants to legally work while exploring the possibility of immigrating to Israel. (Haaretz+)
- Sex, drugs and King Fahd: The dark secrets of the Saudi royal family are exposed - The secret wife of the late Saudi king published a new biography about the filth of the royal family. According to Jinan Harb, a Palestinian, Fahd forced her to abort three times. (Maariv)
- UNESCO Raps Iran Over Holocaust Cartoon Contest - Organization chief expected to protest directly to Iranian president who is to address body on Wednesday. (Agencies, Haaretz)
- Iran's Rohani Heads to Italy, France to Boost Economic Ties - No major contracts are expected to be signed during the visit, sources in France and Italy say; the four-day trip will include a meeting with the pope. (Agencies, Haaretz)
- Egypt Marks Fifth Anniversary of anti-Mubarak Uprising - The run-up to the Monday anniversary has seen stepped-up security measures and a new wave of arrests in downtown Cairo. (Agencies, Haaretz)
- Report: Netanyahu and Assad came close to a peace agreement; Golan Heights under Israeli sovereignty - Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported that from 2009 to 2011 Israel and Syria reached an understanding on important points, but the Obama administration preferred to push toward a solution with the Palestinians and torpedoed the initiative. (Maariv)
- UN Envoy: Syria Peace Talks Between Gov't and Opposition to Start Friday - De Mistura, special envoy to Syria, says the priorities will be creating a broad ceasefire, stopping the threat posed by ISIS, and clearing the way for humanitarian aid. (Agencies, Haaretz)
Commentary/Analysis:
Israel's Selective Enforcement of Flag Desecration Offenses Is Based on Sentiment (Yaniv Kubovich,
Haaretz+) Flag desecration accepted when protesting Shalit deal, but leads to arrest when
protesting occupation. Ultra-Ortodox protesters dancing on flag could be sentenced to community service; an
Arab who burns a plastic flag is arrested.
4 takeaways from Davos 2016 (Eytan Avriel, Haaretz+) How the participants distort the debate in favor of the 0.01%, and what Benjamin Netanyahu’s participation at the conference brought us.
Days of Madness: We are on a slippery slope toward civil war (Lior Akerman, Maariv) Radical right-wing and left-wing organizations are leading Israel into oblivion. Someone needs to wake up the nation and its leaders, before it's too late…In matters of truth and falsehood there is no relevance to the right or left. There is only one truth. And what’s not true is a lie. Speaking of Breaking the Silence, which is apparently financed by the enemies of Israel, they spread lies about the IDF's conduct in the Territories with the intention to harm Israel's international legitimacy. Indeed, we must admit that over the decades of military control over another people, there are occasional exceptions contrary to the spirit of the IDF. But from this to the systematic dissemination of falsehoods in order to discredit the country and the army there is a long distance. Even more bizarre is the support of the organization by former senior military officers and two former heads of the Shin Bet, who also support the organization’s right to disseminate its criminal opinions in the name of democracy. Another example is Btselem, which is funded by various Palestinian sources, foreign governments and anti-Israel funds, and based on false investigations by Palestinian researchers collected from Palestinian detainees under interrogation. Long years of false investigations, as well as those which were proven such in court and in probes carried out by the State Attorney's Office did not change the fact that the organization continues to operate and spread poison in the world. These organizations, who hire as their directors Israelis, act as a Palestinian anti-Israeli branch in every respect in Israel and in the world. Complete mechanisms of these organizations cultivate the lies and spread them over the years all over the world. In the name of democracy and the right to freedom of expression, anything goes.
If the West Bank Ran Israel, or Dr. Seuss' Guide to Judea (Bradley Burston, Haaretz+) When I heard the prime minister tell his ministers about settlers and Hebron, the book "If I Ran The Circus" popped into my head. Now I know why.
The Price Israel Pays for Having a Powerful Army (Nehemia Shtrasler, Haaretz+) Israel excels at many things: Creating new and creative approaches to education, the housing crisis, public transportation or the war on poverty aren’t some of them.
Why Auschwitz? Israeli Students Should Go to Where the Holocaust Really Began (Nitzan Horowitz, Haaretz+) The Israeli teen trips’ focus on Poland, the largest Jewish cemetery in the world, creates a historical distortion. Despicable Polish anti-Semitism played a role in the massive harm done to the Jews, but Auschwitz and Treblinka were not Polish camps.
Israel's Education Minister Is Building a New Messianic Order - and No One Says a Word (Iris Leal, Haaretz+) Bennett and his public are restricting freedom, narrowing maneuverability and shattering confidence, in service of shattering democracy. And so far, nobody’s even peeped in protest.
Herzog accepts the reality – parting from the fantasy of peace (Yoaz Hendel, Yedioth) The attack on Herzog for saying that it is impossible to achieve peace at this time, shows the difficulty to deal with the world of political ideas. His critics prefer to lie and promise that if they were given the mandate and put in a room with Abu Mazen they would bring peace. They can say what they want, but that’s not the truth...
Israel Must Ensure Continued Existence of Free Media (Haaretz Editorial) It's time to let new elements enter the commercial media market, which is centralized and controlled by a small number of players.
Five Years Later, the Revolution in Egypt Is Actually Not Over (Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz+) It seems that nothing has changed since the overthrow of Mubarak, but the revolution’s success lies in a change in consciousness that remains.
Saudi-Iranian Tensions Threaten to Sink Syria Peace Talks Before They Even Begin (Ilene Prusher, Haaretz+) While power-brokers still can’t agree on who should be invited, regional tensions and Assad's strengthening position leave few expectations that the talks can end the five-year conflict.
Free speech on U.K. campuses is under attack as never before – and Jews are prime targets (Baroness Deech, Haaretz+) British universities are rife with hatred, closed minds, ignorance, stereotyping and, yes, anti-Semitism.
Opposition in Turkey Can't Stymie Erdogan but Contrary to Israel's Opposition, at Least It Speaks Up (Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz+) It would not (yet) be fair to compare the Turkish interpretation of the term 'democracy' to the Israeli interpretation. But the two of them are approaching one another.
4 takeaways from Davos 2016 (Eytan Avriel, Haaretz+) How the participants distort the debate in favor of the 0.01%, and what Benjamin Netanyahu’s participation at the conference brought us.
Days of Madness: We are on a slippery slope toward civil war (Lior Akerman, Maariv) Radical right-wing and left-wing organizations are leading Israel into oblivion. Someone needs to wake up the nation and its leaders, before it's too late…In matters of truth and falsehood there is no relevance to the right or left. There is only one truth. And what’s not true is a lie. Speaking of Breaking the Silence, which is apparently financed by the enemies of Israel, they spread lies about the IDF's conduct in the Territories with the intention to harm Israel's international legitimacy. Indeed, we must admit that over the decades of military control over another people, there are occasional exceptions contrary to the spirit of the IDF. But from this to the systematic dissemination of falsehoods in order to discredit the country and the army there is a long distance. Even more bizarre is the support of the organization by former senior military officers and two former heads of the Shin Bet, who also support the organization’s right to disseminate its criminal opinions in the name of democracy. Another example is Btselem, which is funded by various Palestinian sources, foreign governments and anti-Israel funds, and based on false investigations by Palestinian researchers collected from Palestinian detainees under interrogation. Long years of false investigations, as well as those which were proven such in court and in probes carried out by the State Attorney's Office did not change the fact that the organization continues to operate and spread poison in the world. These organizations, who hire as their directors Israelis, act as a Palestinian anti-Israeli branch in every respect in Israel and in the world. Complete mechanisms of these organizations cultivate the lies and spread them over the years all over the world. In the name of democracy and the right to freedom of expression, anything goes.
If the West Bank Ran Israel, or Dr. Seuss' Guide to Judea (Bradley Burston, Haaretz+) When I heard the prime minister tell his ministers about settlers and Hebron, the book "If I Ran The Circus" popped into my head. Now I know why.
The Price Israel Pays for Having a Powerful Army (Nehemia Shtrasler, Haaretz+) Israel excels at many things: Creating new and creative approaches to education, the housing crisis, public transportation or the war on poverty aren’t some of them.
Why Auschwitz? Israeli Students Should Go to Where the Holocaust Really Began (Nitzan Horowitz, Haaretz+) The Israeli teen trips’ focus on Poland, the largest Jewish cemetery in the world, creates a historical distortion. Despicable Polish anti-Semitism played a role in the massive harm done to the Jews, but Auschwitz and Treblinka were not Polish camps.
Israel's Education Minister Is Building a New Messianic Order - and No One Says a Word (Iris Leal, Haaretz+) Bennett and his public are restricting freedom, narrowing maneuverability and shattering confidence, in service of shattering democracy. And so far, nobody’s even peeped in protest.
Herzog accepts the reality – parting from the fantasy of peace (Yoaz Hendel, Yedioth) The attack on Herzog for saying that it is impossible to achieve peace at this time, shows the difficulty to deal with the world of political ideas. His critics prefer to lie and promise that if they were given the mandate and put in a room with Abu Mazen they would bring peace. They can say what they want, but that’s not the truth...
Israel Must Ensure Continued Existence of Free Media (Haaretz Editorial) It's time to let new elements enter the commercial media market, which is centralized and controlled by a small number of players.
Five Years Later, the Revolution in Egypt Is Actually Not Over (Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz+) It seems that nothing has changed since the overthrow of Mubarak, but the revolution’s success lies in a change in consciousness that remains.
Saudi-Iranian Tensions Threaten to Sink Syria Peace Talks Before They Even Begin (Ilene Prusher, Haaretz+) While power-brokers still can’t agree on who should be invited, regional tensions and Assad's strengthening position leave few expectations that the talks can end the five-year conflict.
Free speech on U.K. campuses is under attack as never before – and Jews are prime targets (Baroness Deech, Haaretz+) British universities are rife with hatred, closed minds, ignorance, stereotyping and, yes, anti-Semitism.
Opposition in Turkey Can't Stymie Erdogan but Contrary to Israel's Opposition, at Least It Speaks Up (Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz+) It would not (yet) be fair to compare the Turkish interpretation of the term 'democracy' to the Israeli interpretation. But the two of them are approaching one another.
Interviews:
"The investigation about Ezra Nawi was not worthy"
103FM’s ‘Shai and Dror' make a surprise call to Ilana Dayan, the presenter of the Channel 2 investigative program ‘Uvda,’ and try to get her to admit that the show she prepared about left-wing activist Ezra Nawi and left-wing organizations was not good. The Uvda investigation led to Nawi’s arrest on suspicion of telling Palestinian security services about a Palestinian landbroker selling land to settlers and allegedly leading to the landbroker’s death. But Nawi was released this week and the police investigation was dropped. Dayan was blasted by the left for not doing a proper investigation and for equating all the Israeli human rights and left-wing organizations with radical violent right-wing activists. Now some radical left-wingers have disseminated a photomontage of Dayan with Hitler. (Interviewed by Shai and Dror on 103FM/Maariv)
Shai and Dror: "…(Your) investigation on Ezra Nawi was not worthy. He's definitely likely not one of the investigations you were very proud of. You presented him as if he represented this whole thing called leftist organizations, which is not true."
Ilana Dayan: "Make a list of all the questions and when you’re done, we will continue to talk to on the screen, do our job and broadcast their stories. Not talk about it, not explain it and not interpret it.”
Shai and Dror: "This story raises a lot of questions, and you also wrote a column explaining it."
Ilana Dayan: "That’s true and I have exhausted the subject."
Shai and Dror: "Alon Idan wrote about your column that you compared the left-wing and right-wing groups as if they all the same, but they aren’t."
Ilana Dayan: "Some time I’ll show you the response I wrote for a drawer only for the therapeutic effect and I will spare it from you, your listeners and myself. By the way it's not just me. The story was also prepared by Omri Assenheim and Matan Gas, but I'm not complaining."
Shai and Dror: "But you are the face of ‘Uvda.’ You made a show about one man, who is also now released [He was detained by police after the show was broadcast and then the court ordered his release – OH], and the police aren’t going to continue to investigate.
….
103FM’s ‘Shai and Dror' make a surprise call to Ilana Dayan, the presenter of the Channel 2 investigative program ‘Uvda,’ and try to get her to admit that the show she prepared about left-wing activist Ezra Nawi and left-wing organizations was not good. The Uvda investigation led to Nawi’s arrest on suspicion of telling Palestinian security services about a Palestinian landbroker selling land to settlers and allegedly leading to the landbroker’s death. But Nawi was released this week and the police investigation was dropped. Dayan was blasted by the left for not doing a proper investigation and for equating all the Israeli human rights and left-wing organizations with radical violent right-wing activists. Now some radical left-wingers have disseminated a photomontage of Dayan with Hitler. (Interviewed by Shai and Dror on 103FM/Maariv)
Shai and Dror: "…(Your) investigation on Ezra Nawi was not worthy. He's definitely likely not one of the investigations you were very proud of. You presented him as if he represented this whole thing called leftist organizations, which is not true."
Ilana Dayan: "Make a list of all the questions and when you’re done, we will continue to talk to on the screen, do our job and broadcast their stories. Not talk about it, not explain it and not interpret it.”
Shai and Dror: "This story raises a lot of questions, and you also wrote a column explaining it."
Ilana Dayan: "That’s true and I have exhausted the subject."
Shai and Dror: "Alon Idan wrote about your column that you compared the left-wing and right-wing groups as if they all the same, but they aren’t."
Ilana Dayan: "Some time I’ll show you the response I wrote for a drawer only for the therapeutic effect and I will spare it from you, your listeners and myself. By the way it's not just me. The story was also prepared by Omri Assenheim and Matan Gas, but I'm not complaining."
Shai and Dror: "But you are the face of ‘Uvda.’ You made a show about one man, who is also now released [He was detained by police after the show was broadcast and then the court ordered his release – OH], and the police aren’t going to continue to investigate.
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Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.