"The current campaign is linked to the latest attack on human rights organizations. Behind them is a common and clear goal – to set a new standard, under which anything a soldier does in the struggle against Palestinians is legitimate."
--Haaretz+ military affairs analyst, Amos Harel, writes about how the attack of the right-wing on the IDF, for arresting a soldier who shot dead an immobilized Palestinian assailant, is a danger to the 'IDF’s moral spine.'

Shooting of Wounded Palestinian Is Watershed in Battle Over Israeli Army's Rules of Engagement (Amos Harel, Haaretz+) The right's defense of an IDF soldier who shot a supine Palestinian is part of a larger campaign to set a new standard, under which anything a soldier does in the struggle against Palestinians is legitimate.
Israelis have had enough of Netanyahu, poll shows (Yossi Verter, Haaretz+) A Haaretz poll indicates the public is ready for a new political order, but no Big Bang will occur unless an alternative to Netanyahu wins over right-wing voters; IDF chief Eisenkot is crowned Israel's most popular leading figure. 
The Jewish Republic of Israel Is Doomed. Get Used to It. (Rogel Alpher, Haaretz+) Democracy for Jews alone will not let anything interfere with the occupation.
The most moral army in the world (Dan Margalit, Israel Hayom) Once a terrorist is neutralized, even if he is unharmed, the shooting must stop -- that is the true meaning of the IDF's "purity of arms." 
Hebron Murder Was No Exception, but the Inevitable Result (Gideon Levy, Haaretz+) It’s the present and the future. It’s impossible to maintain the occupation without such murders, their number will only mount. 
Tzipi's friend, the new Arab League Secretary General (Smadar Perry, Yedioth/Ynet) The Arab League selected its new secretary general after much backroom dealing; while photographed previously in an amicable pose with Tzipi Livni, he is no friend of Israel.
The Israeli Military's Values Are in Urgent Need of Thorough Revamping (Haaretz Editorial) The IDF, these hollow leaders like to babble, is the most moral army in the world, providing it adopts unconditionally the moral borders marked by its leaders. 
Undercutting the IDF's image (Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom) The shooting incident in Hebron does not represent the IDF's code of conduct in any way.
Israel's flag desecration bill may be the flagship of bizarre legislation (Aeyal Gross, Haaretz+) If the bill allowing harsher punishments for anyone convicted of desecrating the national flag becomes law, it would still be subject to judicial review.
BDS is an existential threat (Tal Keinan, Yedioth/Ynet) The Israeli economy is under threat from the BDS movement, with severe implications if it succeeds. In order to address this threat, Israel must understand and answer several questions to create a solid front against this movement. 
The shooting in Hebron was a cold-blooded execution (Amos Harel, Haaretz+) The public atmosphere in Israel being what it is, a cold-blooded execution should come as no surprise. Politicians and rabbis are repeatedly calling on soldiers to kill terrorists without thinking too much about it. 
Due process for our soldiers (Haim Shine, Israel Hayom) As we have already learned, video footage doesn't always show the whole truth.
An Israeli Arab Woman at the Playground (Maha Mansour, Haaretz+) Before she knew I was an Arab, she had no problem letting me to keep an eye on her kid, but afterwards she whispered to the Jewish woman sitting nearby 'there is an Arab woman next to you.'  
Unwanted lessons (Sima Kadmon, Yedioth/Ynet) At the heels of yet another terror attack in Europe, Netanyahu rebukes the European community for being weak in the face of terrorism. The arrogant manner and crass comparisons between Islamic and Palestinian terrorism leaves much to be desired. 
An Unwarranted 'We Told You So' From Israel to Belgium (Amos Harel, Haaretz+) Israel has still not found an answer to the latest wave of Palestinian violence, but it has not kept ministers from giving advice to European governments.
Tears and hypocrisy (Prof. Asher Maoz, Israel Hayom) If only Haaretz columnist Rogel Alpher empathized with Israeli victims of terrorism as much as he did with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini after the Brussels attacks. But like the U.N. Human Rights Council, Haaretz only feels Palestinian pain.
Forgetting What Friendship Is Like in Israel (Sayed Kashua, Haaretz+) I'm not really sure what I consider to be home these days, but I do know what I miss. 
Forget about the U.S.: The next president won't help Israel's moderates (Friday Haaretz Editorial) All the presidential candidates who spoke at AIPAC's policy conference did little more than to pay lip-service to Israel's right wing; they won't offer any help when considering peace with the Palestinians.
For Israelis, There's Terror, and Then There's Terror (Gideon Levy, Haaretz+) A thousand speeches by Benjamin Netanyahu at AIPAC won’t confuse decent people: Palestinian terror is the resort of those who have no choice
Human rights groups must demonstrate solidarity with Breaking the Silence (Zeev Sternhell, Haaretz+) Investigation of violations in the Israeli-occupied territories must go on and go deeper. For this, a coalition of human rights groups is needed. 
The government calls me a 'traitor.' Their supporters threaten my grandparents (Yuli Novak, Haaretz+) I work for Breaking the Silence. But why should my grandparents be woken up by a 1 A.M. phone call telling them their granddaughter is a whore? Will anyone end the incitement