Tuesday

HA’ARETZ

1. Elimination in Gaza: Two Islamic Jihad activists and three passers-by killed by Air Force fire.

JIHAD THREATENS KASSAMS ON ASHKELON.

2. STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS: "THEY UNDERMINE ISRAEL'S EXISTENCE."

3. CRIMINAL ZE'EV ROSENSTEIN EXTRADITED TO US.

HATZOFEH

1. IDF soldier killed in traffic accident as he returned from operational activity in Nablus.

FIVE PALESTINIANS KILLED IN GAZA ELIMINATION.

Air Force blew up Gaza car in which Jihad activist who planted bombs and directed Kassam fire and another Jihad activist were traveling.  Three youths and passers-by were also killed in elimination.  Mofaz: I have instructed security establishment to act against all those involved in Kassam fire – from planners to perpetrators.  Knesset criticism of absence of Government policy regarding Hamas and Palestinians.

2. FIRST MEETING: HAMAS ABROGATES LAWS PASSED BY OUTGOING PARLIAMENT, AND FATAH MPS LEAVE IN OPROTEST.

3. MAZUZ CHECKING OMRI'S DIARIES; STATE COMPTROLLER TO CHECK PURCHASE OF OLMERT'S HOME.

4. POLL: 56% OF PUBLIC BELIEVES MEDIA IS BIASED TOWARDS KADIMA.

5. RABBI BIN-NUN: OLMERT ISN'T SHARON.

"If Sharon was leading Kadima, I wouldn't support it."

6. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE: MINISTER HANEGBI MAY CONTINUE IN OFFICE, PUBLIC WILL JUDGE.

7. HADASSAH DIRECTOR-GENERAL: SHARON KNEW ABOUT HIS MEDICAL CONDITION; HE SAYS THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SHARON WILL RECOVER.

MA’ARIV

1. Tehran trying to influence results of Israeli election.

ORDER FROM IRAN: KIDNAP SOLDIER BEFORE ELECTIONS.

Hezbollah received direct order: Act in order to undermine political stability in Israel.

2. LABOR: MIZRAHI SONG IN BROADCAST.

3. SENIOR KADIMA OFFICIALS: WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

4. CRITICISM IN LIKUD: JINGLE ISN'T GOOD.

5. ZE'EV LANDS IN AMERICA.

6. IDF ELIMINATES SENIOR JIHAD TERRORIST IN GAZA – TWO CHILDREN ALSO KILLED.

YEDIOT AHRONOT

1. HARD LANDING.

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SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS

Yediot Ahronot recommends that Israeli pollsters stop asking whom their respondents intend to vote for but rather what they know about the issues they are voting over.

Yediot Ahronot, in its second editorial, marvels that the Likud is daring to criticize other parties on the corruption issue.

Yediot Ahronot, in its third editorial, notes that televised election broadcasts will begin tonight.

Hatzofeh discusses the recent diplomatic contacts between Israel and Russia regarding the latter's policy toward Hamas.  The editors assert that as long as Hamas does not meet all of Israel's conditions, Israel must fight it relentlessly.

[Yael Gvirtz wrote today’s editorials in Yediot Ahronot.]