Aug 1. Headlines
Wednesday
HA’ARETZ
1. OLMERT WILL TRY TO CONVINCE RICE TO INVITE SAUDI ARABIA TO INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT.
US Secy. of State's visit will be first step in preparing for planned autumn meeting in US initiative to advance Israel-Palestinian peace process.
MAKOR RISHON/HATZOFEH
1. FISHER: INCREASED RISK IN ECONOMY.
Bank of Israel Governor expects rise in inflation but also positive economic growth. Tel Aviv Stock Exchange continues to recover from weekend decline.
MA’ARIV
1. MOTHERS' CRY.
Four hurting yet brave mothers begin struggle against violence.
2. YEAR AFTER THE WAR: THOUSANDS GO TO LIVE IN NORTH.
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. Shortage of electricity? National Infrastructures Ministry checking atomic option.
PLAN TO BUILD NUCLEAR POWER STATION.
Dilemma: Building station will lead to demand for international supervision over Israeli nuclear installations.
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SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
The Jerusalem Post discusses the debate on pensions of Holocaust survivors, and states that what is required is to address tangible need and remove the calculated misuse of the Holocaust-survivor category altogether. The challenge, the editor adds "is to ensure that truly disadvantaged senior Israelis are looked after adequately regardless of how they endured WWII."
Ma'ariv criticizes Vice Prime Minister Haim Ramon's proposed peace plan and avers that it poses a tangible danger to the center of the country and could even lead to war. The editors assert that the plan was concocted specifically to rescue Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from his poor standing in the public's eye.
Ma'ariv criticizes Vice Prime Minister Haim Ramon's proposed peace plan and avers that it poses a tangible danger to the center of the country and could even lead to war. The editors assert that the plan was concocted specifically to rescue Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from his poor standing in the public's eye.
Makor Rishon-Hatzofeh describes the recent spate of diplomatic efforts by the Bush White House as the superfluous efforts by a redundant administration. Yet, the editors continue to argue that the, "Oslo camp," will label any such effort as an, "historic opportunity," that must be acted upon. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is remaining silent, the paper says, but his lieutenants are busy forwarding his agenda for him.
Yediot Ahronot insists that the flurry of recent statements on the problem of draft dodging made by President Shimon Peres, who did not serve in the army, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, is simply political grandstanding with no real plan for action.
[Yosef Harif and Amos Carmel wrote today’s articles in Ma'ariv and Yediot Ahronot, respectively.]
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