May 14 Headlines
Wednesday
HA’ARETZ
1. APPARENT: NORTHERN WEST BANK TO PA CONTROL.
With Blair's and US mediation, Israel to transfer security responsibility for area and Palestinians will fight terrorism there without its intervention.
2. New investigation.
OLMERT, IN LETTER TO ADELSON: HELP MY DEAR FRIEND TALANSKY.
3. PLAN TO BUILD NEW SYNAGOGUE IN SILWAN.
Jerusalem Municipality working for approval of construction in neighborhood in eastern part of city.
4. WHITE FLAG IN GAZA AREA KIBBUTZIM.
Dozens of Kfar Aza families: We will leave kibbutz due to firing from Gaza Strip.
MA’ARIV
1. ASHKENAZI CHANGES POSITION: SUPPORTS GAZA OPERATION.
Kassams, stuck negotiations on release of Gilad Shalit and concern that calm will assist strengthening of Hamas led to change. Military now inclined towards operation deep in Gaza Strip.
2. BUSH IS HERE AGAIN.
Prepare for return of traffic jams: American President and his entourage landing in Israel at 11:00. On Thursday: Historic speech to Knesset plenum.
3. LOOKING FOR ANAT AND MA'AYAN.
Concern for two Israeli tourists. More than 12,000 dead in Chinese earthquake.
4. WITNESSES IN OLMERT AFFAIR: BILLIONAIRES ADELSON AND ABRAMS.
YEDIOT AHRONOT
1. CHINA WEEPS.
Growing concern over fate of four Israelis.
2. Olmert affair.
THE MILLIONAIRE VS. THE DRIVER.
Police confrontation: Israeli limo driver in New York claims that he gave cash from millionaire Daniel Abrams to Olmert. Abrams: He's lying. Police doubt driver's credibility.
[MAKOR RISHON-HATZOFEHwas unavailable today.]
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SUMMARY OF EDITORIALS FROM THE HEBREW PRESS
Ma'ariv notes that, "Independence Day festivities again aroused the Israel-haters in Great Britain," and asserts that, 'It is not surprising that the injustices which they ascribe to it are neither correct nor proportional to the occupation of Tibet or the slaughter in Darfur." The editors declare that, "If it is the refugee problem that sentences Israel to the status of an outlaw nation, then all of the Arab countries, the Jews of which have been expelled, must also be ostracized."
The Jerusalem Post comments on the arrival today of US President Bush to Israel, and states that of all the US presidents over the past 60 yrs, it's hard to think of a better friend to Israel than Bush
Haaretz claims that Israel is interested in a cease-fire with Hamas and there is no point in pretending that this is not so. The editor doubts if this can be linked to the release of Gilad Shalit, who will probably only be released in a prisoner deal, and calls on the government not to postpone decisions that in any case will be taken at a later stage - too late for those whose blood will be spilled.
Yediot Ahronot suggests Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni as a replacement for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, if the latter is forced from office. The editors commend her personal integrity and prefer her – and not Ehud Barak or Benjamin Netanyahu – as a possible successor to Prime Minister Olmert: "If we are fated to be tossed around every two or tree years with new elections, let us at least play all of our options and do something new. Let us skip over those who have been tested and who have failed miserably. A woman has not ruled here for 34 years."
[Yigal Sarena and Gadi Taub wrote today’s articles in Yediot Ahronotand Ma'ariv, respectively. Makor Rishon-Hatzofehwas unavailable today.]
(Courtesy of the GPO)
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