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SUBJECT: ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
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SUBJECTS COVERED IN THIS REPORT:
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¶1. Iran
¶2. Mideast
¶3. U.S.-Israel Relations
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Key stories in the media:
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Various media reported that yesterday the IAF assassinated senior
Islamic Jihad militant Khaled ShaQalan in northern Gaza. Another
senior militant and five other Palestinians were wounded in the
raid. The media cited the organizationQs threat of retaliation.
Israel Radio reported that this morning the IAF killed two
Palestinians in the central Gaza refugee camp of El-Mazari. The
radio reported that two rockets landed in Israel this morning.
HaQaretz reported that Israel will increase the range of goods
permitted into the Gaza Strip as a gesture to Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton, who concluded her visit to the region yesterday.
In recent weeks, Israel has prevented such products as jam, pasta,
and paper from reaching the besieged coastal territory. "We want
humanitarian aid to get into Gaza in sufficient amounts to alleviate
the suffering of the people," Clinton was quoted as saying, but
stopped short of calling for a full opening of the crossings.
HaQaretz quoted a senior Jerusalem source as saying yesterday: "Even
though the pasta issue was solved last week, this entire episode has
made us look ridiculous in the eyes of the world. It's too bad we
have to wait for pressure from Europe and the U.S., and we couldn't
rescind the measure on our own." The media reported that, before
her departure, Clinton visited PA President Mahmoud Abbas and
Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad in Ramallah, where she promised vigorous
and personal involvement in stalled Mideast peace efforts and
criticized Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem as
unhelpful. Clinton also displayed strong public support for Abbas.
Maariv reported that Clinton stressed that the new U.S.
administration supports the PA and views it as a partner in the
peace process. HaQaretz quoted Secretary Clinton as saying during a
news conference in Ramallah: "The Palestinian Authority is the only
legitimate government of the Palestinian people," she told a news
conference, standing next to Abbas. Talking to reporters after
meeting Clinton, Abbas criticized Iran, one of Hamas' main backers.
He charged that Iran is trying to deepen the Palestinian divide and
said Iran needs to take care of its own issues and not intervene in
Palestinian affairs.
Media reported that, in recent days, Israel has issued orders for
the demolition of dozens of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem,
saying the homes were built illegally. Palestinians say they cannot
receive proper building permits from Israeli authorities, and the
planned demolitions are a means to assert Israel's control over the
disputed city. "Clearly, this kind of activity is unhelpful,"
Clinton said, adding that she would raise it with the Israeli
government as well as municipal officials in Jerusalem. She said
such actions violate the Roadmap. HaQaretz quoted Hatem Abdul
Qader, a Palestinian official on Jerusalem affairs, as saying that
Clinton spoke shortly after Israel issued a new order to demolish
five residential buildings containing 55 apartments, saying: "It's
an open demographic war." He said lawyers have challenged the
orders, halting demolitions until March 10. HaQaretz quoted Stephan
Miller, a spokesman for city hall, as saying that the buildings
under demolition notice were empty and had been built illegally.
HaQaretz reported that Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat charged that
Palestinians had fed Clinton misinformation and that they were
taking advantage of her visit to push their agenda. He said that
the buildings were built on area that the municipality had set aside
as open spaces and parks. Yesterday HaQaretz published a letter
signed by 23 Israel Prize laureates including A.B. Yehoshua, Amos
Oz, David Grossman, Nathan Zach, Prof. Ze'ev Sternhell, Shulamit
Aloni and Lia van Leer, protesting Barkat's intention to demolish
illegally-built buildings in East Jerusalem.
Bottom of Form
The Jerusalem Post bannered a report -- "Preventing a Cascade of
Instability" -- issued yesterday by the Washington Institute for
Near East Policy according to which Israel is seriously considering
taking unilateral military action to stop Iran from acquiring
nuclear weapons. The report also says Israel's time frame for
action is growing shorter, not only because of Iranian advances, but
because Tehran might soon acquire upgraded air defenses and disperse
its nuclear program to additional locations. The report also
argues that international sanctions against Iran need to be
intensified urgently for the engagement the Obama administration is
planning with Tehran to be effective. An early draft of the report
was endorsed by Dennis Ross before he withdrew upon joining the
Obama administration, in which he is serving as a special
representative dealing with various countries in the region,
including Iran. Senator Evan Bayh of the Senate Select Committee
on Intelligence, and Congressman Gary Ackerman, chairman of the
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, were among
the signatories. The bipartisan group also recommended increasing
security guarantees and the supply of missile defenses and other
protective measures to allies in the Middle East, both to reassure
them of America's commitment to them and to dampen the perceived
effectiveness, and hence appeal, of nuclear weapons for Iran.
However, The Jerusalem Post reported that the report, several of
whose authors met with high-level Israeli officials to assess their
perspective, notes that Israel is not interested in becoming part of
an American nuclear umbrella, even as Gulf countries want more
assurances on that front. Top of Form
HaQaretz and other media reported that Netanyahu is expected to meet
with Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman today to discuss the
formation of a coalition government. Lieberman will ask Netanyahu
to give him the Foreign Ministry portfolio and to keep Justice
Minister Daniel Friedmann in office. The Jerusalem Post and other
media reported that Netanyahu will press Lieberman to accept the
treasury portfolio instead. Media reported that, in addition,
Lieberman is expected to ask his faction be given the
communications; industry trade and labor, and interior security
portfolios. Although Netanyahu has reportedly largely agreed to
make Lieberman his foreign minister, he is thought to still be
weighing the potential political damage the appointment of the
hawkish politicians would do to the image of his government.
Netanyahu faces strong opposition from within his party,
particularly as former FM MK Silvan Shalom told Netanyahu in a
private meeting that the only portfolio he was interested in was the
Foreign Ministry and that, during the election campaign. Netanyahu
had promised to give him the post. ShasQs mouthpiece Yom Leyom
reported that Shas would get the Interior, Housing and Construction,
Religious Affairs, and likely the Health portfolios. Yom Leyom also
reported that Shas will get the Israel Lands Administration.
HaQaretz reported that Lieberman allegedly received hundreds of
thousands of shekels when he was a Knesset member and a minister
from the company established by his daughter. According to the
investigation, Lieberman allegedly received the money as severance
pay, after working for the company for only two years.
HaQaretz and Israel Radio reported that British Foreign Office
Minister Bill Rammell told a parliamentary committee in London
yesterday that the British government is open to talks with
HizbullahQs political wing. "We have reconsidered the position...in
light of more positive developments within Lebanon. For that reason
we have explored establishing contacts." He said he was referring
to the formation in July last year of a unity government in which
Hizbullah and its allies hold effective veto power, as agreed under
a deal that ended a paralyzing political conflict in the country.
The media reported that Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah
attended an anti-Zionist convention in Tehran.
HaQaretz reported that yesterday Netanyahu sidelined IsraelQs
Ambassador to the U.S. Sallai Meridor, asking him to leave the room
during a meeting with Secretary Clinton in Jerusalem. The newspaper
quoted NetanyahuQs office as saying yesterday: The Americans decided
that only three participants from each side stay at the meeting.
HaQaretz noted that an unexpected attendee at the meeting was former
Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas, an associate of Labor Party leader
Ehud Barak. Pinkas became friends with Clinton during his tenure in
New York and has recently been advising Netanyahu on Israel's ties
with the U. S.
The Jerusalem Post reported that yesterday Housing and Construction
Minister Zeev Boim (Kadima) tacked as QbaselessQ and QimaginaryQ a
Peace Now report that said that 73,102 apartment units were in
various stages of approval in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
Maariv reported that U.S. pressure is stalling a QhugeQ sale of
large Israeli-made drones to Russia.
HaQaretz reported that the IDF is delaying the release of its own
investigations into various incidents that took place during
Operation Cast Lead due to concerns the information could be used in
potential war crimes indictments against officers overseas.
HaQaretz reported that Israel and Turkey are involved in quiet but
intensive talks to end the crisis in relations between the two
countries. According to a senior Jerusalem source, officials from
both countries have exchanged messages regarding the need to restore
relations to an even keel and hope to do so in the coming days. The
messages sent by Israel and Turkey stressed the strategic value of
their relationship.
HaQaretz reported that yesterday Ron Prosor, Israel's Ambassador to
Great Britain, blasted London's decision to cancel the transfer of
its Tel Aviv embassy to a building owned by Africa-Israel because of
the company's role in building West Bank settlements. Prosor told
HaQaretz that the move represented "surrender to those who slander
Israel."
The Jerusalem Post reported that a short film decrying the blockade
of Gaza released yesterday on the Internet by Yoni Goodman, the
animation director of the acclaimed movie QWaltz with Bashir," was
immediately blasted by conservative media expert Yariv Ben-Eliezer
-Q David Ben-GurionQs grandson -Q as an Qugly, disgusting piece of
work.Q HaQaretz also reviewed the film.
Yediot reported that former Israeli president Moshe Katsav could be
indicted shortly for serious sexual offenses.
Major Hebrew-language media led with reports on repercussions of the
recession in Israel.
HaQaretz reported that, after three years and almost 20 hearings, a
trial still has yet to begin against Mas'ad Barikat, a Bedouin from
the Sinai Peninsula suspected of smuggling weapons, drugs, and
foreign workers from Egypt to Israel.
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¶1. Iran:
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Summary:
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Columnist Ari Shavit wrote in the independent, left-leaning
Ha'aretz: QAn Israeli conservative [Benjamin Netanyahu] will try to
convince an American Democratic president to act in the Iranian
crisis the way John F. Kennedy did during the Cuban missile crisis.
If Netanyahu succeeds, the West will be able to overcome the worst
danger it has faced since the Cold War.
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"Resolution 2010"
Columnist Ari Shavit wrote in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz
(3/5): QAn Israeli conservative [Benjamin Netanyahu] will try to
convince an American Democratic president to act in the Iranian
crisis the way John F. Kennedy did during the Cuban missile crisis.
If Netanyahu succeeds, the West will be able to overcome the worst
danger it has faced since the Cold War. If he fails, Israel will
face the most difficult dilemma in its history.... Just as the
victory in 1948 emerged from a series of correct decisions David
Ben-Gurion made in 1946 and 1947, so it is now. Israel's future
depends on making wise, precise and courageous decisions. Livni
decided that the person to make those decisions would be Netanyahu;
this week she herself crowned him man of the hour. The Kadima
chairwoman has thus forced Israelis to stand behind Bibi, who is
about to take on a task of Ben-Gurionesque proportions.
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¶2. Mideast:
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Summary:
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Very liberal columnist Gideon Levy sardonically wrote in the
independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: QLabor Chairman [Ehud Barak]
simply belongs in the defense post and on the Right's dream team.
Senior military affairs analyst Reuven Pedatzur wrote in the
independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: QThe defense establishment will
continue to develop [missile defense] systems as it sees fit. The
army's top brass and Defense Ministry bigwigs know they are immune
from criticism and do not have to answer for their mistakes.
Diplomatic correspondent Herb Keinon wrote in the conservative,
independent Jerusalem Post: QWhether [U.S.-Syria] relations freeze
over again will depend very much on what [the U.S. envoys] hear from
Assad.
Middle East affairs commentator Dr. Guy Bechor, a lecturer at the
Interdisciplinary Center, wrote in Yediot Aharonot: QContrary to
what you have been used to hearing in the world media, for you, Jews
of Europe, Israel is not the problem. It is the solution.
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¶I. "Barak for Defense"
Very liberal columnist Gideon Levy sardonically wrote in the
independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (3/5): QLabor Chairman [Ehud
Barak] simply belongs in the defense post and on the Right's dream
team. The public wants it and the Labor electorate wants it -- so
run, Barak, run and get the desired job. It's his natural place:
the Right. After the proven success of the worthless war in the
Gaza Strip, we cannot do without his outstanding services. Iran will
tremble, Hamas will shake: Hurray! Hurray! The next defense
minister is on his way.... Barak will be the next defense minister,
with or without his party. There are not many things more certain in
Israeli politics. So we will repeat once again: Run, Barak, run.
Put aside your party, which is not really your party, and join
Netanyahu. [Far Right Knesset Member] Ketzeleh -- Yaakov Katz of
the National Union Party -- will be your deputy, and that's all the
strength you'll need.
II. "No Way to Intercept Rockets"
Senior military affairs analyst Reuven Pedatzur wrote in the
independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (3/5): QAnyone who has followed
the defense establishment's decision-making process over the past
eight years concerning the development of a missile defense system
against rockets launched from Gaza cannot help but wonder how the
IDF and the Administration for the Development of Weapons (ADW) have
managed to make such poor and misguided decisions.... Sadly,
ministers and lawmakers will not use the [critical State]
Comptroller's report to rein in the defense establishment, the ADW
and the IDF. The defense establishment will continue to develop
systems as it sees fit. The army's top brass and Defense Ministry
bigwigs know they are immune from criticism and do not have to
answer for their mistakes.
III. QThe Significance of Going to Damascus
Diplomatic correspondent Herb Keinon wrote in the conservative,
independent Jerusalem Post (3/5): QWhile the decision to send Dan
Shapiro from the National Security Council and Jeff Feltman from the
State Department to Syria represents a shift in policy -- they are
the highest ranking administration officials to go to Syria since
deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage in 2005 -- it doesn't
mean the U.S. is on the verge of a breakthrough with Syria. The
Obama administration is very much in the policy review stage....
[The U.S. envoys] will want to hear Syrian President Bashar Assad's
take on a whole gamut of issues, not only those related to
Israel.... If the envoys don't like what they hear, then -- just as
happened with Durban 2 -- the U.S. might simply conclude that the
conversation was going nowhere and say there was nothing more to
talk about until Damascus changed its tune. But if they hear
something pleasant to their ears, Feltman and Shapiro may hold a
series of talks with the Syrians, or the U.S. may want to ratchet up
the level of the diplomats conducting the conversation. Had the U.S
wanted to signal a serious thaw in relations, Mitchell -- or even
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- would be making the
pilgrimage. Feltman and Shapiro represent not a thaw, but a
de-icing. Whether relations freeze over again will depend very much
on what they hear from Assad.
IV. QIsrael is the Jew of Yesteryear
Middle East affairs commentator Dr. Guy Bechor, a lecturer at the
Interdisciplinary Center, wrote in Yediot Aharonot (3/5): QA
[European] Jew can no longer walk in the street carrying Jewish
symbols, stay in Jewish institutions that are not surrounded with
police and guards, without being tightly closed and frightened.
Yes, those who hide Jewish symbols and assimilate in society will
survive -Q until unpleasantness arrives from their friends, their
colleagues, school, and life.... This trend is rapidly growing in
the world. It has nothing to do with Israel: Israel is the tool
that allows one to reach achievements. Israel is the Jew of
yesteryear.... What is the difference between 1939 and 2009? Today,
as opposed to then, the Jews have a country, a successful, rich
state, in which the standard of living is not as low as it used to
be, compared with Europe.... Contrary to what you have been used to
hearing in the world media, for you, Jews of Europe, Israel is not
the problem. It is the solution.
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¶3. U.S.-Israel Relations:
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Summary:
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Shmuel Rosner wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: QThe man whom
President Barack Obama intends to appoint as chairman of the NIC
should be cause for great concern in Israel. At best, it is a
strange appointment; at worst, it is dangerous.
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"Bad News"
Shmuel Rosner wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv (3/4): QThe
National Intelligence Assessment that was published in the United
States in 2007 was a serious blow for Israel. What was discussed
was Iran, and the American intelligence community sent out a message
that everyone could breathe a sigh of relief: The Iranian program
for developing a nuclear bomb had been halted, they claimed. This
ridiculous assertion, which has since been rectified, was
deliberate. The goal was to prevent former President George W. Bush
from launching a military strike against Iran in the last year of
his term in office. Mission accomplished. [Charles QChas
Freeman], the person responsible for that report carries a title
that very few people are aware of: Chairman of the National
Intelligence Council. The man whom President Barack Obama intends
to appoint as chairman of the NIC should be cause for great concern
in Israel. At best, it is a strange appointment; at worst, it is
dangerous.... The list of FreemanQs transgressions, in Israeli eyes,
is long. Among his sins is the claim that Washington gives Israel a
carte blanche to do whatever it wants, and that only American
pressure can force Israel to do anything.... The person in question
has raised much more biting criticisms of Israel and he will fill a
very sensitive and vital role. In any case, Obama, who wants to
maintain his image of being a friend of Israel, now faces a tough
dilemma. The weapon that he has placed in the hands of those who
claimed all along that his friendship was a facade and that his
administration will let Israel down is especially lethal. And they
will not be afraid to use it."
CUNNINGHAM