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Mideast
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Key stories in the media:
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The outcome of the formation of the PA government and some cracks in
the international boycott of the new cabinet were the dominant
themes in this weekend's media.
On Sunday, The Jerusalem Post and other media noted that while PA
Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas offered Israel "peace of
freedom," Palestinian PM Ismail Haniyeh backed "all forms of
resistance." The Jerusalem Post reported that new Palestinian FM
Ziad Abu Mar told the newspaper on Saturday that the Palestinian
unity government implicitly recognizes Israel.
Te media said that on Sunday Israel's cabinet voted overwhelmingly
to uphold the boycott of the new Palestinian government, with 19
ministers voting in favor and none against. Education Minister Yuli
Tamir, and Minister of Culture, Science and Sport Raleb Majadele,
both of Labor, abstained in the vote. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
was quoted as saying during the weekly cabinet meeting that "Israel
expects the international community not to be misled by the
formation of the Palestinian unity government, and to persist with
its position of isolating the government that rejects the principles
set out by the Quartet." The PM added that the new government
encumbers Israel's ability to conduct a dialogue with Abbas, because
it includes problematic figures whom Israel cannot accept because
they do not recognize its existence. Olmert told the cabinet that
during his recent meeting with Abbas he had made it clear to him
that Israel would not recognize a Palestinian government that
includes representatives of Hamas. "Abbas promised me that the new
government would not be formed before the release of Gilad Shalit,
but he did not keep this promise," noted Olmert. "The rocket fire
has continued on a daily basis and what has Abbas done about this?"
The media reported that Defense Minister Amir Peretz called on the
government to begin negotiations with Abbas on a final settlement,
rather than waiting for the Palestinians to disarm their factions
and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure, as required by the road
map plan. Yediot said that Olmert vigorous rejected Peretz's idea.
Peretz was quoted as saying that kicking off such a process would
bring the political initiative back into Israel's hands, and would
allow Israel to set an agenda ahead of the Arab League summit, which
is set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the end of this
month. "On the one hand, we must not agree to letting the
Palestinians ignore the Quartet's conditions -- they must fight
terror -- but on the other hand, Israel must begin a political
initiative rather than being on the political defensive," Peretz was
quoted as saying. "The political freeze is working against it [the
PA]. We must take the initiative into our own hands." FM Tzipi
Livni was quoted as saying that "Abbas has imposed upon himself
restrictions concerning the formation of the Palestinian unity
government that will make it very difficult to advance a diplomatic
process." She added that these restrictions would reduce Abbas's
ability to approve significant diplomatic steps. Ha'aretz reported
that the IDF supports Olmert's response to the new PA coalition.
The Jerusalem Post wrote that Israel, which in recent months said it
wanted to hold "political horizon" talks with Abbas, "reversed
gears" on Sunday and declared that it would only talk to him about
security or humanitarian issues.
Ha'aretz quoted political sources in Jerusalem as saying on Sunday
that Israel expects a certain amount of weakening in the
international position on the new PA unity government. However, the
sources were quoted as saying: "The story is money, and they won't
get it for the time being." "Since the Americans and Europeans are
maintaining the freeze on aid, and Israel isn't releasing the
withheld Palestinian taxes, Hamas hasn't gained anything," the
sources added. Ha'aretz wrote that Israel hopes that the
international community will continue boycotting the Palestinian
government collectively, by withholding all economic aid. "Overall,
the diplomatic battle is being waged effectively," the sources were
quoted as saying, praising Germany, which currently holds the EU
presidency, for its efforts in formulating the European position.
According to Ha'aretz, the sources dismissed Norway's decision to
recognize the PA government and to offer it aid, saying that the
amount of support will be inconsequential, and that Norway is
conducting a foreign policy independent of the EU because it is not
a member state. The sources also expressed satisfaction with
Abbas's decision not to appoint his senior associates as government
ministers, thus allowing Israel to "maintain contacts with them."
Yediot reported that today a senior European official will meet with
Haniyeh.
Ha'aretz reported that the Bush administration informed Israel in
advance of its intention to maintain contacts with Fatah ministers
in the unity government -- a decision that is primarily directed at
Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad. Ha'aretz wrote that the
US has made it clear that while it will not resume provision of
financial assistance to the PA, it has nonetheless decided not to
cut ties with senior Fatah officials. U.S. officials said over the
weekend that the American position on the PA government has not
changed, and that the contacts with Fatah ministers should not be
seen as a crack in the dam of the international boycott. Ha'aretz
noted that American spokesmen spent the weekend expressing their
disappointment at the PA government's platform, saying that it
clearly does not meet the Quartet's demands. Nonetheless, Ha'aretz
said that senior US officials maintain that the situation in the PA
would not dictate a complete severance of ties, and that continuing
contacts with moderates is essential for keeping open lines of
communication. Israel Radio quoted US National Security Advisor
Stephen Hadley as saying in an interview with CNN that the US will
not recognize the Palestinian unity government as long as it does
not recognize Israel's right to exist and does not denounce terror.
The radio quoted a senior GOI source as saying that Israel is
pleased with Hadley's remarks.
Israel Radio reported that the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan,
Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, with whom Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice will meet in Aswan over the weekend, will ask her to pressure
Israel into resuming diplomatic talks with the Palestinians. The
radio reported that Egyptian FM Ahmed Ali Abu al-Gheit told the
Saudi newspaper Al-Watan that Israel should release Palestinian
prisoners, and that IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit should be freed as well.
In its lead story, Maariv cited a disclosure by senior members of
the Israeli defense establishment that the US is refusing
operational coordination with Israel against Iran. The daily cited
Israel's belief that the chances of a US attack during President
Bush's term are low. Maariv said that Israel is focusing on
diplomatic efforts to toughen sanctions against Iran.
Ha'aretz reported that Syria has told the United Nations that it
opposes a UN plan to deploy civilian monitors along its border with
Lebanon in an effort to prevent weapons from being smuggled from
Syria to Hizbullah. On Sunday Maariv reported that, during last
summer's war in Lebanon, French President Jacques Chirac suggested
to Israel that it attack Syria. On Sunday Maariv cited the Mossad's
belief that Syria is bracing for war with Israel.
On Sunday Ha'aretz reported that Israel and the US are conducting a
joint military exercise whose main goal, according to military
officials in both countries, is to hone the allies' abilities to
fend off missiles equipped with nuclear, biological or chemical
warheads. This year's Juniper Cobras drill, in contrast to those in
recent years, will not involve intercepting live missiles due to
logistical constraints associated with last summer's Lebanon war and
US deployments. On Sunday Ha'aretz reported that the supreme
commander of NATO operations in Europe and head of the US European
Command (EUCOM), John Craddock, called Israel a "model state" and
the United States' closest ally in the Middle East. Craddock spoke
before the US House Armed Services Committee in Washington on
Thursday. He was quoted as saying that Israel consistently and
directly supported US interests by means of security cooperation and
understanding US policy in the region. He commended the stability
of Israel's government and was quoted as saying that Israel was a
model state that encouraged democratic ideals and pro-Western values
and economics. Craddock was also quoted as saying that Israel was
the main beneficiary of US security aid funds and that it was a
"critical military partner" in what he called "this entangled seam
of the Middle East."
Leading media reported that on Sunday five Qassam rockets were
launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Sderot and Ashkelon.
The media reported that, fearing that small planes might become
targets of Palestinian fire, the Transportation Ministry decided to
ban crop-dusting on agricultural areas surrounding the Strip.
All media reported that today the Ministerial Committee for Symbols
and Ceremonies will decide today whether last summer's conflict in
Lebanon will be officially defined as a war. The media reported
that on Sunday a second committee dealing with a name for the
conflict held its first meeting.
Leading media reported on Muhammad Dahlan's "comeback" in the PA.
Yediot reported that, while Egyptian President Mubarak has tried to
calm the waters on the issue of the alleged killing of Egyptian POWs
in the Six-Day War, governmental newspapers in Egypt have been
inflaming the spirits. On Sunday Ha'aretz quoted Mubarak as saying,
in Saturday's edition of the Egyptian newspaper Akhbar Al-Yawm, that
his country will do whatever necessary to ensure that the
perpetrators of any war crimes against Egyptian soldiers are
punished.
Yediot reported that Olmert told the cabinet on Sunday that he has
decided to extend by one year the tenure of Mossad Director Meir
Dagan.
The Jerusalem Post reported that prominent liberal author A.B.
Yehoshua told a gathering in New York City last week that
criticizing Zionism has become a socially acceptable way to attack
Jews.
Yediot reported that Pensioners Affairs Minister Rafi Eitan
suggested at Sunday's cabinet meeting that Israel set the interim
borders of a Palestinian state and withdraw to the new border after
evacuating around 20 settlements.
Yediot reported that the Israeli company PAR Technologies (phon.) is
developing a system that will allow the rearming in mid-air of
warplanes with rockets and bombs. Yediot wrote that Taiwan is
considering buying an Israeli spy satellite -- the Eros. The
newspaper reported that the USD 300-million deal is expected to
arouse a harsh response in China.
Major media reported that linguist and left-wing peace activist
Tanya Reinhardt unexpectedly died in New York on Saturday at age
¶63.
Leading media reported that the Histadrut labor federation might
declare a general strike on Wednesday.
Yediot presented the results of a Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute)
poll: Contrary to Sunday's cabinet decision, 56 percent of Israelis
believe that Israel should talk with the new Palestinian government
(39 percent unrestrictedly; 17 percent: only with the Fatah members
of the government); 40 percent are opposed to such a dialogue; 4
percent are undecided.
Ha'aretz printed an AP wire report citing a new University of Haifa
poll, which found that over a quarter of Israel's Arab citizens
believe that the Holocaust never happened, and that nearly
two-thirds of Israeli Jews avoid entering Israeli Arab towns.
Yediot and Maariv reported that the poll found that 49.7 percent of
Israeli Arabs justify the abduction of the two IDF soldiers by
Hizbullah last July.
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Mideast:
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Summary:
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The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "The
government of Israel can and should cooperate with the new
Palestinian government."
Chief Economic Editor Sever Plotker wrote in the editorial of the
mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot: "Israel has met with
its greatest diplomatic defeat in the past generation.... [It must
now launch] a direct political dialogue with the incumbent
Palestinian government."
Senior columnist and chief defense commentator Zeev Schiff wrote on
page one of Ha'aretz: "This could be an opportunity to begin a
process of de-escalation ... after which Hamas, under Palestinian
public pressure, will choose to compromise with Israel."
The conservative, independent Jerusalem Post editorialized: "Why
would Norway and perhaps France, in the interest of peace, join Iran
in aiding Hamas directly?"
Columnist and former IDF Intelligence chief Shlomo Gazit wrote in
the popular, pluralist Maariv: "I call on the Royal House of Saud
[and] the heads of [Arab] states ... follow the path that was taken
by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat 30 years ago."
Former foreign minister Shlomo Ben-Ami wrote in Ha'aretz: "The Arabs
will place the Saudi initiative on the negotiating table and the
Israelis will come with the Clinton plan. The final agreement lies
in the space between them."
Block Quotes:
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¶I. "Judged By Its Actions"
The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized (3/19): "The
government of Israel can and should cooperate with the new
Palestinian government.... The demand for recognition and for a
cessation of the violence is a legitimate one, but declarations are
less important than actions on the ground. The trips abroad by
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking
partners for the continued boycott, apparently will be of no help.
Governments weigh their independent interests, and in the face of
the Saudi initiative which pledges to lower the level of heat in the
Middle East, it is difficult to persuade the world to keep
blacklisting the Haniyeh-Abbas government. The Palestinian unity
government deserves a chance, and its very establishment is a
positive sign, even if its platform is far from satisfactory as far
as Israel is concerned. The massive weaponry in Gaza the Shin Bet
has reported seeing may give rise to hesitations, but such weaponry
is also present in Israel, and across the border in Syria, Lebanon
and Egypt. Israel must do its best to ensure that no weapon will be
used, and the way to achieve this is through dialogue. Even a
cease-fire of many years' duration, as Hamas proposes, is a better
offer than an ongoing war, for which we must always be prepared."
II. "The Hamas Option"
Chief Economic Editor Sever Plotker wrote in the editorial of the
mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (3/19): "In complete
contrast to the hopes of 'political officials in Jerusalem' and the
forecasts of 'national intelligence assessment agencies,' the
Palestinian national unity government is now an established fact.
Upon its formation, Israel has met with its greatest diplomatic
defeat in the past generation.... What next? What does Israel
intend to do? One option is continue the current line: To give
passionate speeches, pass more government resolutions for boycotting
the Palestinian Authority -- and mainly to pray.... The inevitable
outcome of adopting this option: Overwhelming international
recognition of Hamas as the sole legitimate representative of the
Palestinian people, and pushing Israel into a corner.... [But] now,
after Israel has agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza without returning
Gilad Shalit home, and after Abu Mazen has forged a loving alliance
with Hamas, the military option is off the table. What remains is
the third path, which is the only realistic course of action now:
Launching a direct political dialogue with the incumbent Palestinian
government. Briefly and simply: Negotiations with Hamas.... Not
because we love Hamas, but because this is the only way we can
regain the initiative and justify our positions. This is a very
difficult option, but it is preferable to the other ones. 'DonQt be
deceived,' appealed Olmert yesterday to the nations of the world.
This is a correct appeal, but bears no solution: We cannot be
hostages to the moods of the Western state leaders.'"
III. "Good For Hamas -- and For Israel"
Senior columnist and chief defense commentator Zeev Schiff wrote on
page one of Ha'aretz (3/19): "Should Israel accept the cease-fire
(hudna) offer -- short or long-term -- which will certainly come
from Hamas and the Palestinian Authority unity government? On the
basis of military logic the answer should be no, because this path
will allow Hamas to become more established and increase its
military strength through arms smuggling, including to the West
Bank. The political logic, on the other hand, says this could be an
opportunity to begin a process of de-escalation, of ending violence
and bloodshed, after which Hamas, under Palestinian public pressure,
will choose to compromise with Israel.... The cease-fire offer could
also be presented to the Israeli government by foreign countries
such as Egypt or Saudi Arabia, and Israel would have a hard time
rejecting it outright without presenting its demands."
IV. "No Aid to Terror"
The conservative, independent Jerusalem Post editorialized (3/19):
"The Abbas-controlled Palestinian media continues to broadcast
incitement to hatred of Israel, in violation of the Oslo Accords and
numerous subsequent commitments. Does anyone expect Hamas to put a
stop to this? It is also obvious that Hamas does not recognize
Israel's right to exist. Indeed, Hamas and its jihadi allies in
Hizbullah and Iran openly claim that they are closer to their dream
of destroying Israel than they ever were. No vague statement about
past agreements changes this. Finally, far from renouncing
terrorism, Hamas -- again with characteristic openness -- continues
to support 'all forms of resistance'.... Hamas's actions speak even
louder than its words, which also leave little to the imagination.
Accordingly, the reasons the Quartet cut off relations with the PA
in the wake of the formation of the first Hamas-led government are
as valid as ever. Indeed, Western assistance to the PA should have
been cut off long before that election, for the simple reason that
the PA, even under Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, would not lift a finger
to stop terror attacks against Israel. The international community
cannot have it both ways. It cannot say it wants terrorism against
Israel to stop, while opening ties with and bankrolling a PA that is
preparing to launch the next terror war.... Why would Norway and
perhaps France, in the interest of peace, join Iran in aiding Hamas
directly? To call this unserious is to be charitable. The Quartet
certainly should not follow suit, and should instead tighten
sanctions against the PA if it wants to work to stop the countdown
to the next war."
¶V. "Following in Sadat's Footsteps"
Columnist and former IDF Intelligence chief Shlomo Gazit wrote in
the popular, pluralist Maariv (3/19): "Greetings Prince Bandar bin
Sultan. In another week the Arab League is scheduled to meet in
Riyadh, where it is to formulate and reconfirm the Saudi initiative
as the outline for a full and comprehensive peace between Israel and
its Arab neighbors -- a peace accord that will bring about an end to
this 60-year-old conflict. I appeal to you as an Israeli who is a
member of the Israeli peace camp -- an Israeli who believes that
there is an Arab 'partner' for negotiations and an agreement, and
that the gaps between the Arab position and the Israeli position are
bridgeable.... I call on the Royal House of Saud, the heads of
states and on you personally -- follow the path that was taken by
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat 30 years ago. Let us not make the
beginning of negotiations contingent upon decisions that Ehud Olmert
makes. Things are too important and we mustnQt squander the
opportunity.... I appeal to you and ask -- immediately after the end
of the conference in Riyadh, announce publicly that you too would
like to come to Jerusalem, and that you intend to present to the
people in Israel and the government in Jerusalem the decisions that
were made at the summit meeting, and that you want to discuss
immediately how to begin negotiations at once. No government in
Israel will be able to reject that kind of initiative. No
government will be able to evade the peace process. The weakness of
the coalition in the Knesset will fail to withstand the pressure and
the unequivocal call from the masses, who will welcome you with
flowers."
VI. "Back to the Clinton Plan"
Former foreign minister Shlomo Ben-Ami wrote in Ha'aretz (3/19): "If
negotiations and amendments do become a reality, it will quickly
become clear that what the country's present leaders are aiming for
is actually the Clinton plan. That is their last line of defense.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief
cornerstone.... There is thus no need to reinvent the wheel, and it
would not detract from the government's honor were it to use the
efforts of its predecessors as the foundation for its entry into
historical record. The Arabs will place the Saudi initiative on the
negotiating table and the Israelis will come with the Clinton plan.
The final agreement lies in the space between them.... Never since
the beginning of Zionist aliyah [immigration] has the Arab world --
which is so fearful of an Islamic fundamentalist tsunami -- been so
ready to reach an arrangement with the Jewish state. As we have
said, however, it is not enough for the conditions to be ripe.
Without straightforward, far-sighted leadership that can tell the
people the plain home truths, this window of opportunity, too, will
turn into just another tragic missed opportunity."
JONES