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SUBJECTS COVERED IN THIS REPORT:
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¶1. Mideast
¶2. Iran
¶3. U.S.-Israel Relations
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Key stories in the media:
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Ha'aretz reported that the Gaza cease-fire (tahdiya) deal is
expected to take effect in a couple of days. Maariv reported that
Defense Minister Barak during his visit to Sharm el Sheikh told
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that the continuation of terror
from Gaza will lead to a military confrontation, and that the truce
will only be possible if Israel's conditions -- cessation of all
forms of terror -- are met. The Egyptian Chief of Intelligence,
General Omar Suleiman, who has been mediating between the parties,
is scheduled to meet today with the heads of the Palestinian
factions in the Strip. Israel is waiting to learn from Suleiman
whether the Palestinian groups will agree to an unofficial deal to
cease terrorist activities in return for an end to IDF attacks.
According to Ha'aretz, Israel does not intend to officially announce
that it has accepted the tahdiya deal, but will let the situation
unfold gradually -- and evaluate the results on the ground. The
Jerusalem Post quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying in recent closed-door
meetings that Israel is skeptical that a cease-fire with Hamas will
be reached and that, therefore, the IDF is preparing for a
large-scale military operation. The Jerusalem Post quoted Osama
Hamdan, Hamas's representative in Lebanon, as saying yesterday that
Israel is mistaken if it thinks that a truce with Hamas would mean
that the "resistance operations" would end. Hamdan added: "Hamas
does not trust the Israelis because they are likely to violate the
tahdiya and launch fresh aggressions against our people. As far as
Hamas is concerned, all options remain open."
Ha'aretz reported that on Thursday, when Livni meets her French
counterpart Bernard Kouchner, she intends to ask for clarifications
on the contacts that France is having with Hamas. Ha'aretz and
Israel Radio reported that senior political sources in Jerusalem
expressed anger yesterday at comments made by the French minister
yesterday confirming that France has contacts with Hamas officials,
and that these have been in place "even before Hamas took over
Gaza." Kouchner made the statements following a report in the
French daily, Le Figaro, that a former senior French diplomat met
several weeks ago in the Gaza Strip with senior Hamas figures,
including Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud Zahar. Meanwhile, the media
reported that Vice PM Haim Ramon accused PM Olmert, Defense Minister
Barak and FM Livni of negotiating with Hamas.
Yediot quoted PM Olmert as sayng that he has agreed to speak with
the police again on Friday about the Morris Talansky affair. The
media reported that State Attorney Lador publicly declared yesterday
that the state suspects Olmert of personally receiving cash money
from Talansky, committing fraud, breach of trust, and possibly other
crimes. The media reported that the High Court of Justice is
debating whether to allow early testimony from Talansky on Sunday,
which Olmert's attorneys are opposed to. The Jerusalem Post quoted
Lador as saying that the prosecution needs Talansky's testimony to
make its case against Olmert. Maariv cited the belief of senior
Labor and Kadima members that the affair increases the chance of
early elections.
The Jerusalem Post reported that President Bush told Israeli leaders
during his visit that he will obtain the necessary funding to aid
the development and production of Israel's Arrow 3 ballistic missile
defense system. The newspaper quoted senior defense officials as
saying that while Bush did not coming bearing other gifts such as
the F-22 stealth fighter, he did commit to work with Congress to
support the development of the Arrow 3. Defense Minister Ehud
Barak discussed the Israeli request for funding with House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, with whom he met in Jerusalem on Sunday. The
Jerusalem Post reported that Israel is seeking close to $150 million
for the project.
Ha'aretz reported that FM Tzipi Livni suggested during talks
yesterday with visiting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Israel and
the Palestinians are not likely to reach agreement on the core
issues during 2008. "The time frame in which an agreement will be
reached is important, but its content is even more important," Livni
said. In reference to the situation in Gaza, Livni was quoted as
saying that the "peace process is in and of itself important, but
will not alter the situation in Gaza. If there is no change in Gaza,
Gaza will become a regional problem that will constitute an obstacle
to the ability to reach an agreement and to its implementation."
Yediot reported that PM Olmert told the members of Pelosi's CODEL
that Iran will provide a nuclear umbrella for terrorists. Yediot
also reported that the CODEL gave Knesset Speaker an original
document of Congressional support for Israel marking 60 years of its
independence,
The Jerusalem Post quoted Russian Ambassador to Israel Petr Stegniy
as saying during a Hebrew University conference yesterday that a
nuclear Iran is as much a "nightmare" for Russia as it is for the
U.S. and Israel, and that Moscow does not differ with Washington and
Jerusalem on the need to stop Tehran, only on the way to do it.
Israel Radio reported that a far-Right group violently opposes the
support of the Yesha Council of Jewish Settlements in the
Territories for the removal of unauthorized settler outposts.
Ha'aretz reported that yesterday the Knesset approved the first
reading of a bill to prevent illegal entry into the country. The
draft law, passed by a vote of 21-1, would impose a sentence of up
to five years in prison on people who cross the border illegally,
including refugees and labor migrants, while infiltrators from enemy
states, such as Sudan, could be sentenced to as much as seven years
behind bars. The bill also authorizes the state to hold illegal
entrants, including refugees, for up to 18 days without bringing
them before a judge for arraignment. In addition, it would legally
authorize "hot returns" of infiltrators back to Egyptian territory,
a practice that endangers their lives. Knesset Member Dov Khenin
(Hadash), the sole dissenter in the plenum vote, called the bill
draconian, while refugee rights organizations said it contained a
number of "terrible" provisions
Major media reported that the U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal by
convicted Nazi camp guard John Demjanjuk to overturn his deportation
order. Demjanjuk was sentenced to death in Israel in 1988, and
later returned to the U.S.
Maariv reported that Attorney Uzi Aharon, the Deputy Mayor of the
town of Or Yehuda, who is fighting against "missionaries" who try to
convert Jews to Christianity, ordered the burning of hundreds of
copies of the New Testament. The newspaper quoted Dr. Ephraim
Zuroff, the Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel, as
saying that Jews must respect all Holy Scriptures of Christianity
and Islam, but that missionary activity should not be allowed.
Major media reported that yesterday at Tel Aviv University former
U.S. vice president Al Gore received the $1 million Dan David Prize
for his work in raising international awareness of the threat of
global warming. Ha'aretz quoted Gore as saying that he would
contribute the award to bodies that work to protect the earth.
Leading Israeli author Amos Oz also was among the recipients of the
prize.
The Jerusalem Post quoted the Israel Antiquities Authority as saying
that for the second time in the past year, archeologists have
uncovered a Second Temple Period quarry whose stones were used to
build the Western Wall. It is located about two kilometers north of
the Old City of Jerusalem.
Leading media reported that President Bush's speech in Sharm
el-Sheikh on Sunday has aggravated tensions between Washington and
Cairo.
The Jerusalem Post reported that an emergency evacuation plan for
the kibbutzim within rocket and mortar range of Gaza was finalized
this week, but that the (Labor-affiliated) United Kibbutz Movement
has no plans to execute it.
The Jerusalem Post reported that a new police station has quietly
opened in E1, an area between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim that has
been a subject of continuing controversy.
In a Maariv feature, Daniel Levy and Jeremy Ben-Ami, founders of the
new Jewish lobby in the U.S., explain why their conciliatory policy
is good for Israel.
Ha'aretz reported that last weekend an IDF committee rejected an
appeal by Palestinians to revoke the declaration of two plots of
land near the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba as state lands.
Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported that yesterday at the Hawara
roadblock south of Nablus a female corporal identified a would-be
suicide bomber, who was immediately killed by security forces.
Ha'aretz reported that Ilan Bracha and Lenny Sporn, two Israeli
realtors in New York City, have joined forces with 16 other property
brokers to control the local market.
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¶1. Mideast:
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Summary:
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Military correspondent Amos Harel wrote on page one of the
independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: "If nothing happens at the last
minute, Israel is heading toward a tahdiya [lull]. It is doing
this, paradoxically, at a time when the terrorism of Hamas in the
Gaza Strip is the less troublesome threat."
Former Ambassador to the U.S., former Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and former Minister of Defense Moshe Arens wrote in Ha'aretz: "A
truce with the terrorists, meaning that Israel would cease its
attacks against organizations in Gaza whose leaderships are pledged
to Israel's destruction, is ludicrous and self-defeating."
Chief Economic Editor Sever Plotker opined in the mass-circulation,
pluralist Yediot Aharonot: "For the first time, there is local
economic optimism in Palestine (not in Gaza), which is disconnected
from Israel's good or ill will."
Op-Ed Page Editor Ben-Dror Yemini wrote in the popular, pluralist
Maariv: "Bin Ladin remembered Israel as it marked its 60th
anniversary.... But Islam is the Muslims' biggest enemy -- not just
an enemy, but a murderous one."
Block Quotes:
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¶I. "In Gaza Conflict, Iran's Fingerprints Are Everywhere"
Military correspondent Amos Harel wrote on page one of the
independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (5/20): "Israel finds it hard to
explain to the world what is very clear from its point of view --
the unacceptable threat posed to Sderot, Ashkelon and other areas.
A foreign minister from a European country, who recently visited
Israel, asked his hosts how many civilians have died since the
Qassam rockets began falling. When he was told that there have been
15 dead in seven years, less than those killed in a large suicide
bombing, the minister's response was almost disdainful. If nothing
happens at the last minute, Israel is heading toward a tahdiya
[lull]. It is doing this, paradoxically, at a time when the
terrorism of Hamas in the Gaza Strip is the less troublesome threat.
Israel will opt for a cease-fire for several months, even though it
has no illusions where things are headed: toward a future
confrontation with Hamas, which may involve a conflagration on other
fronts -- for example, a strong response from Hizbullah to fighting
in the Gaza Strip. Several years ago, in a relatively rare
presentation, [then] Iran's Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani unfolded
the defense doctrine of his country: the concept of 'from afar and
near.' Hizbullah, it was hinted, will serve as the forefront of the
Iranian effort, in case the U.S. or Israel target Iran's nuclear
installations. Since then, Israel has been readying for the likely
scenario where a future attack on Iran will result in Shihab
ballistic missiles being fired from Iran, but also barrages of
rockets fired by Hizbullah, Hamas, and possibly also Syria.."
II. "A Cease-Fire with Terror?"
Former Ambassador to the U.S., former Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and former Minister of Defense Moshe Arens wrote in Ha'aretz (5/20):
"Israel's victory over Palestinian terror, which put an end to the
daily bouts of suicide bombings, also induced amnesia in the minds
of some of Israel's leaders. The lesson was quickly forgotten....
After the latest attack on Ashkelon, the Defense Minister declared
that we must think before we act. He has had two years to think
about this problem, but has still not found the answer -- which is
simple, even if unpleasant: The rockets have to be moved out of
range of Israeli towns by the presence of Israeli ground troops in
the area. Now the Olmert government is placing its hopes on
proposing a cease-fire to the terrorists. A truce with the
terrorists, meaning that Israel would cease its attacks against
organizations in Gaza whose leaderships are pledged to Israel's
destruction, is ludicrous and self-defeating. It has not worked
with Hizbullah, it will not work with Iran, and it won't work with
Hamas. Until such time as Israel adopts the only strategy that
works in the war against terror - -attacking the terrorists until
they are soundly defeated -- Israel will continue to be weakened,
and its citizens will continue to be casualties of terrorist acts."
III. "We Are Not in the Middle East"
Chief Economic Editor Sever Plotker opined in the mass-circulation,
pluralist Yediot Aharonot (5/20): "[At the 1994 Middle East/North
Africa Economic Summit in Casablanca], the Israeli initiative and
desire to lead an economic revolution throughout the Arab Middle
East stood out in every meeting and panel discussion.... It turns
out that the Arabs can, and prefer to, develop without us.
Particularly now, when they have a great deal of money to invest:
the financial reserves of the Arab-Muslim world amount to $3.4
trillion and are increasing every moment.... Look at the
Palestinians. From the Palestinian cities of the West Bank come
reports about positive economic ferment, a rising wave of local
initiatives and the population's strong desire to pull itself out of
poverty. This time no thanks to us, without our involvement and
despite our roadblocks. The extreme change in the atmosphere and
attitude have given rise to the impressive Palestinian Investments
Conference, which will meet tomorrow in Bethlehem with the
participation of leading businesspeople in the region, but with no
clear Israeli presence. For the first time, there is local economic
optimism in Palestine (not in Gaza), which is disconnected from
Israel's good or ill will. Maybe it is better that way..... The
Palestinian and Arab business community is not enthusiastic over the
idea of an economic alliance with us. Its members are not
interested in our bear hugs. They have the capabilities and the
resources to develop without Israel getting under their skin. From
their perspective, we are still not in the Middle East. When their
opinion changes and they become interested in working together with
us, they know where to find us. It will not be at the
conferences."
IV. "Until the Last Muslim"
Op-Ed Page Editor Ben-Dror Yemini wrote in the popular, pluralist
Maariv (5/20): "Bin Ladin remembered Israel as it marked its 60th
anniversary. It was so sweet of him to join our celebrations, and,
like his hated Shi'ite 'Shi'ites are worse than Jews') Ahmadinejad,
he proclaims the joint goal of eliminating Israel. The struggle
will go on, the Islamist tyrant promises, 'until the last
centimeter, the last Muslim'.... But Islam is the Muslims' biggest
enemy -- not just an enemy, but a murderous one.... [This is the
case in] Algeria ... in Afghanistan ... and in Sudan.... [As in
Africa in 1998] Al Qaida's men deal in infernal bombings in Iraq,
whose sole purpose is to murder masses of other Muslims.... Bin
Ladin has said that the struggle would go on 'until the last
Muslim.' Experience proves that he means every one of his words."
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¶2. Iran:
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Summary:
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Former Mossad director Ephraim Halevy wrote in the mass-circulation,
pluralist Yediot Aharonot: "[When it starts speaking with Iran],
Washington will be in need of the talents and experience of
conductors of dialogue like [Robert] Gates, [Dennis] Ross and Henry
Kissinger, who also came out recently in support of dialogue with
Iran. At such a time Israel must not be absent from the discussion
table. For us it is a matter of life and death."
Block Quotes:
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"Very Soon We'll Be Talking"
Former Mossad director Ephraim Halevy wrote in the mass-circulation,
pluralist Yediot Aharonot (5/20): "There are many signs that in the
near future the United States is likely to countenance attempts at a
serious dialogue, overt or covert, in one form or another, with
Tehran. It will have to address this possibility especially if
President Bush is contemplating the possibility of resorting to
force in one form or another in the next few months, because it is
reasonable to assume that he will feel that he has to show his
people that he repeatedly examined the possibility of negotiations
before he decided that all else had failed. In order to create all
these 'levers of influence' on Iran about which Defense Secretary
Gates spoke [on the day before President Bush's speech to the
Knesset], and as an essential background for dialogue, the United
States will have to step up growing pressure on Iran, both in the
economic and financial areas, and by a demonstration of threatening
military power. Then perhaps Iran will want to hold a dialogue and
to achieve understandings, just as Hamas is seeking them today.
Then Washington will be in need of the talents and experience of
conductors of dialogue like Gates, [Dennis] Ross and Henry
Kissinger, who also came out recently in support of dialogue with
Iran. At such a time Israel must not be absent from the discussion
table. For us it is a matter of life and death."
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¶3. U.S.-Israel Relations:
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Summary:
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The conservative, independent Jerusalem Post editorialized: "No
gatekeeper stifles criticism of Israeli policies among U.S. Jews.
There are no risks, not on the Left or on the Right, in proffering
advice to Israel from the Diaspora. All one needs is lots of
hubris."
Block Quotes:
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"Urban Legend"
The conservative, independent Jerusalem Post editorialized (5/20):
"The founding of Peace Now, the zealously anti-settlement movement,
led its U.S. Jewish supporters to begin their own lobbying, starting
in 1978. Some U.S. Jews, still more to the Left, went further. It
was a Jewish academic who drafted the November 1988 declaration of
independence for the 'State of Palestine which Yasser Arafat in
Tunis dutifully proclaimed. And rightist Diaspora groups, rabbis
notably among them, have since 1993 been bitterly and prominently
critical of Israeli government efforts to reach land-for-peace deals
with the Palestinians. So the notion that U.S. Jews have ever been
hesitant to break with Israeli policies is simply uninformed by
history.... Most U.S. Jews have never visited Israel, let alone a
'settlement.' Many are clueless about the strategic value of the
West Bank and couldn't distinguish between an 'ideological'
settlement in the heart of Samaria [the northern West Bank] and Har
Homa in Jerusalem. All this makes [Atlantic Monthly staff writer
Jeffrey] Goldberg's calls for a 'radical rethinking of what it means
to be pro-Israel' both anachronistic and disingenuous. Goldberg
might glance across the page [of his own article] at veteran New
York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, who's been redefining what
it means to be pro-Israel for decades. Friedman, too, argues that a
'pro-Israel' president is one who draws 'red lines when Israel does
reckless things' like building settlements. So let's restate the
obvious: No gatekeeper stifles criticism of Israeli policies among
U.S. Jews. There are no risks, not on the Left or on the Right, in
proffering advice to Israel from the Diaspora. All one needs is
lots of hubris."
JONES