Inicio NOTICIAS 4 February 2010. Summary of Editorials from the Hebrew Press

4 February 2010. Summary of Editorials from the Hebrew Press

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Ma’ariv says that "Our politicians gave Berlusconi imperial honors and did everything for him but throw rose petals at his feet, but what a disappointment: As soon as the Italian Prime Minister crossed the Green Line yesterday, he lined up alongside the Palestinians and then some, with his comparison between Gaza and the Holocaust."  The author asserts that "In recent years, Berlusconi has won few accolades around the world," and suggests that most other western European leaders distrust him as "A billionaire who controls much of the Italian electronic media, a politician suspected of serious offenses and a populist during whose tenure legitimacy has been given to the rise of right-wing forces that draw their worldview from the Fascist period."  The paper ventures that "Perhaps our politicians love him for one simple reason – they want to imitate him…  The world really cannot stand him and the results of his economic policies are mediocre at best, but the people love him.  Our politicians see Berlusconi and are envious; Silvio is their example."
 
Yisrael Hayom suggests that "More than a few Israelis rejoiced over the election of a Republican Senator in the US even though we all find it difficult to properly pronounce the name of the state in which he was elected," and ventures that this partly because they believe that "A weakened President is better for Israel."  However, the author questions the latter point given the need for strong US leadership against Iran and in the global war against terrorism.  The paper speculates that "Even President Obama has understood the danger of his image as weak; both the deployment of missiles to the Persian Gulf and the decision to approve the sale of weapons to Taiwan, should be seen in this light."

The Jerusalem Post discusses the issue of imposed gender-segregation on certain public transportation lines, and notes that "A free society cannot countenance what amounts to a potential injustice to women. The rights of those who are liable to be wronged must override the rights of others to cause that wrong." The editor ventures that "Our society’s pluralism doesn’t mean a license for some to humiliate women (not necessarily of their own communities). The live-and-let-live forbearance, which haredim demand, must work both ways."

Haaretz warns that "Shalit negotiations stalled because both sides entrenched themselves in hard-line positions over a very small number of specific Palestinian prisoners." The editor claims that the entrenchment is motivated by a sense of honor, and declares that "Shalit must not be allowed to disappear into a mist of empty verbiage. This soldier, who has already been in captivity for three and a half years, cannot serve as a living monument to Israel’s national pride."

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