Yisrael Hayom says that the ambiguity surrounding the affair "has tremendous advantages," and speculates that should the details of the operation never become fully known, "It is possible that even the countries whose passports were used will be able to leave the affair behind." The author believes that "The elimination of such a senior figure as Al-Mabhouh achieved a double objective: It stopped his activities and created a deterrent effect."
Haaretz finds fault with the operation, and states that "What initially seemed like a ‘clean’ operation turned out to be wracked by negligent mishaps." The editor declares: "Lessons must be learned for the future, and the findings must be exposed to the light of day."
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Ma’ariv comments on the nature of public leadership in Israel: "Olmert, Bibi, Barak, Livni and Mofaz – this depressing and worrying map of leadership raises the question of whether there is something wrong either with us or our system."
The Jerusalem Post comments on Bank Leumi’s CEO Galia Maor’s decision to withdraw her candidacy for her bank’s chairmanship, and states that the fact the nomination was thwarted by representatives from all corners of the civic, political and judicial arenas is "no mean feat and a glowing badge of honor for our society." The editor feels that "When something as basic as the barrier between the supervisory and managerial branches of a crucially important institution is threatened, the public’s representatives would have been grossly remiss not to protest. We can be proud of a system that did not allow the barrier to be knocked down."