Yediot Aharonot opines that "There is no harder, more complicated job than that of the Prime Minister of Israel. In his hands, and almost solely in his hands, are life and death, war and peace in the Middle East. And he, if he leads carelessly, is liable to ignite a large conflagration from India to Ethiopia." The author asks, "What does Netanyahu do? He understands that the world expects him to ‘deliver the goods’, but he has no intention of ridding himself of the Palestinians in an agreement, in order to receive the Iranians."
Ma’ariv believes that "The time has come for our public appointees to stop fearing arrest abroad. Israel should send a senior public figure to be arrested, and prove its righteousness in an international legal process."
Yisrael Hayom contends that "A dialogue must be initiated between J Street and Israel, but through internal channels, within the Jewish community. Their work is important, but they must not call for pressure or compulsion on Israel and its positions."
The Jerusalem Post comments on reports in Al-Jazeera and other Arab media that implicate Israel as the underlying cause of the great turbulence and havoc lately sweeping across the Arab world, and notes that “Lies bind and enslave. Spurious grievances confine and scourge those they ensnare. Real freedom – the real freedom so many in the Arab world so plainly seek – is predicated on enlightenment, not benighted deception.”
Haaretz commends Tel Aviv municipality for establishing an affordable housing project for the city’s Arab residents and states that “In view of the growing number of right-wing protests, as well as the proliferation of laws and proposed bills aimed at pressuring and ostracizing Arab citizens of Israel, it is important to emphasize the moral rectitude of the affordable housing initiative.”
[Eitan Haber, Einav Ratzon and Kadima MK Nachman Shai wrote today’s articles in Yediot Aharonot, Ma’ariv and Yisrael Hayom, respectively.]
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