Yediot Aharonot refers to Jerusalem Day yesterday and suggests that "Whoever believes that there will not be territorial compromises in the capital area as well is an escapist."
Ma’ariv discusses Israeli chess grandmaster Boris Gelfand’s impending challenge to World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand and asserts that "The gap between Gelfand’s achievement and the weak coverage he has received is unacceptable."
Yisrael Hayom accuses Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen of "rewriting history" in his recent article in the New York Times, in which "He presented a false picture, very convenient for Thomas Friedman and his friends, who champion his ‘moderation.’" The author notes that Abu Mazen referred to the 1947 UN partition resolution, but adds that he failed to mention that the Palestine National Charter "which has never been legally amended," declares the 1947 UN partition resolution to be illegal. The paper also notes that the Charter denies the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel. The author says that "This is the national charter of our ‘moderate’ partners," and concludes that "Abu Mazen’s article joins the long series of lies that the Palestinians are experts in."
The Jerusalem Post is skeptical of the new tax-based tactics employed by the Finance Minister to encourage people to sell their second homes to increase housing supply and thus reduce housing prices, and declares that “The only genuine antidote to the housing shortage is making more land available in areas of high demand, making the periphery more accessible via 21st-century high-speed rail transport and simply building more.”
Haaretz criticizes the Ministry of Education for the last minute shortening of the summer vacation by one week, and states: “Shortening summer vacation with a last-minute announcement shows a lack of management, and will cause parents unnecessary trouble without contributing a thing to education.”
[Yonatan Yavin, Meiron Isaacson and Dror Eydar wrote today’s articles in Yediot Aharonot, Ma’ariv and Yisrael Hayom, respectively.]