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Three papers discuss yesterday\’s bombing of a munitions factory in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum:
Yediot Aharonot claims: "This isn\’t Sudan, its Iran," and adds: "The factory did not belong to the Sudanese military industry. The factory belongs to the government in Tehran and is run by Iranians." The author declares: "Sudan agreed that an Iranian operation, the goal of which is the smuggling of war materiel, be established in its territory – and became a legitimate target for attack."
Ma\’ariv defines Sudan as "a chaotic country," and says that "It is no wonder that such a country, characterized by a harsh Islamism, has become a hideout and guest house for terrorist elements, a place for weapons manufacturing and a transit point for weapons flowing from Iran or Libya… to Sinai and the Gaza Strip."
Yisrael Hayom asserts that "Sudan is well-known as a major arsenal and transit station for Iranian weapons to the Middle East (Lebanon and Gaza), and is also recognized for the activity of the Revolutionary Guards in its territory, including reports about munitions plants." The author suggests: "Even though there is no prima facie link between Sudan and Gaza, from Israel\’s point-of-view the common denominator between the two fronts is clear – to foil terrorism and create deterrence."
The Jerusalem Post comments on the nation-wide earthquake drill held this week, and states: “Urgently needed is a publicly-financed, disinterested, broad and universally available framework that would objectively survey all pre-1980 buildings and suggest to residents what can plausibly be done to quake-proof them.”
Haaretz states that Labor Party chairwoman Shelly Yacimovich is advocating many of the same opinions expressed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including the “tendency to push the peace process out of the campaign,” and states: “The Labor Party under Yacimovich must make it clear that the demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state is not a precondition. Yacimovich must pledge that she will not join a government that builds settlements in the territories, over whose future she is supposed to conduct negotiations.”
[Alex Fishman, Prof. Yehudit Ronen and Yoav Limor wrote today’s articles in Yediot Aharonot, Ma\’ariv and Yisrael Hayom, respectively.]