Fuente : Israel Foreign Ministry
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ISRAEL: Summary of Editorials from the Hebrew Press

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The Jerusalem Post writes: "It is unfortunate that the Vatican, legitimately seen by millions as a moral arbiter and source of spiritual guidance, would imply that terrorism against Israelis is less condemnable than terrorism against other nations. It is even worse for the Holy See to belligerently legitimize what might have been considered an inadvertent oversight... According to the Vatican's own list (unless there are others not included) there were only three condemnations of terrorism against Israel since 2000, and only one, in February 2004, that seems to refer to a specific terror attack, rather than generally encouraging both sides to eschew violence... If the Vatican sees terrorism as a legitimate tool in the Palestinian struggle against Israel, as the Arab world does when it calls terrorism against Israel "resistance," perhaps the pope should say so. If so, he will have to explain why terrorism against Israel is legitimate while terror against England, Turkey, Egypt and Iraq is not."

Hatzofeh also condemns Pope Benedict XVI’s recent failure to explicitly condemn anti-Israel terrorism.

Yediot Aharonot warns against attempts by disgruntled Likud ministers to delay and sabotage the implementation of the Disengagement Plan.

Yediot Aharonot, in its second editorial, asserts that the Disengagement Plan is legal, contrary opinions by its opponents notwithstanding.

Haaretz comments: "The program of lectures, sessions and panel discussions of the 14th World Congress of Jewish Studies, which opened yesterday in Jerusalem, arouses curiosity and wonder. Some 1,200 speakers will, in just a few days, cover an almost infinite number of topics relating to Jewish studies and the Jewish people, from virtually every conceivable angle. This is a festival for lovers of culture in general, and for lovers of Jewish culture in particular... But the most important achievement of the 14th congress relates to current events: the struggle that is gradually emerging as a religious nationalist war against the state. Juxtaposed against the cries of schism by settlement rabbis, who speak in the name of a zealous, claustrophobic, one-dimensional Judaism laden with arrogance, hatred and false messianism, and against the fanatic youth, who have turned their backs on the state of the Jews in the name of "faith," "Torah" and "halakha" - this international gathering offers a broad-minded stance open to every positive development. Indeed, Judaism exists, and it is girding its loins. From the lofty vantage point of the congress, it seems doubtful that the orange ribbon will represent even so much as a blip in Jewish history." notas_de_prensa_archivo