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Sharon critical of media coverage of IDF
In wake of recent reports about alleged moral deficiencies in soldiers’ conduct, PM said, “There is a sick passion to publish things even if they are incorrect”.
Menahem Rahat

Senior IDF officer meets top terrorist
Brig. Gen. Eizenkot decided to meet Imad Kawasme, who was detained two months ago, in an attempt to understand what goes on in the mind of a terrorist.
Amir Buhbut

Abu Mazen apologises to Kuwait over Iraq support
PLO chairman made his apology shortly after arriving in Kuwait on the first visit by a Palestinian leader since the 1991 Gulf War.
Maariv News Service

Azzam Azzam joins Likud
Maariv has learned that recently released ‘spy’ has filled out party application forms. Announcement of new Likud recruit supposed to be made Tuesday.
Dani Brener

Youth club severely damaged in mortar attack
No injuries reported in barrage on Gaza settlement of Nissanit this morning. On Friday, five Israelis were injured in mortar attack, two of them seriously.
Amir Buhbut

Ya’alon wants full extension of his term
CoS notified Sharon and Mofaz that if his term were not extended by a full year, he would immediately announce his retirement.
Amir Rapoport

Banks hired 1,000 new employees in the past four months
Despite talk about massive layoffs in Israeli banks, figure jumped 2.2% to reach 46,900. Data also shows size of public sector unchanged.
Yossi Greenstein

Treasury mulling small loans fund
Will provide loans of up to NIS 60,000 for small businesses
David Lipkin and Yael Gross

Annual poverty report paints bleak picture
1.426 million people in Israel (22.4% of population) live below poverty line, 119,000 more than previous year.
NRG Maariv

Sheri Arison mulls entering Bezeq tender
Eurocom Group owned by Shaul Alovitch and Arison has been negotiating with majority of groups that submitted their candidacy.
Amir Tayag and Dov Sassover

Teva plunges after losing exclusivity on epilepsy drug
Losses 32% or $7 billion of its market value in past four months. Will announce Q3 results in two weeks.
Omer Sharvit

Cisco poised to acquire Finjan Software
Continuing its investments in Israel
Sofi Shulman

Bring back the hangman
Israel needs the death penalty in its arsenal against today’s generation of criminals, who, as proven by the Azar case, will stop at nothing, including the premeditated assassination of a judge just to prove a point. The point has been made, its time to have the death penalty on the books.
Jonathan Ariel

The battle over Arafat’s legacy
Hamas would argue that the Palestinian leader was the father of terrorism. The moderates would say he also paved the way for recognition and reconciliation. We should support the moderates. It is in our interest and in the interest of the Palestinians as well.
Ben Dror Yemini

A justified alliance
The secular left wing believes the bond between Christian evangelicals in the US and the settlers is odd. In fact, there is nothing odd about it.
Hagai Segal

Prime ministers on hold
Just as Netanyahu is worthy of being prime minister in spite of his weaknesses, so too is Ehud Barak worthy of leading Labor back to power.
Dov Goldstein

God fearing or fearing God
Secular Jews have gone from no longer being God fearing to actively fearing God.
Jonathan Rosenblum

Disengagement Without Withdrawing Settlers
Israel can withdraw from Gaza without risking civil war
S. C. Yuter