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Yediot Aharonot comments on the tragedy in East Asia.
Yediot Aharonot, in its second editorial, remarks that, “There is still no coalition, but what is clear is that for years now there has been no proper opposition in Israel.” The editors argue that Shinui and Shas cannot fill the place which has been left by Labor, since Shinui was until recently a senior member of the coalition, and does not have a proper policy for being in opposition, and Shas remains a one-issue party that only represents one sector of the population.
Hatzofeh expresses dismay at the IDF for expelling a soldier from an officer’s course after commenting that he would not be willing to participate in implementing the Disengagement Plan.
Haaretz writes: "The more time that passes since [Vanunu's] release, the stronger the doubts with regard to the restrictions imposed upon him become. What and whom are they serving? Certainly not Israel's public relations and security interests; after all, Vanunu frequently violates the restrictions and becomes the hero of the hour and a martyr in various places around the world. Even if the two matters are different, the State of Israel, which seeks the release of Jonathan Pollard, does itself damage by failing to lift the restrictions off Vanunu and not allowing him to leave the country... Israel should simply leave him alone. Vanunu wants to leave the country, and it would be best for him to do so - and absolve us of the nuisance of the repeated stories of restriction violations."
The Jerusalem Post comments: "The news that the director of the National Security Council, Giora Eiland, wants to quit is not a great surprise. He is the fifth director in as many years of an institution that never seems to have found its sea legs. That's a shame, since we need an NSC that works more than ever."
Yediot Aharonot, in its third editorial, questions the wisdom of hosting the Maccabiah games.
[Yael Gavritz wrote today’s editorial in Yediot Aharonot.]