Schlaglicht Nr. 3/19 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen

1.-15. Februar

Die Themen dieser Ausgabe

1. Israel vor den Wahlen ...... 1 2. Ende der Beobachtermission in Hebron ...... 4 3. Grausamer Mord ...... 6 4. Medienquerschnitt ...... 7

1. Israel vor den Wahlen acht (statt vorher sechs) Parlamentssitze. Ein Interview mit , derzeit der Auch die Kandidaten_innenliste von Me- einzige ernsthafte Herausforderer von Re- retz wurde diesmal durch einen parteiin- gierungschef , sorgte ternen Wahlvorgang bestimmt. Die ersten für Schlagzeilen. Gantz, Chef der Partei vier Plätze besetzen wieder momentan Hosen L´Israel positionierte sich gegen- amtierenden Abgeordnete der Partei. Ein- über Yediot Ahronot grundsätzlich für ei- zig MK Mossi Raz ist bei der Vorwahl auf nen Abzug aus den besetzten palästinen- den laut Umfragen unrealistischen sieben- sischen Gebieten. „Wir müssen einen Weg ten Platz abgerutscht. Für eine Überra- finden, so dass wir keine Kontrolle über schung sorgte der neue drusische Kandi- andere Menschen ausüben“, meinte der dat Ali Salalha, der es auf Anhieb auf den ehemalige Generalstabschef, der mit sei- fünften Listenplatz von schaffte. ner Partei eine reale Chance gegen den hätte, wenn er ein Bündnis eingeht. Unite to change the government Zentral steht die Zukunftspartei (…) Gantz and his people couldn’t have von dafür zur Debatte. Die Me- hoped for a better response, and the rage dien beschäftigten sich außerdem mit der darts hurled at them by Likud and other parteiinternen Kandidatenaufstellung beim coalition members are the best proof of Likud. Netanyahus größter parteiinterner that. (…) for the first time in years, Likud Gegner Gideon Saar erreichte den dritten chairman Benjamin Netanyahu is in for a Platz auf der Liste für die Parlamentswahl political battle with a rival his own size. (…) am 9. April. Netanyahu muss noch vor The left-center bloc’s supreme goal is to diesem Termin mit einer Anklage- replace the government and halt Israel’s Empfehlung wegen Korruption rechnen. ongoing deterioration down the radical- Etwas Aufwind bekam die angeschlagene right slope under the leadership of the Arbeitspartei nach der parteiinternen Wahl bribery suspect Netanyahu. The public that der Kandidaten_innenliste für die anste- wants to replace the government must henden Wahlen: in den am Tag nach Be- stand united and strong against Netanya- kanntgabe der Liste durchgeführten Um- hu. But joining Yesh Atid isn’t enough. The fragen erhielt die Arbeitspartei nunmehr center-left camp needs the Labor Party

1 headed by Avi Gabbay by its side and shouldn’t sentence them to death. There must expand its political ranks and reach are far worse people on our political map out to more partners. Only a strong, large who are doing much better in the polls. political union behind the person most like- (…) ly to accomplish the mission will provide Ravit Hecht, HAA, 01.02.19 him with a real chance of winning the pub- lic’s confidence, and the president’s bless- Decisions despite elections ing to form a government. (…) Fair and open elections are the foun- Editorial, HAA, 01.02.19 dation for any democratic country like Isra- el. They need to be held without interfer- Leftists, don't jump ship ence (…). By announcing a decision to (…) The Labor Party is a tragic story. The indict Netanyahu (…), Mandelblit appears party that built the state, absorbed massive to essentially be wading into Israel’s politi- waves of immigrants and was the tradi- cal process. His decision could lead voters tional alternative to Likud during its long to take their votes away from Netanyahu years in power now faces disaster (…) and possibly even have the opposite effect Despite the deep desire of all those who – push voters to rally behind him. On the hate Benjamin Netanyahu to finally see other hand, we support Mandelblit’s deci- him ousted after so many difficult years, sion to finalize the investigations against abandoning the left in this election would the prime minister and announce his deci- be a crime against conscience. (…) strate- sion on whether he will indict Netanyahu gic voting causes deep ideological dam- without any connection to the ongoing age, which greatly exceeds the possible election campaigns. If Mandelblit decides benefits of playing a “sophisticated game” to indict Netanyahu, it will be an an- according to the rules of realpolitik. In the nouncement of intent, since the final deci- war for centrist voters – those masses too sion on an indictment will only be made lazy to stop for a moment and think about after a hearing is held, a process that is what their positions are on burning issues predicted to take at least a year. The jus- that affect our existence here – everyone tice system needs to continue to operate is fleeing from being identified with the left. independently of politics and political deci- Consequently, the imaginary point where sions. Otherwise, we potentially open the that amorphous center is located keeps justice system to political intervention and drifting further and further rightward. (…) influence. (…) As a country, Israel should the only result of the destruction of the prefer to change its leaders via the ballot Zionist left, to anyone with a broad view of box and not through criminal investiga- Israeli society that goes beyond a few Tel tions. But if investigations are opened, they Aviv bars, is its own dismantling (…). need to be allowed to be conducted with- Against this backdrop, in the best case, out political interference. (…) opportunistic deceivers like Lapid and Orli Editorial, JPO, 02.02.19 Levi-Abekasis will flourish, and in the worst case, rightists like and Aye- The Right has already won let Shaked will settle smack in the heart of (…) The polls are far from flattering for the Israeli consensus. The thousands of Gabbay, however, the Labor party will def- votes that intellectuals and creative artists initely pass the electoral threshold, which cast for right-wing Arab nationalist parties cannot be said about Livni's Hatnua Party, like Balad and the southern branch of the whose agenda of reaching a peace Islamic Movement don’t hasten the arrival agreement trails far behind the bar that of any kind of equality, only an even more would enable her to return to the . destructive right-wing government, in This must be the price for being the last which MK will be a senior party leader who still waves the banner of cabinet minister. (…) Even if the criticism the leftist diplomatic worldview. (…) Benny of Zandberg and Labor chairman Avi Gab- Gantz's (…) chose to stress that the times bay is justified, and sometimes it is, it of division between the Right and the Left 2 have ended. (…) Gantz's objective was Israeli democracy, and who warn of “milita- clear: to make it as difficult as possible for rism” or “fascism” whenever a military of- anyone who tries—and Likud members are ficer addresses high school students about definitely trying—to label him a leftist. (…) their looming conscription, to pin their back in 2015, Yair Lapid declared his Yesh hopes for electoral victory on a military Atid party as centrist, leaning somewhat to party seeking to oust a ruling civilian party. the Right. (…) four months ago, he spoke Udi Lebel, TOI, 04.02.19 against the right of return for Palestinian refugees who fled their homes during the Saving the Arab vote 1948 War of Independence, against the (…) The sensational departure from the division of and for differentiating of MK (…) shook up between a solution for the West Bank ver- the market for division in the Arab commu- sus one for Gaza. These statements, nity. Now everybody wants to be the lead- aimed at the Israeli mainstream, may not er. (…) How shameful. How will we tell our distinctively represent the Right, but they Jewish brethren, who are also experienc- certainly do not represent the Left. (…) ing a flourishing market in division? And Gabbay is trailing behind with his social we’ll tell those who don’t exactly share our agenda and Livni is disintegrating. What mindset but still want a change in govern- remains of the Left? A little bit of Meretz ment that if the Arabs don’t unite, the and the Joint List, which hardly constitute a plague of division will strike them as well. threat to the current government. It seems After all, the Arab vote is the surest vote that (…) the Israeli public has already ac- against Netanyahu (…). The Arabs and cepted the fact that the Right has won (…). their Jewish allies now have 13 Knesset Miri Shalem, YED, 03.02.19 seats and are a strong foundation for polit- ical change in Israel. Without those 13 The Israeli left’s unabashed militarism seats, we can only dream of a change of (…) In the hope of toppling long-serving government. Every seat less will reduce PM Benjamin Netanyahu, an army of sen- the chance to replace Netanyahu, and if, ior retired officers and security personnel perish the thought, the Joint List or its has been recruited with the express goal of splinters fall apart, we could lose five or six orchestrating a broad political framework seats because we’ve become star-struck comprising the largest possible number of around here. (…) Let’s say (…) that Tibi’s generals. (…) In stark contrast to the Left’s future ticket gets six seats. Even then, the former self-righteous indignation about members of his party will only get three anything that smacks of right-wing policy, seats, and the other three will go to the and despite its close familiarity with the allies he brought to the ticket from the out- concept of “cultural militarism,” there has side. While now, in the Joint List, he has at been almost no discussion of the disturb- least two seats, and that number is proba- ing sociopolitical implications of this phe- bly not final. Is one more seat worth this nomenon. There is no mention that these whole big to-do, and the despondency that generals are hardly paragons of liberal or has descended on Arabs and democratic multicultural values and are far from quin- Jews? (…) tessential members of the “peace camp.” Odeh Bisharat, HAA, 04.02.19 (…) Nor has there been any acknowl- edgement of the similarity of this develop- Why do Israelis have a soft spot for ment to the all-too-common Third World generals as politicians? predilection among military officers (…) to (…) Two men, two parallel paths. Both seize power in order to “save the nation” have the same ideology. (…) Both of them from the rule of “corrupt politicians” (…). It are native-born Israelis, or sabras, children seems that the obsession with toppling of immigrant parents, men who molded Netanyahu (…) has driven those who ha- their lives with their own hands. Both of bitually identify (nonexistent) “disturbing them are successful. But if the elections past processes” that supposedly endanger were to be held now, one's party would 3 earn more than 20 Knesset seats (…), him. (…) Netanyahu has made a habit of while the other's party would gain a mere abusing and humiliating his cabinet minis- 6-7 seats. (…) Why does the Israeli voter ters (…). Should he succeed in forming a prefer the one who built his career in an broad coalition, of 70-75 MKs, with Benny olive-green uniform over the one who Gantz or with Yair Lapid, he’ll be happy to made something of himself while wearing skip over his Likud rivals when it comes to a suit and tie? (…) One of the answers giving out ministerial portfolios (…) Bibi could be the credibility gap. The taciturn realized that he has lost the attorney gen- Gantz, who until recently was unaffiliated eral, Avichai Mendelblit. (…) his campaign with any party, has long been perceived as had focused on Mendelblit. (…) After the a credible man, and even more so after his train left the station, as it were, the strategy debut speech. He inspires trust in people, was revamped. (…) Now, his gaze is fo- as opposed to Gabbay who dented his cused on Election Day, April 9. He needs a own credibility when he broke ties with the clear-cut Likud victory, but also a strong Kulanu Party and its leader, Finance Minis- right wing-Haredi bloc of at least 65 MKs. ter Moshe Kahlon, and later joined the La- (…) bor Party. (…) In his election campaign, Yossi Verter, HAA, 08.02.19 Gabbay portrays himself as the leader of the party that battles against the rising cost of living, and as one who seeks to make 2. Ende der Beobachtermission in Hebron social changes in the Israeli society. Israels Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netan- Gantz, on the other hand, is waging his yahu hat das Mandat der internationalen campaign as a national leader. But various Beobachtermission TIPH in Hebron, das factors have the power to influence the zum 31. Januar auslief, nicht verlängert. voters—despite Netanyahu's low credibil- "Wir werden den weiteren Einsatz einer ity, he won the 2015 elections, and there is internationalen Kraft, die gegen uns agiert, no need to say very much about US Presi- nicht erlauben", erklärte er. In der zum Teil dent Donald Trump's credibility. (…) Our unter israelischer, zum Teil unter palästi- society is impulsive, prone to superlatives, nensischer Kontrolle stehenden geteilten unbridled emotion and on a perennial hunt Stadt leben inmitten von rund 200 000 Pa- for a redeemer. Gantz is beating Gabbay lästinensern mehrere hundert jüdische in this race, at least until we see whether Siedler. Die Bundesrepublik und andere the former chief of staff really does have EU-Staaten kritisierten Netanyahus Ent- what it takes to save us from ourselves. scheidung. "Die Anwesenheit der Be- Sever Plocker, YED, 07.02.19 obachter in Hebron - einem Ort, an dem die gewaltsamen Auswirkungen des Kon- Netanyahu lost big this week. Here's fliktes besonders spürbar sind - hat zu what it means for the next government Transparenz und Deeskalation vor Ort The case of Gideon Sa’ar offers (…) proof beigetragen", verlautete aus dem Außen- of the independence of the party’s rank- amt in Berlin. Jetzt müsse es darum ge- and-file. (…) Thanks to Netanyahu, who hen, alles zu tun, damit es keinen Anstieg hounded him (…), he got a public tailwind der Gewalt in Hebron gebe. Zuletzt gab es and was effectively marked as the leading immer wieder Kritik an der Mission von candidate for the morning after. Sa’ar re- Seiten Israels. Ein Mitarbeiter aus der ceived party backing by placing in the top Schweiz wurde des Landes verwiesen, five after four years outside the political nachdem er einen jüdischen Jungen ins arena. (…) Like Sa’ar, Edelstein profited Gesicht schlug. from the premier’s attempt at political liqui- dation. The leak (…) that Edelstein wasn’t on the party leader’s list of recommended TIPH and threats: Temporary and per- candidates, stirred a counter-protest: Peo- manent ple came to Edelstein’s aid; they were af- (…) beyond monitoring, the international fronted on his behalf and they voted for observers have been playing a one-sided 4 role (…). Its 64 observers (…) produce thing but. (…) TIPH and the European reports focusing on alleged Israeli abuses countries that supported it proved that their against Palestinians. (…) Twenty-five actual mission was to directly affect the years is a long time for something tempo- situation in Hebron. Their goal was to bring rary (…). There was a continuous Jewish an end to the Jewish presence in Hebron presence in Hebron, Judaism’s second- forever. Thankfully, they can no longer most holy city, for thousands of years. It work toward this goal as Prime Minister ended with the 1929 massacre of Jews by Benjamin Netanyahu recently announced their Arab neighbors, which forced the sur- that he will not be extending TIPH's man- viving members of the Jewish community date. (…) The prime minister's recent deci- to flee. (…) It seems memories are shorter sion to end TIPH's mandate is a step for- than TIPH’s presence. Far from having a ward in ending the foreign infringement on calming effect, TIPH itself has occasionally Israeli sovereignty. (…) come under attack – from the very Pales- Ari Kalker, IHY, 05.02.19 tinians they profess to be protecting. (…) The decision to end TIPH’s mandate did Palestinians in Hebron could now face not come out of the blue. Last July, a video another massacre emerged showing a Swiss TIPH member Israel just expelled the only international slapping a 10-year-old Jewish boy in the monitors protecting Hebron’s Palestinians face and the same month a Hadashot TV from 800 heavily guarded far-right settlers, news report showed security camera foot- one of whom committed the 1994 massa- age of a TIPH member slashing the tires of cre that triggered their deployment. No one a vehicle belonging to a Jewish Hebron expected Trump to respond - but where's resident. Both staffers were expelled by the European outcry? (…) The rationale of TIPH, but their departure did not restore Netanyahu’s counter-peace measure was even the pretense of impartiality. (…) explained in clear terms; no more eyes on TIPH’s long-term temporary presence in Israel’s conduct in this part of the occupied Hebron is part of a much broader phe- territories, or in any of it. (…) he no longer nomenon: The ongoing attempt to interna- gives a damn about the peace process or tionalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. about building trust, and no longer cares (…) There are undoubtedly some Jewish about provoking the international commu- residents of Hebron who are hotheads, but nity. (…) the settlers don’t need interna- it is up to the Israeli public to condemn tional protection: they’ve got the IDF. Pal- them and the Israeli authorities to deal with estinian civilians, on the other hand, are them. (…) defenseless. (…) With no concrete peace- Liat Collins, JPO, 01.02.19 making strategy, no clear vision and no strong position on the conflict, the EU’s Ending foreign interference in Israeli policy, in practice, is confined to adapting policy to the unconstrained exercise of Israel’s (…) TIPH's original mandate was for power in the Palestinian territories. (…) the members to travel around the city, observe EU’s idleness - amidst its booming cultural what was happening and report their find- and economic exchanges with Israel - ren- ings to the Israeli and Palestinian Authority ders it complicit in the perpetuation of Pal- governments. The observers were not al- estinian suffering. (…) It’s about time the lowed to intervene in disputes nor any in- EU changes its strategy regarding the Pal- cidents they observed; they were sup- estinians to one with more moral and legal posed to be neutral and unbiased. (…) backbone. (…) the least they can offer to Unfortunately, as has been proven time the isolated, immiserated and increasingly and again, international involvement in despairing Palestinians is consistent sup- Israel and unbiased results do not go hand port, solidarity and acknowledgment of in hand. While in theory, TIPH's mission their dire situation. (…) was noble, in reality, the countries sending Muhammad Shehada, HAA, 07.02.19 representatives to implement it were any- 5 3. Grausamer Mord lawmakers need to be extremely careful Der Mord an der 19jährigen Israelin Ori when regulating speech. In fact, it would Ansbacher versetzte das Land in Aufruhr. be better if they avoided infringing on free Die junge Frau war bei einem Spaziergang speech entirely. But that does not exempt im Wald bei Ein Yael überfallen und ver- the public from taking personal responsibil- gewaltigt worden, bevor der Attentäter sie ity to not spread vicious and hurtful ru- grausam erstach. Der Verdacht richtet sich mors. (…) Pay attention to whether the auf einen 29jährigen Palästinenser aus information comes from a reliable source. Hebron, der die Tat inzwischen zugab. And if you read that there’s a gag order, Justizministerin Ayelet Shaked (Neue but then see details of the story online, Rechte) forderte die Todesstrafe für den think about why that order exists. This is Mann. In Israel ist bislang nur ein einziges called civic responsibility (…). Mal ein Todesurteil umgesetzt worden. Editorial, JPO, 10.02.19 1962 starb Adolf Eichmann, der während des Zweiten Weltkrieges für die Deportati- The occupation didn't kill Ori on der Juden in die Konzentrationslager Ansbacher zuständig war, den Tod durch den Strang. We have always been told that for as long „Die Terroristen haben keine Angst mehr“, as Israeli occupation continues (…). kommentierte Naftali Bennett, Chef der Sometimes, there is indeed a connection Neuen Rechten. „In diesem Moment berei- between terror and a struggle for libera- ten sie den nächsten schrecklichen Mord tion. This is not the case when it comes to an Juden vor.“ Israels Sicherheitskabinett Palestinian terrorism, which in recent dec- entschied infolge des Mordes an Ansba- ades has practically evolved into jihadist cher für die Kürzung der Steuerzahlungen terrorism. They indeed were not born mur- an die Palästinensische Autonomiebehör- derers, but the brainwashing, the incite- de (PA). Künftig sollen jährlich umgerech- ment and the overall environment turned net mindestens 120 Millionen Euro zu- them into them. (…) Terror is also rampant rückgehalten werden. Die PA verwendet in Sweden, Belgium, London, and New einen Teil ihrer Ausgaben für die Familien York. Is there an occupation in those plac- palästinensischer Häftlinge. es too? (…) Ansbacher was killed because her murderer originates from a community Civic responsibility where many sanctify death and hatred. (…) Reports on the circumstances of (…) She was killed because the environ- Ansbacher’s tragic murder have remained ment that encourages murder is sustained vague, relying on adjectives like “brutal” by PA’s monthly salary payments to terror- and “grisly” to describe what happened to ists. (…) We must strive for peace and the young woman. Despite a gag order reconciliation, and against settlement ex- (…) it was not long before (…) the spread pansion. But this is not the ambition of the of unconfirmed stories (..) Horrific descrip- jihadists. (…) one day we will be able to tions, bordering on snuff, were spread reach some sort of agreement, with or through social media (…). Outrage follow- without the consent of the Palestinians, ing a terrorist attack is understandable, that will either entirely or partly end the and protests and calls to change the gov- occupation. We shouldn't, however, fool ernment’s policy are legitimate. (…) But all ourselves into believing that it will end ji- (…) the spreading of rumors does is bring had or terrorism. Not in Paris, not in Jeru- pain to the Ansbacher family and sully salem, not in Nigeria. (…) Ori’s memory. It also scares Israeli chil- Ben-Dror Yemini, YED, 11.02.19 dren, many of who are on these social media platforms and follow the feeds of Nationalistic motives, indeed some of the rumor disseminators and their All the parties were interested in having colorful descriptions. (…) There are no the murder of Ori Ansbacher declared an laws currently on the books that govern the attack of nationalistic motivation. The fami- WhatsApp rumor mill, and in any case, our ly of the suspect will not have to bear the 6 shame of a son who raped a girl and then random Palestinian woman? (…) Every murdered her. There’s no heroism here. Palestinian who is exposed to incitement (…) rape-murder, even if cloaked in patri- (…) knows that the enemy's blood can be otism, betray the weakness of the present shed. But if he rapes a Palestinian woman Palestinian struggle. On the scale of vic- (a gender crime) or even secretly has his timhood, too, a nationalist-motivated mur- way with her in private, he'll be slaughtered der is considered more prestigious than an and his immediate family members will “ordinary” murder or sexual assault com- follow him to hell. (…) Islamic tradition al- mitted by a man, as a man, against a lows captive women to be used as sex woman. (…) Because the murder victim slaves, as they are considered spoils of lived in the settlement of Tekoa, the sym- war. (…) There might be normative moral bolic stock of the settler nation has risen, laws that mostly apply to regular citizens in due to yet another sacrifice it has offered functioning countries but in the incitement- up for the Land of Israel. Declaring the ridden Palestinian territories, the victims – murder a nationalistic attack gave it yet like Ori – are never the Arab or Muslim another reason to launch a campaign of neighbors' daughters but rather Jews or intimidation and stone-throwing at Pales- other minorities. (…) tinians (…). At Beit Fajjar and Ras Karkar Reuven Berko, IHY, 13.02.19 police closed the road to Palestinian traffic. That’s what the settlers want, to pressure the army to regularly block more and more 4. Medienquerschnitt roads to the Palestinians, thus advancing their goal of emptying Area C (which en- Fromme Armee compasses 61 percent of the West Bank) of non-Jews. On the other hand, what isn’t Religious vs.secular “nationalistic” in our country? (…) All the (…) Serving in the IDF is a fantastic step- crimes Israel has committed on Walaja’s ping stone for this population, and an ex- lands to annex them to Jerusalem and cellent way for them to integrate into Israeli allocate them to Jewish settlements were society, earn academic degrees, and suc- of the same nature. Ansbacher was raped cessfully join the Israeli labor market. and murdered on the border of the (Israeli) There’s no doubt that these trends are national park that was declared a few commendable, and that their contribution years ago on the village’s private lands to society and the Israeli economy is inval- and olive orchards, from which the village uable. (…) this new trend of Israeli Juda- is now cut off by the separation barrier. ism is (…) inclusive and intricate. It incor- The violence committed here for national- porates many aspects of Israeliness, with istic motives screams from every inch. serving in the IDF being one of the most Amira Hass, HAA, 12.02.19 important. (…) the IDF’s goal of functioning as society’s melting pot has not yet been The Palestinians incite to rape, too fulfilled 100%. But this fringe group, which (…) The Palestinians Knesset member is trying to pass itself off as if it was the and Israeli citizens, like her friends in the religious community’s majority viewpoint, is various Palestinian terrorist organizations, fanning the flames of dissension, which in were prepared for a public relations battle the end will have a detrimental effect on to characterize the rape and murder of Ori the IDF, Israeli society and our ability to as another woman being murdered. In live side by side. It’s so easy to point our other words, some nameless killer with a fingers and blame our politicians for invok- knife just raped her for the heck of it on a ing feelings of animosity within Israeli soci- chilly morning, just because she was a ety. (…) both sides need to accept com- woman – not because she was Jewish. promises and concessions, especially Why did the Palestinian criminal arm him- when it comes to integrating Haredim and self with a knife, cross the security barrier, religious girls into the IDF. (…) rape and fatally stab Ori, rather than some Eli Ben Meir, JPO, 01.02.19 7 about responding to genocide, bigotry, hate and intolerance throughout the world Kein Zug zum arabischen Sektor and not simply say that everyone hates the Jews and other minorities and we can’t Restore Wadi Ara train line plan change that so we can only try to protect For two decades, the state has been prom- ourselves. (…) we have no choice, be- ising the towns of Wadi Ara, an area with cause this is our sacred mission. some 180,000 residents and a transporta- Jonathan Muskat, TOI, 06.02.19 tion crisis, that it will build a train line con- necting them to the national rail system. (…) the Iron train line, which would have connected the towns to Israel’s main north- south coastal train line and the newer Eastern train line, had been shelved. (…) HAA = Haaretz The state neglects Wadi Ara because most YED = Yedioth Ahronoth / Ynetnews of its residents are Arabs. The area ranks JPO = Jerusalem Post in the second-lowest socioeconomic dec- IHY = Israel HaYom ile, and for years has faced heavy traffic TOI = Times of Israel and a lack of public transport. (…) GLO = Globes Strengthening the Arab towns by linking them to central Israel via a train line needs to be a national project of utmost im- portance. Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, who was elected to a high spot on the Likud Knesset slate in that party’s pri- Veröffentlicht im: Februar 2019 mary election, needs to assume the “bull- dozer” role (…) and return to the original Verantwortlich: plan for the Iron line. Dr. Paul Pasch, Editorial, HAA, 11.02.19 Leiter der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Israel

Redaktion: Mehr Antisemitismus Susanne Knaul

Judith Stelmach An Authentic Jewish Response to Ris- ing Antisemitism Homepage: www.fes.org.il (…) 66% of millennials could not identify Email: [email protected] what the Auschwitz concentration and death camp was (…) as Jews we must affirm, “Never again.” We must spot the seeds of antisemitism as they begin to sprout (…) many of the founders of the state of Israel viewed those Jews who died in the Holocaust as representing the old, weak Jew and the founders were embar- rassed of them. (…) But once we talk about it, what should our message be? Never again? Jewish military strength? Fight to protect our people? These are very important messages, but the Torah demands more. (…) Holocaust memory is about learning what leads to antisemitism and learning how to protect ourselves from antisemitism. (…) Holocaust memory is 8