• Front Page:
o A book written by President Abbas is translated to Hebrew with the aim of distorting his image as a man of peace.
o New Israeli plans to expand 4 settlements . . . “The Blue Line Crew” prepares to declare more Palestinian territory as “state-owned land”.
o Netanyahu will make a decision regarding his speech before Congress upon consulting with Israel’s ambassador to Washington.
o Exclusive Israel Scene interview with Haifa University lecturer in the History of Israel Department professor Dani Gutfein: “The Zionist Camp’s attempts at blurring their political differences with Netanyahu will not lead to a change in government.”
• Inner Pages:
o Following a decision to delay publishing his report until after the elections at the request of Netanyahu’s family lawyer, the State Comptroller is forced to announce his intent to publish a report on the Prime Minister’s household spending.
o Study refutes accepted claims and assumptions about Israel’s judicial process: The presence of an Arab judge in court greatly increases an Arab defendant’s chances of winning an appeal.
o Israeli elections: The disparity in opinion poll results raises questions, further obscuring the final outcome.
o The hailstorm of corruption and harassment within Israeli police will not end anytime soon.
o “Noteworthy” American presence in Israel’s general elections.
o The West is preoccupied with denial of the growing “Islamic threat”.
o An analysis on the newest report concerning “foreign nationals in Israel”.
• Financial Scene:
o Political parties compete on economic platforms while the Bank of Israel calls for austerity.
o How to prevent the dams separating capital and power from failing.
• Financial Digest:
o Loan sizes increase by 6.5% for Israeli families in 2014.
o An OECD delegation arrives in Israel to inspect anti-corruption measures.
• Follow-up:
o Sociopolitical changes among Russian Israelis have led to a decline in Liberman and his party’s popularity.
o Rehavam Ze’evi and Organized Crime.
• Last Page:
o MADAR Center Activities
A new study concerning Settlement Geography: Achieving a geographic Palestinian state will be difficult with the permanence of settlements.
Israeli Affairs 56: Israeli Media and the “Jewish National State” Law.
“The Scene” library: Israeli Papers 65, Occupation and Settlements and The Agreed-upon Israeli Lies.