Read the Israeli Scene Supplement 10-03-2015

• Front Page:

o A week ahead of the general elections, Rivlin seeks the formation of a national unity government which would work to change the electoral system.
o For the first time, Israel’s Supreme Court discusses freedom of expression on university campuses.


o Exclusive Israeli Scene interview with former Director General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry Dr. Alon Liel: Leak of the “draft peace agreement” has put the Palestinian issue back on the Knesset’s agenda.


• Inner Pages:

o The upcoming Israeli elections will allow up to 11 blocs to join the new Knesset, further complicating its composition.
o The major stages in Israel’s election campaign.
o The Zionist Camp reveals its electoral platform: An initiative for a political settlement, redressing relations with the United States and putting a stop to Iran’s nuclear program.
o Against the backdrop of Israel’s general elections, Likud rules out the formation of a national unity government with the Zionist Camp after the elections.


• Financial Scene:

o Bank interest will no longer be used as a “weapon” to revitalize Israeli markets.
o Continued increase in tax revenues may change the 2015 budget fundamentally.
o Washington goes after two more Israeli banks for covering up for American tax evaders.
• Financial Digest:

o Most new Israeli businesses do not survive long.
o Direct and indirect taxation account for 27% of house costs.
o 31% of businesses deduct lunch breaks from workers’ wages.


• Follow-up:

o The challenges of the new Mizrahi narrative.
o The new Mizrahi narrative: Establishing a new Israeli identity and delegitimizing Zionism.

• Special Reports:

o Despite a general climate of opposition to Likud’s leader, Netanyahu is likely to remain as leader of the next Israeli government.
o Analysis: Netanyahu’s speech before Congress is addressed mainly to the Israeli voter.
o Researchers from the Institute for National Security Studies: A violent war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria and perhaps outside the Middle East will continue and may escalate this year.
o New B’Tselem report entitled Black Flag examines the moral and legal implications of attacking residential buildings during Israel’s last offensive on Gaza.

• Last Page:

o A former officer warned in 2012: Israeli police enforces the rule of a dominant state and groups, not the rule of law.
o Amid criticism, the police boasts about increased arrests; Over the last few years, a sharp increase in the number of arrests in Israel is registered.