Read the Israeli Scene Supplement 19-05-2015

• Front Page
o New Yesh-Din report: 85% of cases against Israeli settlers in the West Bank are closed due to Israeli police failure and negligence.
o In an exclusive statement to Yedihot Ahronot, former Saudi adviser: “The Arab Peace Initiative is still in effect.”


o New Israeli Justice Minister: “I will not allow the judicial branch to interfere with the legislative and executive branches.”
o Exclusive Israel Scene interview with former Director General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Dr. Alon Liel: “There is no cohesive opposition in the Knesset; a portion of it will support the narrow government.”


• Inner Pages:


o In light of government collusion with the interests of large corporations, the labor and industry crisis deepens in the South of Israel.
o Politicians and analysts: Herzog did not definitively refuse to join Netanyahu’s government.


• Financial Scene:


o What does Netanyahu want?
o National Insurance Institute warns of an increase in poverty among senior citizens due to current pensions system.
o A new government position breaks the monopoly on issuing of “Halal” certificates.


• Financial Digest:


o Inflation is down by 0.7% in the first trimester.
o Increased Alcohol tax results in decreased tax revenue.
o The government backtracks on Antitrust constraints placed on gas companies.


• Special Coverage:


o Possible scenarios regarding Netanyahu government’s stability or failure.
o Coalition agreements will inevitably lead to points of conflict among parties in Netanyahu’s government.
o The rule of law has become mere cover for the implementation of racist political agendas.
o Israel’s Supreme Court legalizes the transfer of the residents of Um al-Hairan village in Al-Naqab.


• Follow Up:


o Feelings of alienation from Israel are on the rise among American Jewish youth.
o Jewish colonialist, fundamentalist and missionary organizations control the Israeli military’s education system.

• Special Reports:


o Israel’s new Justice Minister has an extreme right-wing agenda.
o Association for Civil Rights in Israel’s new report: The investment of enormous budgets in East Jerusalem aims to strengthen “Israeli sovereignty” in the occupied city.

• Last Page:


o Attorney “hires” top police investigator and former district-attorney: One of the largest “public corruption” scandals in Israel. “Far worse than Sicily”, “A private police within Israel’s police”, “An Earthquake at the Attorney General’s Office”.
o Corruption in Israel: a historical and sociological analysis