Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 12/14 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 10. Juni – 01. Juli 2014 1. Entführung und Ermordung von drei jüdischen Teenagern Die Entführung von drei Jugendlichen im Alter zwischen 16 und 19 Jahren nahe der israelischen Siedlung Gusch Ezion in der Westbank hat die Nachrichten seit dem Tag ihres Verschwindens am 12. Juni dominiert. Die Talmudschüler Naftali Fraenkel, Gil-ad Shaar und Eyal Yifrach waren als Anhalter in einen Wagen eingestiegen, und wurden, wie sich 18 Tage später herausstellte, unmittelbar danach erschossen. Die Leichen hatten die Täter nahe Hebron, nur wenige Kilometer von der Stelle, an der sie zugestiegen waren, verscharrt. Israels Premierminister Netanyahu beschuldigte die Hamas, für die Entführung verantwortlich zu sein. Tausende Soldaten wurden für die Suche nach den drei Jugendlichen eingesetzt, hunderte Häuser in der Westbank durchsucht, über 400 Palästinenser festgenommen. Underhanded opportunism in the search for kidnapped Israeli teens „It seems that, alongside focusing our intelligence and military abilities on the main effort, there are those who see this kidnapping as an opportunity to engage in underhanded opportunism.These creative minds, mostly operating from within the government, are full of crazy ideas: Swift approval of a bill to prevent pardons for prisoners – a bill whose stupidity is now becoming clear; complete severance of relations with the Palestinian Authority; expelling dozens, if not hundreds, of Hamas members from the West Bank to Gaza; demolishing homes; imposing a total curfew on West Bank and Gaza's cities, and more. Alongside these ideas, the government is accelerating a bill for the force­feeding of hunger-striking prisoners and – to top it all – Habayit Hayehudi MKs are expressing their support for annexing territory to Israel. These ideas have nothing to do with our ability to find the kidnap victims. At best, they are the growing expression of a desire for vengeance against the Palestinian people. At worst, they are cynical exploitation, fulfilling the urges of those who wish to destroy the peace process. They are endeavoring to turn the abductions into a seminal moment that will redefine Israel’s relations with the Palestinians and their leaders.[…] This wave did not come from nowhere. It came against the backdrop of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that the PA and President Mahmoud Abbas should now be seen as hostile forces. He preaches this attitude even though Abbas and the PA’s security forces have continued to coordinate with Israel’s own forces, helping Israel as much as they can. At this point, there could not be a harsher blow to Israel’s security than placing a dartboard on our Palestinian partner’s chest.“ Editorial, HAA, 17.06.2014 The vicious circle goes on and on „There is no other country whose leaders will use all the power at their disposal to save three citizens. But a deeper look reveals a further significance: The [...] leaders are not dealing with a fatal issue, but with a crime which in other countries concerns the district police investigators only. Here the incident is a strategic problem. It's enough for three fine young men to disregard the warnings against kidnapping in order to create a serious crisis which we are now losing sleep over.[...] We can draw conclusions from the past about what is expected in the future: The hostility will grow stronger, the land theft will be expanded, riots will be ignited, protestors will be 1