Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 18/14 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 1.-15. Novemberr Die Themen dieser Ausgabe 1. Unruhen in Jerusalem und Kfar Kana.............................................................................................................. 1 2. Sieg der Republikaner bei der Kongresswahl.................................................................................................. 3 3. Shula Zakens heimliche Telefonmitschnitte..................................................................................................... 4 4. Medienquerschnitt............................................................................................................................................ 6 1. Unruhen in Jerusalem und Kfar Kana Ein erneuter Autoanschlag mit zwei Toten heizte die Unruhen in Jerusalem weiter an. Parallel zu den Unruhen kam es zu Brandanschlägen auf eine Mo­schee im Westjordanland und eine Synagoge in Israel. Yizhak Aharonovich, Minister für Öffentliche Sicherheit, forderte ein schärferes Vorgehen gegen gewalttätige Demonstranten. Kurz darauf töteten Polizisten einen 22jährigen israelischen Palästinen­ser in Kfar Kana, der sie mit einem Messer bedroht hatte. Der Mann war bereits auf dem Rückzug, als die Beamten auf ihn zielten. Die Tötung des jungen Mannes löste heftige Proteste in der arabischen Bevölkerung Israels aus, die den Vorfall als Symp­tom einer zunehmenden institutionellen Anfeindung gegen Araber in Israel wertet. The battle over Jerusalem's sovereignty (…) All the Palestinian factions, without exception, have created a combined front aimed at shaking off the Israeli control of Jerusalem. Every sector on this front has its own immediate interest. Hamas en­courages violence in Jerusalem in order to maintain its status in the national struggle and cover up the paralysis it was struck with along the borders in Ga­za. The Palestinian Authority sees the violence in Jerusalem as a key political tool in the diplomatic intifada it is waging against Israel on the internation­al front.(…) The Palestinians are also making more and more use of terminology taken from the Nazi occupation of the big cities of Europe in order to encourage the loathing towards Israel on the Euro­pean street. As the flames in Jerusalem rise higher, an increasing number of countries will gladly rush to unilaterally recognize the occupied Palestinian state. (…) Abbas makes the following clear to Israel: In a place where we – the PA – are not present, you are incapable of controlling the population. If we're not in Jerusalem, you get embroiled in violence. The mo­ment we decide to stop the coordination with your security organizations in the West Bank, you will get into trouble there as well.(…) It's true that the Pal­estinians in Jerusalem are suffering and getting ar­rested, but as far as the PA is concerned, it's part of the struggle and it's worthwhile. It's not that the PA isn't intervening. On the contrary, it's inciting and fanning the flame s.(…) In order to calm the situation in Jerusalem, Israel must first and foremost make it not worthwhile for the Palestinian Authority to en­courage the continuation of violence in Jerusalem. This can be achieved in two ways. The first is open­ing a door to renewed peace negotiations, and there is no chance of this happening in the current political constellation. The second way is using more force, (…) Alex Fishman, JED, 06.11.14 Step up to the plate, Mr. Mayor (…) Over the past few weeks, Jerusalem has been burning. But the violence is not organized – it is a 1