Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 07/15 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 15.-31. März Die Themen dieser Ausgabe 1. Netanyahu gewinnt Parlamentswahlen............................................................................................................ 1 2. Netanyahu stellt Zweistaatenlösung in Frage und beleidigt arabische Wähler................................................ 3 3. Krieg im Jemen und die Sorge vor einem Erstarken Irans............................................................................... 6 4. Medienquerschnitt............................................................................................................................................ 7 1. Netanyahu gewinnt Parlamentswahlen Benjamin Netanyahu steht eine vierte Amtszeit als Ministerpräsident bevor. Der Likud-Chef gewann die vorgezogenen Parlamentswahlen überraschend und mit deutlichem Vorsprung vor seinem Herausforderer Isaac Herzog vom Zionistischen Lager. Das Ergebnis hat den Riss im Volk zwischen den Aschkenasim(Israelis mit europäischen und osteuropäischen Wurzeln), die eher linksliberal wählten, und den Sepharden(Israelis, deren Familien von der Iberischen Halbinsel oder aus arabischen Ländern immigrierten), die ihre Stimme mehrheitlich dem konservativen Likud sowie den rechtsnationalen und religiösen Parteien gaben, vertieft und die Spannungen zwischen Juden und Arabern verschärft. King Bibi and his divided people (…) King Bibi(…) had cemented his rule. Unloved by the Obama administration, relentlessly criticized by ostensibly friendly European governments, at­tacked day after day by substantial sections of the Hebrew media(…), and opposed in these elections not only by the Israeli left but also by the centrist Yesh Atid(…), Netanyahu did not just scrape back into office. He swept his critics aside and he trounced his rivals.(...) Netanyahu proved himself a political tactician in a different league from his rivals. (…) But amid the euphoria of victory, and the majo ri­ty’s reaffirmation of faith in his leadership, will he take heed of the fact that a substantial proportion of the electorate is as shocked and horrified by Tues­day’s results as he and his supporters are shocked and delighted? Will Netanyahu seek to reposition himself, in short, from defiantly victorious leader of the Israeli right to prime minister of our riven, multi­challenged Israel? David Horovitz, TOI, 18.03.15 It’s time for courageous leadership (…) It is striking how very similar the platforms, po li­cies and pronouncements of Likud party head Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Labor Party head Isaac Herzog are.(…) The differences between the Likud and Labor are a matter of nuance, not princi­ple.(…) Herzog may have campaigned on a pla t­form that he can make peace with our neighbors, but he is on record as being skeptical of the motives and capabilities of the current Palestinian leadership – as is Netanyahu.(…) This is a time, therefore, for courageous leadership – and the three men posi­tioned to demonstrate visionary leadership for Israel today are Netanyahu, Herzog and President Ruby Rivlin.(…) Buji Herzog(…) can not only pursue the issues most important to him, but he can position himself as a real leader, decision-maker and 1