Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 17/15 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 1. – 15. September Die Themen dieser Ausgabe 1. Flüchtlingsstrom in Europa.............................................................................................................................. 1 2. Iran-Abkommen............................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Vereitelte Kindesverhaftung............................................................................................................................. 4 4. Medienquerschnitt............................................................................................................................................ 5 1. Flüchtlingsstrom in Europa Die Tragödie der hunderttausenden Flüchtlinge, die in diesen Wochen Europa erreichen, und die unter­schiedlichen Reaktionen der europäischen Regie­rungschefs, allen voran Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, brachten in Israel die Debatte in Gang, ob sich das Land nicht aktiver an Lösungen für die hilfesuchenden Menschen beteiligen sollte. Opposi­tionsführer Isaac Herzog(Das Zionistische Lager) appellierte an Regierungschef Benjamin Netanyahu, syrische Flüchtlinge in Israel aufzunehmen.„Juden“, so meinte Herzog, könnten„nicht tatenlos zusehen“, wenn Flüchtlinge um Asyl bitten. Die Analysten nahmen sich zudem der Frage an, welche Folgen die demografischen Veränderungen in Europa lang­fristig für Israel haben können. The Arab Spring and Europe's fall (…) The drowning Syrian, Iraqi or Libyan children fleeing war zones all want to escape the infernos of their native Arab countries, where civilians are slaughtered daily by their governments and by ex­treme jihadi organizations(…). In Marseille, France, about 35% of the population is Muslim; in Barcelona, about 30% of residents are Muslim, as are over 25% of the residents of Brussels, Amsterdam, and Luton in the U.K.(…) While some of the refugees, albeit a small percentage of the population, will be grateful to have been permitted to enter Europe, their future demands are likely to grow.(…) France's and Bri t­ain's Muslim communities employ private"police forces" that enforce Shariah law, and Budapest and Bucharest are no longer a suitable substitute for crumbling Aleppo.(…) This is not the behavior of grateful individuals, and while the Right aims to boost its power by reaching native European voters, the Left understands the new demographics and is appealing to the immigrants via generous social welfare policies. Israel, which has nothing to do with Europe's influx of Arab immigrants, is affected by it on two levels. On a negative level, there is a rise of anti-Israeli protests and support of the boycott, di­vestment and sanctions movement.(…) On a pos i­tive level, the Arab immigration to Europe may prompt European Jews to(…) decide to make aliyah (…). Shahaf Mezin, IHY, 03.09.15 A dangerous trap (…) opening Israel's gates to Syrian refugees would lead to the implementation of the"right of return"-­with Syrians playing the role of the Palestinians. Of course, there may be some limited circumstances in which Israel will have an interest in providing refuge for certain Syrians. But the blanket welcome pro­posed by Herzog, Galon and Stern would be a dan­gerous trap for Israel.(…) Israel wants to be a Je w­ish and democratic state, and any mass infusion of Syrian refugees here would undermine Israel's very foundations. Syria is an enemy state. Has there ever been a country that has taken in refugees from an enemy state during wartime?(…) There is no justif i­1