Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 19/15 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 1. – 15. Oktober Die Themen dieser Ausgabe 1. Neue Gewaltwelle............................................................................................................................................ 1 2. Die Reden von Abbas und Netanyahu vor der UN-Vollversammlung.............................................................. 4 3. Russlands Militäreinsatz in Syrien................................................................................................................... 6 4. Medienquerschnitt............................................................................................................................................ 7 1. Neue Gewaltwelle Mit dem Streit um die Besuchsrechte auf dem Tem­pelberg begann die neue Gewaltwelle in Jerusalem, die sich rasch auf ganz Israel sowie auf das West­jordanland und das Grenzgebiet zwischen Gaza­streifen und Israel ausbreitete: Sieben Israelis und über 30 Palästinenser starben bis Mitte Oktober bei den Attacken und gewaltvollen Unruhen. Oft sind es sehr junge palästinensische Angreifer, die mit einem Messer israelische Zivilisten angreifen, und die selbst mit dem Leben bezahlen, wenn Sicherheits­leute oder bewaffnete Israelis auf sie schießen, um sie zu stoppen. Israels Regierung reagierte mit stärkeren Kontrollen und Sperren, einer Aufstockung des polizeilichen Sicherheitspersonals durch hun­derte Soldaten sowie schärferen Strafen gegen die Angreifer und ihre Familien. Four steps to de-escalate East Jerusalem (…) the roots of the current escalation are a result of the radicalization in East Jerusalem, of the escala­tion at the Temple Mount and in a broader sense of the misguided conflict management of the Netanya­hu government(…). The radicalization in East Je ru­salem(…) stems from the absence of an Israeli decision regarding the future of East Jerusalem and its inhabitants.(…) The vacuum created by the absence of civic-political leadership is at the root of the violence we confront today.(…) increasing poli c­ing is a necessary move.(…) Second, we should implement parts of the Barkat Plan for transferring responsibility over the provision of municipal ser­vices to the Arab neighborhoods beyond the separa­tion barrier to the Civil Administration or to the Pal­esti nian Authority.(…) Third, we should examine courageously which of the Arab neighborhoods on the outskirts of East Jerusalem would not remain in any future diplomatic scenario under Israeli sover­eignty – neighborhoods which we neither want nor need under our sovereignty – and transfer them to the managerial responsibility of the Palestinian Au­thority already now. Not sovereignty but civic and operational responsibility.(…) Israel should deepen its cooperation with the Waqf and partner with Mus­lim bodies operating at the site to enforce order among the Muslim population.(…) The rising vi o­lence in East Jerusalem is a clear sign of the abject failure Netanyahu’s policy of exclusive reliance on force.(…) One cannot expect more severe punis h­ments and a doubling the number of cement road barriers to resolve all of the problems.(…) Israel needs a leadership that understands the complexity of life in East Jerusalem because the next Intifada is just around the corner – its seeds are already here. Hilik Bar, TOI, 04.10.15 Benjamin Netanyahu: A prime minister detached from reality Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again proved that he is detached from reality. With the West Bank seething and the ever-distressed Gaza Strip also unquiet, Netanyahu reported to his favor­ite place, the United Nations General Assembly Hall, and delivered another dramatic, irrelevant speech. 1