Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 20/15 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 16. – 31. Oktober Die Themen dieser Ausgabe 1. Gewaltwelle dauert an..................................................................................................................................... 1 2. 20 Jahre seit dem Mord an Yizhak Rabin........................................................................................................ 4 3. Netanyahus Feststellung zum Mufti und zum Holocaust................................................................................. 5 4. Medienquerschnitt............................................................................................................................................ 7 1. Gewaltwelle dauert an Die seit Beginn des Laubhüttenfestes andauernde neue Gewaltwelle ebbt nicht ab. Elf Israelis und nahezu 70 Palästinenser mussten bis zum Monats­ende ihr Leben lassen. In der Altstadt von Jerusa­lem, allen voran auf dem Tempelberg, blieb es zwar infolge drakonischer Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu­nehmend ruhig, dafür verschärften sich die Zwi­schenfälle im besetzten Westjordanland. Unter der Schirmherrschaft von US-Außenminister John Kerry, der sich erneut als Vermittler unter den Konfliktpar­teien einsetzte, kamen Israel und Jordanien überein, Überwachungskameras auf dem Tempelberg an­bringen zu lassen. Israel beharrt, entsprechend dem seit 1967 geltenden Status quo, auf alleinige Si­cherheitskontrolle. Die Polizei unterband deshalb Versuche der Waqf(Fromme Stiftung), die die Ver­waltungsobhut über die heiligen islamischen Stätten innehat, die Videoüberwachung selbst zu überneh­men. The hearts and minds of the Israeli people (…) We are inde ed experiencing an intifada.(…) Despite the difficulties, Israeli forces are once again using all of their energy and resources to combat terrorism.(…) The main difficulty in preventing“lone wolf” attacks is of course the lack of available intell i­gence. It is practically impossible to know when a terrorist who is working on his own will pull out his knife and stab a passerby.(…) In thi s current wave, a new intifada is beginning from a relatively low point: Knives and screwdrivers are being employed, as well as cars to run people over. Incidentally, ter­rorists used bulldozers in the past for just such pur­poses.(…) Over the years, the Pa lestinians have become experts at how the Israeli propaganda ma­chine works.(…) There are hundreds of cameras filming activity in real-time at every location and as a result, there is footage available of every attack that has taken place. The prevalence of cameras is a huge change from the previous two intifadas and terrorists are taking full advantage of this medium. Many of these images and videos end up going viral on social media within minutes, as well as being featured on more traditional media outle ts.(…) The rules of battle have changed.(…) In this modern technological age, every person is a potential jour­nalist who is gathering and disseminating infor­mation. The normal process in which a professional journalist gathers information, processes it and edits it into a story is absent.(…) This third intifada has caught us unprepared as dozens of Israel’s gover n­mental, public and private bodies, both locally and abroad, scramble to deal with the crisis. Even within the cabinet, the ministers are squabbling among themselves and budgets remain ridiculously low. To win hearts and minds, the prime minister must im­mediately appoint one of his ministers to lead all public diplomatic affairs for the time being.(…) Isr a­el will gradually succeed in curbing the number of terrorist attacks and in lowering the flames of vio­1