Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 6/18 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 16.-31. März Die Themen dieser Ausgabe 1. Zensur aufgehoben......................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.„Marsch der Rückkehr“................................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Pessach............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 4. Medienquerschnitt........................................................................................................................................................... 7 1. Zensur aufgehoben Gut zehn Jahre nach dem Angriff bestätigte Israel, die Bombardierung des noch im Bau befindlichen Atomreaktors im Norden Syriens. Acht Kampfflug­zeuge hätten am 6. September 2007 in einer streng geheimen Aktion die Anlage 450 Kilometer nordöst­lich von Damaskus zerstört, erklärte das Militär. Dass Israel hinter dem Angriff stand, galt seit langem als sicher, obwohl sich das Land bislang nie öffentlich dazu geäußert hat. Anlass für Spekulationen gab der Zeitpunkt der Zensuraufhebung. Denkbar ist, dass es eine Warnung an den Iran sein sollte. Hintergrund könnte aber auch die Veröffentlichung der Memoiren von Ehud Olmert sein, der als damaliger Regierungs­chef das Kommando zum Angriff gab. Israel must always think'outside the box' The bottom line of the operation to destroy the nu­clear reactor in Syria is a positive one.(…). Assad's reactor was mere months away from becoming oper­ational, and had it not been for a grave lapse in field security by his atomic agency chief(…) it's likely that Israel would have detected the project too late. This intelligence failure turned into a success with the dis­covery of the reactor, the ensuing efforts to gather more intelligence, the formulation of the attack plan, and the approach to avoid a war in the wake of the attack.(…) The operation to destroy the Syrian nu­clear reactor(…) gave birth to the hundreds of intelli­gence-gathering and covert operations Israel has carried out in recent years. Another disconcerting les­son from this affair is the fact that Israel is alone in the fight. The United States is perhaps our greatest friend in the world, but in the moment of truth it left us on our own.(…) The process in its entirety was man­aged perfectly, both diplomatically and militarily. Proper judgment was applied throughout and the risks taken were calculated. Most of the credit must go to then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who never re­ceived even a fraction of what he is due.(…) Israel's current and future political and military leaders would do well to study this course – its weak and strong points, and mainly how to manage complex situa­tions.(…) Yoav Limor, IHY, 21.03.18 Reactor and Reactions (…) It was fascinating – and definitely out of the box. Piece by piece, snippet by snippet, Israel’s various intelligence bodies had figured out what Bashar As­sad was quietly planning. What, where and how.(…) the Syrian dictator did not boast of his nuclear plans. Given that only Assad’s absolutely closest circle knew of the reactor, obtaining the details was an in­telligence success of the type that makes you think of “intelligence” in both senses of the word.(…) Had Is­rael in September 2007 openly claimed responsibility for the operation(…) it could have forced Assad to react and set the whole region on the path to war.(…) Israelis – and the sane world – should be doubly 1