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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, during a ceremony marking at the 74th anniversary of the death of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, on July 23, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 28, 2017, 10:39 am
Clashes in the offing, Netanyahu in the crosshairs
With the Temple Mount crisis seemingly persisting, papers preview fears over Friday fighting and take aim at the PM for his political maneuvering
By Joshua Davidovich
Muslims celebrate outside the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City on July 27, 2017. (Hadas Parush/FLASH90)
July 27, 2017, 4:41 pm
The storm before the calm
Temple Mount tensions look headed for resolution on Thursday, but papers are a souvenir from Abbas's attempt to puff up his chest and turn protests into points
By Joshua Davidovich
Border policeman stand guard outside the Lions Gate of the Old City in Jerusalem, July 25, 2017. (Raoul Wootliff/Times of Israel)
July 26, 2017, 3:11 pm
Detecting no mettle, a former ally turns the page on Netanyahu
The Temple Mount metal detectors coming down seems to be the last straw for the strained Netanyahu-Israel Hayom love affair, but the PM at least finds a modicum of succor elsewhere
By Joshua Davidovich
Israeli security forces take down metal detectors at the Lions Gate, near a main entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on July 24, 2017. (AFP/ Ahmad Gharabli)
July 25, 2017, 3:19 pm
Long-term consequences of short-lived metal detectors
The government's security decisions for the Temple Mount are scrutinized by the Hebrew-language media, but the types of critique have very different tones
By Adiv Sterman
Israeli border police officers stand guard near newly installed cameras at the entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, July 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
July 24, 2017, 3:32 pm
Of censors and sensors
A gag order left papers with no choice but to hint at the day's big news, which they were able to do thanks to ongoing Temple Mount metal detector tensions
By Joshua Davidovich
Israeli forensic police inspect the home where a Palestinian terrorist broke in the day before and stabbed four Israelis, killing three of them, in Halamish, on July 22, 2017. (AFP/GALI TIBBON)
July 23, 2017, 3:20 pm
Another bloody Friday
A horrifying attack in a family home on Friday night leaves in its wake heart-rending accounts, bloody pictures and analyses on whether it could have been different, and could be getting worse
By Joshua Davidovich
Palestinian worshipers run for cover from teargas, fired by Israeli security forces, following prayers outside Jerusalem's Old City in front of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on July 21, 2017. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
July 21, 2017, 4:26 pm
The Temple Mount is in our hands?
High stakes tensions at Jerusalem’s most sensitive site, and the rights and wrongs of Israel's security precautions, dominate Israel’s print media
By Tamar Pileggi
Thom Yorke, lead singer of British rock band Radiohead, performs in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park on July 19, 2017. (Courtesy)
July 20, 2017, 3:15 pm
Creeps, bleeps, and sweeps
From Radiohead to German submarines to Temple Mount security screening, the Hebrew-language media has a tough time deciding which story deserves top coverage
By Adiv Sterman
Then-defense minister Moshe Ya'alon aboard the INS Tanin submarine as it docks for the first time at the Haifa Port, September 23, 2014. (Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense/ FLASH90)
July 19, 2017, 4:13 pm
The tip of the bribeberg?
Like a submarine with a screen door, the press is inundated with news that the defense purchasing scandal could expand to other deals, though whether it will drown Netanyahu remains to be seen
By Joshua Davidovich
Miki Ganor is brought for a hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, July 10, 2017. (Moti Kimchi/POOL)
July 18, 2017, 3:53 pm
As a key figure turns, papers stay locked on Netanyahu
The prime minister isn't implicated in the submarine scandal, but with middleman Miki Ganor mulling singing for the prosecution, media sonar picks up echoes of Netanyahu
By Joshua Davidovich
A Palestinian man argues with Israeli border policemen standing guard near newly-installed metal detectors at a main entrance to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, July 16, 2017, after security forces reopened the ultra-sensitive site. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)
July 17, 2017, 4:33 pm
Whoever blinks first loses Jerusalem
High stakes tensions at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, as metal detectors are installed in the wake of a deadly terror attack, reverberate through Israel's print media
By Tamar Pileggi
Israeli police check the scene and surround a dead body (foreground) where Arab-Israeli attackers shot and killed two policemen on the Temple Mount on July 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
July 16, 2017, 2:30 pm
Beyond the bloody pale
Days late, but with plenty to say, papers look at the Temple Mount attack as a rarity even in a land where terror has become rote
By Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 25, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
July 14, 2017, 2:51 pm
The media closes in on Netanyahu
Gloves come off in newspapers' reporting on the various alleged scandals surrounding the prime minister
By Adiv Sterman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aboard the new submarine 'Rahav' at the Israeli navy base in Haifa, on January 12, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
July 13, 2017, 3:29 pm
A scandal too far?
As yet another case of alleged misconduct involving the prime minister comes to light, even Netanyahu's allies in the media seem less keen to defend him
By Adiv Sterman
Former Israel Navy Commander Eli Marom in 2009. (Photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
July 12, 2017, 4:33 pm
Up ship creek
The former head of the navy getting grilled over suspicions in the das boats and submarine affair is a big deal, even if it doesn't go all the way to the top
By Joshua Davidovich
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