The Jerusalem Post calls on the parties fighting for election to “step back from the brink of an ever dirtier campaign that is increasingly based on feeding the irrational fears of the electorate instead of focusing on the important issues of the day,” and states: “The anything- goes spirit of a campaign that panders to the lowest common denominator – fear – is more of a threat to our democracy than the potential dangers such a campaign ostensibly seeks to warn us about.” 

Haaretz denounces the situation where “every Palestinian success is an Israeli failure,” and calls on the government to “connect the new Palestinian city of Rawabi to the national water grid.” The editor maintains that connecting the city to the grid “would not affect the security balance and would provide an excellent solution to the housing shortage in the West Bank,” and asserts: “The cabinet must issue an immediate order to carry out the connection and allow home buyers to move in without further delay.” 

Yediot Aharonot comments on the recent terror attacks in Europe, and asserts: “Western leaders are impotent in the face of terror.” The author states: “The world seems to have missed the boat and now appears helpless. There is no other way to explain the almost complete impotency of those countries' leaders, led by US President Barack Obama,” and asks: “When will they realize that in order to save the West and the world's democracy they must use all the heaviest and deadliest tools available, and what else has to happen before they wake up and take more drastic measures?” 

Yisrael Hayom criticizes both Israeli politicians and American Jewish leaders for attacking PM Netanyahu’s intention of speaking against “the catastrophic U.S. policy on Iran,” before the US Congress, despite the fact that “What were hitherto considered wild accusations that Obama was abandoning the traditional allies of the U.S. in order to enter into an alliance with the Iranians has now become a genuine concern.” The author believes that “Netanyahu's speech from a U.S. Congress platform will undoubtedly enjoy massive media exposure and may bring public pressure on the P5+1 countries to refrain from committing an act that would have horrific implications not only for Israel but the entire world,” and asserts: “Those committed to overcoming the global threat of Islamic fundamentalism and preserving the well-being of the Jewish state should pray that Netanyahu will succeed in his effort.” 

Globes op-ed was not available today.