The Jerusalem Post comments the pandemonium over the Israel Prize after PM Netanyahu, in his role as caretaker minister of education, tried to remove several judges for gross politicization, and declares: “to hear the hue and cry, nothing as untoward had ever marred the history of the prize. But the opposite is true. Controversies and scandals continually plagued it.” The editor states: “If the state’s award-givers cannot steer clear of discord, perhaps it is time to reassess the Israel Prize altogether,” and argues: “It is not sacred. The prize is not a must.” 

Haaretz attacks the “Intrusive questioning of abused policewomen” who testified against their bosses in police sexual harassment cases, and asserts: “The interrogation and manipulation of policewomen accusing their bosses of sexual harassment are themselves acts of violence.” The editor believes that “The questioning of women complainants of sexual harassment should be conducted with the greatest possible sensitivity, not an atmosphere of aggressive prurience,” and concludes: “Otherwise, the investigators are adding insult to the injury of the other crimes, leading to even greater contempt for the worth and dignity of female members of the police force.” 

Yediot Aharonot opines: “It's not the PM's residence we should discuss, it's our life here,” and adds: “We are searching for a ray of light in order to continue living here, raising our children and grandchildren, and the only light the tenant from 3 Balfour Street is offering us right now is the spotlight at the speech he will deliver in two weeks' time on Capitol Hill in Washington.” 

Yisrael Hayom comments on the US administration’s irritation with PM Netanyahu’s intention to address Congress on the Iranian issue, and states that what it boils down to is that “at this point the ‎administration will meet with Iranian officials at any time, and in any ‎place the Iranians demand, but with Israeli leaders, not at all.” The author asserts: “The administration is angry with Netanyahu for one reason only -- he ‎is not on board with their effort, and he represents a major threat to a deal being ‎accepted by Congress and the American people as the great achievement the ‎administration believes it to be,” and says that although PM Netanyahu knew that Israel did not have a friend in ‎the White House, “‎even Netanyahu may not have expected the ferocity and multifaceted nature of the ‎undermining of Israel and its prime minister currently underway.‎” 

Globes op-ed was not available today.