(Israel Government Press Office)

Ma'ariv says that the plight of Palestinian refugees cannot be solved in the context of a peace agreement without compensating Jews for personal and communal assets that were seized when the latter were "brutally uprooted" from "the Arab countries they had lived in for thousands of years." The author asserts: "The history of the Middle East is not a competition of tragedies, whether its events were a nakba or population transfers. However it is not just to deal with the suffering of only one side. The time has come for a comprehensive solution to the refugee problem: For the Palestinians dispersed throughout the Arab states, and compensating Jews from Arab countries for the property they left behind, as a vital step toward finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." [See http://www.jimena.org/ and http://www.justiceforjews.com/.]

Yediot Aharonot suggests that Oxfam's campaign against SodaStream "is likely to be tainted by ulterior motives," and says: "According to reports in the international press, in recent years the organization has received considerable funding from Coca Cola." The author also reminds his readers that "Oxfam contributes to many organizations that are calling for a boycott of Israel," and concludes: "The charity organization should check its pockets before it stirs up the bubbles regarding SodaStream's carbonated beverages."

Yisrael Hayom notes that more than a few ministers and deputy ministers have voiced their views about US Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts and says: "Netanyahu must insist that ministers support the avowed positions or shut up." The author believes that ministers who speak out in contravention of the Government line set by the Prime Minister are "continuing to undermine our global standing."

The Jerusalem Post criticizes the efforts of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) to discredit Israel, and points out that “The BDS movement has no targets other than Israel.” The editor notes that many Palestinians support economic ties with Israel, and adds: “Any two-state solution will inevitably entail strong ties between Israel and Palestine. Fostering such ties could even be a means of moving toward a two-state solution organically, gradually and with mutual respect. BDS only hampers this process.”

Haaretz is disturbed by the prospect that the Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein might sign a plea deal with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, who is suspected of giving bribes, and implores the attorney general “not see Pinto as a small fry whose only purpose is to provide information on senior police officers.” The editor points out that while the rabbi has established a dense network of connections, “he should still be treated like everyone else. No one is above the law; all the more so a person with influence like Pinto,” and calls on Attorney General  Weinstein to “do his duty to the public and issue an indictment.”