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The Israeli papers tackled the Arab developments from all angles, as well as their impact on Israel. Haaretz thus quoted Ground Forces Commander Major General Sami Turjeman as saying: “The army’s agenda is filled with complicated tasks and challenges, including the domestic threats, the Northern arena and the wider circle.” He indicated that any action which will lead to the end of the bloodshed in the upcoming decisive war will be justified, assuring however: “At the same time we are insisting on maintaining the basic military readiness of the army, and therefore our second hand will be ready to respond. You, the officers and the commanders of brigades are an important part of this required readiness.”

Drastic transformation in Israeli-Egyptian relations  The Israeli papers intensified their attacks on new Egyptian Prime Minister Issam Sharaf, thus describing him as being “Israel’s enemy” and accusing him and the new foreign minister of being “anti-Semitic.” They pointed to the performance of the new Egyptian government headed by Sharaf - which swore the oath before the head of the High Council of the Armed Forces Marshall Tantawi - saying that Sharaf who was known for his positions which opposed Israel and its policies toward the Palestinian people, insisted on showing his anti-Semitism by selecting another anti-Semitic man as the new foreign minister instead of Ahmad Aboul-Gheit. The papers then talked about Tel Aviv major fears toward Sharaf and his new government, saying that it expected Sharaf and his government to restrict or stop enhancing the economic cooperation and commercial agreements between Egypt and Israel during the next stage. The greatest among these fears revolves around Sharaf’s response to the Egyptian people’s demands to discontinue the exportation of Egyptian gas to Israel at the cheapest prices, or to reconsider these prices.