“They murdered my grandfather you want *me* to do soul-searching?”--Noa Rottman, granddaughter of assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, responding to radical right-wing activist Itamar Ben-Gvir in the parking lot after a memorial for Rabin.**
- Israel's Foreign Ministry gives envoys a lesson on twitter diplomacy - Recent embarrassing Facebook and Twitter posts prompt Foreign Ministry to update social media guidelines for Israeli diplomats around the world. (Haaretz)
- Netanyahu set to bury Levy report on legalizing illegal West Bank outposts - Controversial report found that Israel's presence in West Bank does not constitute occupation; Netanyahu fears that raising the issue now would generate a major international controversy. (Haaretz)
- Activists petition High Court to annul state pay to ultra-Orthodox who defer IDF service - Petitioners say government support can be given only to those exempt from military service. (Haaretz and Israel Hayom)
- Two Israelis nabbed in scheme to blackmail US rabbi - Two Israelis are suspected of attempting to extort money by threatening to reveal videos of the rabbi together with call girls they allegedly paid. (Israel Hayom)
- Egypt temporarily opens Gaza border, but with tight restrictions - The Rafah crossing has been closed since August 5, in wake of deadly attack on Egyptian troops near border. (Agencies, Haaretz)
- Morsi mulling amendments to Egypt's peace accord with Israel, says adviser - Egyptian president may want to change Camp David Accords to ensure full sovereignty over Sinai, Al-Masry Al-Youm quotes legal adviser as saying; state TV reports gunmen attack Egyptian troops near Gaza border. (Haaretz and Ynet)
- US: Egypt committed to Camp David agreements - Shortly after Morsi's aide said the president is mulling changes, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta tells reporters Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sissi assured him Cairo is committed to peace treaty with Israel; fighting Sinai terror (Ynet)
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