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Media Summary

Intel completes Mobileye acquisition

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The Times reports on the questioning of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, over allegations of the misuse of state money to fund medical care for her late father, and the theft of patio furniture from the official residence. Mrs. Netanyahu denies all the allegations, but the police have recommended indicting her. Israel’s Attorney-General has yet to make a decision, but is said to be close to doing so.

The BBC reports on the criticism by human rights groups over an Israeli court’s decision to revoke the citizenship of Alla Zayoud, an Israeli-Arab who attacked people with a car and knife. The ruling is the first time a controversial 2008 law has been applied.

In the Israeli media, Yediot Ahronoth, Maariv and Israel Hayom all feature on their front page the funeral of the pilot who was killed when his Apache helicopter crashed on Monday night.

Yediot Ahronoth, Maariv and Israel Hayom also report that Elor Azaria is expected to start serving his 18-month prison sentence today, after a request to postpone the start of the sentence was rejected by the military court of appeals. Azaria has submitted a request for clemency from the chief of staff, but the president of the court of appeals ruled that this request should not delay the start of the prison sentence.

Haaretz reports that Israel held secret talks with Russia and the U.S. early last month in Amman and in a European capital over the ceasefire in Syria. According to Israeli officials and Western diplomats, the parties focused in part on the establishment of “safe zones” on the Syrian-Israeli and Syrian-Jordanian borders. Israel believes the agreement should focus on the extent of Iranian influence in Syria after the civil war ends.

Maariv reports that the Likud is trying to enlist activists and supporters to attend a rally in support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening.

Haaretz reports that top party figures in Yisrael Beiteinu will be indicted for systematic bribe-taking. The paper also reports that Ari Harow, who recently turned state’s witness, received $100,000 from an organisation run by Netanyahu’s associates when he left the Prime Minister’s Office.

Yediot Ahronoth reports that President Reuven Rivlin will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on 7 September.

Maariv reports that the Prime Minister’s son, Yair Netanyahu, is being sued for libel by left wing organisation Molad for a Facebook post in which Netanyahu wrote against the organisation.

The Times of Israel and Army Radio report that Intel has completed the acquisition of Mobileye. The companies said the acquisition is expected to accelerate innovation for the automotive industry and positions Intel as a leading technology provider in the fast-growing market for highly and fully autonomous vehicles adding that the combination of Intel’s computing and connectivity expertise, along with Mobileye’s computer-vision technology, will “create automated driving solutions from cloud to car”.

The Times of Israel reports that two new natural gas fields are due to start pumping in 2020. The Energy Ministry officially presented its plan for developing the Karish and Tanin natural gas fields, the two smaller ones alongside the larger Tamar and Leviathan fields in Israel’s economic waters in the Mediterranean. The two fields are believed to contain some 55 billion cubic meters of gas, which according to the development plan should be flowing to Israel’s shores by 2020.