SECURITY/DEFENSE:

*Left-wing activist Jeff Halper arrested at Erez Checkpoint after he snuck into Hamas-controlled Gaza. He was the lone Israeli on the boat breaking the “Israeli siege on Gaza” that arrived on Saturday.

*An Israeli motorist was attacked by Arab stone-throwers near Beit Lechem. No injuries.

POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*A Ramle court remanded Ronny Ron, Rose’s grandfather, for 15 days. The court also extended the remand of the Rose’s mom, believed involved in the murder of the 4.5-year-old child.

*Barak calls on Egypt to continue efforts towards obtaining Gilad Shalit’s release.

*Likud leader Netanyahu vows as prime minister, he will place Israel’s education system in the global top ten.

*PA: A Beit Awa resident locked two mentally retarded children in a dungeon in his home for 20 years because he was ashamed of them. The two, in their 30s, were discovered by authorities.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)