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The growing scandal is expected to hinder the peace process by preoccupying Netanyahu, weakening his hold over Israel's extreme right, and discouraging the Labor Party from forming a coalition government with him.
Take two of the long deathwatches now preoccupying the tabs.
But it's also highly selective, often preoccupying itself with one modish ethical issue to the exclusion of others that are equally serious.
One issue preoccupying the British press Monday was where Tony and Cherie Blair's forthcoming baby was conceived--was it in Tuscany or in France during their summer vacation?
Two themes preoccupying the Arab press Tuesday were America's air raid on southern Iraq Sunday, in which 14 Iraqi civilians reportedly died, and Turkey's recent airstrike on Kurdish rebel bases close to its border with Iran.