There are two ways one could see the issue of foreign workers in Israel: as a dire threat to the Jewish character of the state, or as an inevitable phenomenon of the worldwide movement of economic migrants that needs to be regulated. The two concepts can’t coexist, because the former negates the latter. Worldwide, there are millions of economic migrants on the move away from their countries, mostly to Europe and America. Tens of millions are leaving Africa for the developed world in sea... Read Full Story

Call it the new game in town. Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, have begun openly talking about amending international laws of war – written when uniformed armies were still facing each other on open battlefields – to make them fit better with the current reality of asymmetric warfare. Those days are long gone, the proponents of such a change argue, pointing out that modern warfare bears little or no resemblance to when clearly-marked columns of mecha... Read Full Story

Hearts in Jerusalem skipped a beat Friday as it seemed the world had done a deal that gave legitimacy to Iran’s nuclear program, thus tying Israel’s hands. The proposed deal, reports of which referenced only a draft accord not yet approved by all parties, would allow Iran to export some of its uranium to Russia, where it would be enriched, then sent on to France, which would turn the uranium into rods that would then be shipped back to Teheran’s nuclear research center for m... Read Full Story

So is there a deal or isn’t there a deal? So far it looks as if Iran has rejected the deal to export the lion’s share of its enriched uranium to Russia and France. This should elicit a sigh of relief in Jerusalem. As evidenced by remarks yesterday and today, Israeli officials were really worried Iran would actually agree to the deal offered by the P5+1, which in the end, will see Iran become a nuclear threshold state like Japan, with all the ingredients it needs to produce nuclear... Read Full Story

Very interesting comments by Martin Indyk on the peace process, casting light on the Israeli narrative that President Mahmoud Abbas refused Ehud Olmert’s very generous peace offer before he stepped down from office. Marti Indyk at Conference. Read Full Story

1. While it is considered cool these days to wear a Kaffiyeh or Kaffiye-style scarves all across the world [especially in Europe], the government of Israel advises Israeli travelers not to wear any outwardly Israeli or Jewish clothing when traveling pretty much anywhere in the world. So, not only is it safe to dress in Arab clothes, it’s also cool, while wearing a shirt with a Star of David on it is not cool man. 2. While Israeli filmmakers are making anti-war movies exorcising the d... Read Full Story

This is the promo trailer for the Turkish state TV show called Ayrilik, which shows Israeli soldiers as monsters. Turkish State TV show shows Israelis as barbaric Read Full Story

Quirky protest by Greenpeace today at Mt. Megiddo Here’s their statement: This morning, Wednesday the 14th October, 25 activists of Greenpeace and the World March staged a “die-in” at Armageddon (Mount Megiddo, North of Israel), the site of the future final battle between good and evil according to Christian tradition. During the activity the activists opened a huge banner measuring 8 meter by 3 meter saying “Disarmament or Armageddon”. While Green organizati... Read Full Story

Israel and Hizbullah have both posted videos on YouTube relating to an incident that took place on Monday in Tyre, where an explosion occurred at the home of a known Hizbullah operative. This video was released by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit and taken by UAV: Here is the IDF statement: Pictures taken by an UAV of the Israeli Air Force after the explosion of a Hezbollah weaponry warehouse on Monday (Oct. 12) in Tyre in the southern Lebanon, show Hezbollah operatives smuggling Katyusha ... Read Full Story

‘Fury, outrage, disappointment, betrayal” were the words bandied about, the tone of voice noticeably harsh. In telephone interviews with The Jerusalem Post from Johannesburg this week, there was no escaping the fact that South Africa’s Jewish community was incensed. This Yom Kippur, had Judge Richard Goldstone asked for forgiveness, which he didn’t, he would have found that even the most virtuous members of his old community could not bring themselves to grant it. From... Read Full Story