Arab media is livid – as always – that Jews have the audacity to visit the site of the first and second Temples, especially during a holiday that celebrates the re-dedication of that same Temple. Qudsmedia notes – correctly – that the Jews are making visiting the site a daily occurrence, with the intent that it is […]

Cool photo from NASA and Google: From the Consulate General of Israel in New York.

Some strong language, but amusing: (h/t Yerushalimey)

From Ian: California College Students Press for Hatred of Israel “After the California Assembly passed resolution HR 35, which “Calls upon officials of California public post secondary educational institutions to increase their efforts to condemn acts of anti-Semitism on their campuses,” the University of California Students Association Board of Directors drafted a petition which opposes […]

From Shmuel Hollander, former cabinet secretary under Yitzchak Rabin and Shimon Peres, in Ma’ariv (excerpted by MFA): The author, who served as Cabinet Secretary to the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and his successor Shimon Peres, declares: “I have no doubt that if he had not been murdered, Yitzhak Rabin would have cancelled the Oslo accords […]

One can imagine that Hamas encourages this sort of play. Not only because it is a great recruiting tool for them, but also because they would love to see the IDF mistakenly blow these kids up. (h/t Israel Under Fire)

From Times of Israel: The Jordanian Tourism Ministry on Wednesday warned Israeli visitors not to wear outwardly Jewish garb while visiting the Hashemite Kingdom and to avoid performing Jewish rituals during their stay. According to a copy of a ministry memo issued at the end of November, Amman instructed Jordanian tour operators to inform their […]

From Reuters: An Egyptian Copt arrested on suspicion of posting online an anti-Islam film that ignited Muslim protests around the world was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison, a court source said Computer science graduate Alber Saber, 27, was arrested at his Cairo home on Sept. 13 after neighbours accused him of uploading […]

Al Majd, a website dedicated to protecting Gaza from Israeli intelligence, published the “confessions” of one of the “collaborators” who was gruesomely and publicly murdered during Pillar of Defense. But his “confession” does not contain any actionable intelligence. Instead, it reflects the typical skepticism and  disillusionment of someone who sees corruption in his society. The […]

From JPost: Israeli students from all sectors of society registered dramatic increases in test scores in all subjects, the Education Ministry announced Tuesday. According to an Education Ministry summary of 2011 test scores, Israeli students registered their highest scores on international tests since they started being recorded in the late 1990s. Hebrew speakers ranked in […]