Articles from October 2009



Fatah Inspiring Temple Mount Riots

Inciting a riot is not just for Hamas anymore. Fatah leaders have joined in the call for violence in recent tensions between Jews and Arabs in the Jerusalem area.

Buy Uranium Online, Be Like Ahmadinejad

Have you ever wanted to build your own nuclear power reactor? You can be like Iran and buy uranium ore for your own top secret nuclear factility. (Yes, that is an Amazon affiliate link to buy Uranium from The Israel Situation)

Lebanese Rocket Hits Israel, UN Doesn’t Care

The ninth rocket since the 2006 Lebanon War landed in Israel yesterday near Kiryat Shomna. Last month, two rockets landed in the Western Kineret region.

Guest Post: We Are Human

This is a guest post by Elizabeth, a regular reader and commenter at The Israel Situation. We live in a world divided by definitions; there are so many definitions that define each individual that one can get literally lost in the possibilities when attempting to give presence to a human being. What set me to [...]

Health Care Israeli Style

The subject of health care seems to be in focus at the current time for a number of reasons. The Obama administration is spending a huge amount of time and effort trying to reform the US healthcare system to provide more affordable healthcare to a broader spectrum of people. This, added to the H1N1 pandemic [...]

Weekend Open Thread

I have been caught up with work and travel plans today, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to hear from the readers.  What have you liked lately on the blog?  What would you improve?  What do you want to see that we have not covered?  What do you want to see more [...]

Iran Agrees to Transfer Uranium

Iran has accepted a preliminary agreement to transfer the bulk of known enriched uranium stockpiles out of the country. This has the potential to slow down Iran’s work toward a nuclear weapon.

Bedouin in the IDF

I just read a great article on the Bedouin Israelis who volunteer for service in the IDF even though it is not compulsory. There are thousands of Muslim Bedouin who serve in the Israeli army, although it is not compulsory for them. Co-operation between Jews and Bedouin began before the establishment of the Israeli state [...]

Peres Interview Highlights

The Telegraph interviewed President Shimon Peres and discussed topics ranging from Gaza to Iran. Here are some of my favorite highlights.

Founder of Human Rights Watch Fights Back

The founder of Human Rights watch wrote in the New York Times that the organization seems to have lost its way in the Middle East.