Awake Yet?

This fantastic video follows a Shofar blower trekking across Israel — from Jerusalem’s Old City to military bases, from Bedouin villages to Tel Aviv night clubs — bringing the shofar’s eternal message to all of Israel.
27 Israelis Arrested for Drug & Weapons Trafficking Supporting Hezbollah

Israeli security forces announced on Thursday the arrests of 27 Israeli Arabs suspected of drug dealing for Hezbollah.
IDF Raises Alert Level in Northern Israel

The IDF has put all security forces along the northern border on high alert as a result of intense battles taking place on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.
Islamist Rebels Seize Control of Border Crossing Between Israel, Syria

Pitched battles between President Bashar Assad’s forces and Islamist rebels in Syria, fighting in the area of Quneitra spilled over into Israel Wednesday morning as an al-Qaeda linked rebel group reportedly took control of the only crossing between Israel and Syria.
Iran: “We Will Rearm the West Bank”

The Islamic Republic of Iran vowed on Monday to “accelerate” its rearming of Palestinian Arabs in Judea and Samaria, one day after it claimed that it shot down an Israeli spy drone over its airspace.
Report: Israeli Spy Drone Shot Down in Iraq

An Israeli spy drone was reportedly shot down in Iraq, Arab media reported on Thursday.
Bibi and the Politics of Weakness

Prime Minister Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu’s signing of the long-term ceasefire agreement with the Islamic terrorist leadership of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Fatah raises serious questions, and not just about war and peace.
An Ill-Judged Ostrich Policy

Given the essentially political nature of its decisions, Israel’s Supreme Court should be made up of justices from across the political spectrum.
Explaining the Media’s Anti-Israel Bias

In carrying out this blog’s mission, we often attempt to contextualize Guardian/UK media coverage of Israel and the Jewish world by explaining not only what they get wrong, but also why they get it wrong.
Netanyahu Responds to Critics for Accepting Ceasefire with Hamas

In a speech made at the Prime Minister’s residence on Wednesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to assuage criticism for accepting the current ceasefire which has poured in from all corners of the country.