Haaretz discusses the pollution of the Kishon Port, claiming that "The stench from the pollution at the Kishon Port, as described in various reports in Haaretz recently, is even worse than it initially appears. Despite the struggle being waged by an association of naval commandos, the contamination in the port disturbs the activities of those who use it."

The Jerusalem Post claims we're witnessing the return of "realist" US foreign policy that Bush tried to discredit and displace. In the editor's view, the billions of dollars flowing from Saudi Arabia to fund radical Islamic ideologies make it inappropriate for the Bush administration to supply the Saudi government with modern weapons. Aside from the real dangers to Israel, a massive Saudi arms sale makes a mockery of Bush's own calls for the nations of the world to unequivocally take the side of freedom against that of jihadist Islam.

Makor Rishon-Hatzofeh strongly criticizes Vice Premier Haim Ramon's views in favor of a withdrawal from Judea and Samaria, ostensibly because, "'the occupation endangers our very existence'," and suggests that such views will only to serve to embolden Israel's enemies.

Ma'ariv suggests that critics of the disengagement from the Gaza Strip overlook the fact that, "The greatest risk to Zionism is Israel's deteriorating into a bi-national situation in which a hostile population that is liable to outnumber the Jewish population."  The editors credit the disengagement with helping to stave off this danger and bid Israelis keep this in mind regarding unilateral options in Judea and Samaria.

Yediot Ahronot urges President Shimon Peres to be circumspect in granting pardons.

[Nahum Barnea and Gadi Taub wrote today’s articles in Yediot Ahronot and Ma'ariv, respectively.]