Yediot Aharonot relates to the recent spate of incidents involving ethnic tensions, in particular the most recent claims of discrimination against Jews of Middle Eastern origin: "Here is the composition of the bottom decile of wage-earning families in Israel: 47% Arabs, 35% Israeli-born Jews, 10.6% Jews of European origin, 7.4% Jews of Middle Eastern origin. The composition of the next decile up from the bottom is not much different." The author notes, "I have no idea how many of my friends and acquaintances from work at Yediot Ahronot are of either Middle Eastern or European origin. I took no interest and neither did they. Amongst the younger journalists it’s not worth wasting your time to ask. They have no idea. They are an ethnic cocktail. The time has come to stop counting. After 64 years of independence, it is really about time."
Yisrael Hayom contends that "If the media reports concerning Israel’s part in the elimination [of another Iranian nuclear scientist] are correct, then this was another success, not the first, in the covert war that has been waged in recent years against Iran and terrorist organizations. The series of attacks which were foiled in Bangkok, postponed (yet again) the revenge over the elimination of Imad Mughniyeh and the harm done to Iranian nuclear scientists, but reminds (again) that there remains an open account which has yet to be closed." The author maintains that, "More failures and more mysterious explosions in Teheran are liable to push it (Hizbullah) and Iran into a corner, and lead them to abandon their relatively modest target of attacking tourists or senior figures for a more grandiose target. The response by Israel to such an attack was determined over four years ago (and made clear to Hizbullah in every possible way), and it will not change: An extraordinary attack would be the first shot in the Third Lebanon War."
Haaretz comments that the "IDF is no longer the people’s army. The sources of manpower from which the IDF draws recruits doing their mandatory military service have changed. The population of career officers is not similar to what it was in previous generations, and reserve duty has in practice become voluntary. Only one in every two potential recruits is actually drafted for mandatory military service; and only one in three who complete their mandatory service continue to serve over the subsequent two decades. Days of reserve duty are considered a commodity in short supply, which units must dole out sparingly among its people. The primary consideration is therefore economic, involving implementation of a kind of policy of social justice in uniform."
Ma’ariv opines that "Quality commercial television programming must come under the auspices of a public authority, which would finance production and ensure broadcast by purchasing broadcast time at market prices."
The Jerusalem Post criticizes the government ruling that incandescent bulbs of over 60 watts will no longer be available, to be replaced by to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs): "Most Israelis are gradually converting at least part of their household to CFLs on their own without decrees from above – which is as it should be. There was no public dialogue to speak of and clearly nobody saw fit to ask for the public’s input. For all the propaganda and hype, CFLs pose massive health and environmental problems, leading to second thoughts even among some environmental lobbyists. In this situation it’s not the place of a government to dictate to the citizenry what to consume."
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