Posts Tagged ‘Israel’

Taking a break from my ongoing account of our US & Canada trip for some local affairs. A short recap of this week’s events for those of you who do not have Israelis or Iranians among their Facebook friends. Or haven’t read watched CNN or Al Jazeera. Or read the New York Times, Washington Post, [...]

Several months prior to our date of departure, I had already booked our flights, placed an order with a car rental company and made hotel reservations for our first month of the trip. By the time we had only one month left, pretty much everything, except for the bags themselves, was ready. We had my [...]

In my previous post, I mentioned our new “weekly hike” schedule. Unfortunately, no trip last week because at least two of us weren’t feeling well. So, this weekend, despite the fact that it’s been raining for a couple of days now, we decided we simply must go out and “just do it”. To minimize the [...]

Floods all over the world, in Australia, Brazil and Europe. Here, the weather is fine, sunny and dry, mostly, but we face our own murky waves, those of racism and hatred. Racist statements by Rabbis and political figures, demonstrations against African refugees, and now Avigdor Lieberman and members of his party who question left-wing organizations’ [...]

We need your help – whether you’re an Israeli or a supporter of Israel. Actually, even if you’re neither. If you just care about animal welfare, it’s all I am looking for today. The Problem: Israel About to Spend Half a Billion Shekels on Inhumane Cages Israel is one of the last countries in the [...]

April 2009. Our first visit to the US and we’re driving through the streets of suburban Tuscon, Arizona. Morning time, almost no traffic, lanes so wide you’re not sure if you’re going forward or sideways, and our GPS is making us confused. Naturally, I pull over, so we can have a look at the map. [...]

So, about three weeks ago, we’ve had some early rain. The whole country was celebrating and I got into a nice winter mood and pulled out my piles of wool and knitting gear. Since then, we’ve been going through two major heat waves (the second one these very days). No rain, hardly any cool days, [...]

I became involved in some interesting “debates” on Twitter lately regarding Israel and Zionism. Quite a few people were outraged by my claim that the extreme-right in Israel (and their supporters abroad) are, de facto, acting against the best interests of Israel. I called that being “anti-Israeli” and I guess that was a confusing term [...]

Glenn Strachan mentioned an article in his facebook page today about a rather sensitive topic: the use, or abuse of the holocaust within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Palestinians’ Plight, Holocaust Are Not Analogous I began commenting back, but it was getting a bit too long, so figured I might as well do it [...]

I’m in a good mood this morning. Just got back from my first workout as a 37 year old woman – so Happy Birthday to me! Going over the headlines, this one caught my eye: Hamas: Israel distributes libido-increasing gum in Gaza Wow, make love not war! The Israeli news site, Ynet, had this to [...]