A Google search of “Israeli bureaucracy” brings up phrases such as “struggle”, “coping”, and “what have I done to deserve this?” Ok, I made the last one up. But talk to any native Israeli or immigrant and you’re bound to hear stories of not just long lines, but decisions void of logic made at the [...]
Archive | November, 2007
No Connection to Hooters, Really
Just a coincidence that I’m posting this the same day, but here is an article I recently wrote for Israel21C, a site that publishes stories about 21st century Israel’s contributions to technology, culture, and more. It’s about Israeli fashion guru Adi Barkan and his efforts to fight eating disorders in the Israeli modeling world. Interesting [...]
Catching Up….Seinfeld in Israel
I know I’m a few days late but this is for anyone who might have missed it. There’s other stuff on Youtube including a funny exchange where Jerry pokes fun at Shimon Peres for admitting he doesn’t know about computer animated movies. The famous comedian (Seinfeld, not Peres) spent his four days here promoting his [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Hooters Israel!
Hello, my loyal readers: after a prolific October, seems that it’s been a while since our last posting. But here’s a story I can’t ignore, especially since I can’t miss being what seems to be the first to press with this groundbreaking story, and because I had an exclusive invite to yesterday’s private opening night [...]
Who Felt That?
Either that was G-d telling me I need to post more or I just felt an earthquake. I thought it might just be something in my building until my friend Laz in Jerusalem just confirmed it. No word on the news sites yet. 12:00 PM And here’s the first article.
ALIENS HAVE INVADED DELTA!!!!!
I am not one for conspiracy theories but something is amiss in Delta-Israel! Please see the letter I recently received from their customer service department after having problems during a recent check-in. Some of the red flags: “Thank you…” “We are sorry…” “We regret that…” “…we apologize for…” “Again, thank you…” “…accept our sincerest apology…” [...]
