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On Present-Day Arguments against Israel as Apartheid (Israeli Apa…
Mostly on Israel | September 13th 2008 by Aryeh
This post is a third in a series of posts responding to allegations of Israel being an Apartheid state. I am following a chart found in a Wikipedia entry entitled “Israeli Apartheid”. If you happened to come across this post, you might one to go read more
Hit Israeli tv show: 'Dos'i dating do's and don't's' in Jerusalem
At Level Ground | August 1st 2008
Fellow blogger and Jerusalemite, Brian Blum, comes up with an excellent look at a new Israeli tv program detailing social interactions among the young, knitted kipa crowd; from the "just hanging out together," to the "tefillin date," set.In his take read more
Jerusalem: come for the terror -- stay for the culture!
At Level Ground | July 22nd 2008
No, really. I mean it:Israelis may have the blues, but they don't play the blues, which is why they have to rely on Americans to do it for them. Get low down in the (Nile?) Delta with the Jerusalem Blues Project tonight at Mike's Place.But if the ide read more
Back on Track And Louder than the Davidka
Designist Dream | July 10th 2008 by Ziva
Wow. What happened? Things got so quiet around here. Too quiet, I’m sorry to say. So after about a month of post ideas building and writer’s block overtaking, one special (and delicately put) comment from Jennifer has officially shaken me read more
Iranian prez shilling for Israeli cable TV !
At Level Ground | June 10th 2008
Brilliant:From Haaretz:"My brothers," says the mock Iranian president in a speech broadcast through loudspeakers across the country, "the uranium is in our hands and after Monday it will be goodbye to Israel."Unexpectedly, the Iranian leader's suppor read more
Happy 60th Israel! Celebrating Independence Day
Designist Dream | May 7th 2008 by Ziva
From the biblical to the technological - and a lot in between - it’s been a big 60 years. Happy birthday, Israel… and many more. Look for my post on 60bloggers.com honoring Israel’s achievements over the past 6 decades in the fields read more
Janusz Korczak, (Holocaust Martyr and) Children's author
Mostly on Israel | February 24th 2008 by Aryeh
Haaretz weekend's magazine ran a short report on a bar in Tel Aviv that listed one of its waitresses as Janusz Korczak (Hebrew Link). When the check arrived, the reporter was shocked to see the name of the waitress listed as the author, pedagogue, an read more
One Trick Channel
Mostly on Israel | February 23rd 2008 by Aryeh
I'll confess that I'm somewhat apprehensive of writing my responses to things I read or watch in Israeli media. I would like to think of this blog as reflecting my original thoughts and not only a platform of talk-backs I haven't written. But even wh read more
A Comment on Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel
Mostly on Israel | February 10th 2008 by Aryeh
Another horrifying report of the distorted lives of ultra-orthodox communities in Israel was published this weekend in Haaretz (I couldn't find a link in English, and one wonders whether it was translated). Allegedly, an undercover committee was acti read more
Missing White Girl
Mostly on Israel | December 3rd 2007 by Aryeh
I haven't had a chance yet to write any comments on the strike in the universities, and already news is coming in regarding Iran's nuclear power scheme. I will postpone my response to that by a day or so, because first I still owe myself a follow-up read more
Holocaust Survivor Tutors Palestinian Billy Elliot
At Level Ground | November 28th 2007
From Canada's Globe and Mail:KIBBUTZ GAATON, ISRAEL — The story could have been drawn straight from the Billy Elliot movie script: A young boy who was first transfixed by ballet on television, and would dance secretly in his room at night, practici read more
Grossman, the Father
Mostly on Israel | November 17th 2007 by Aryeh
Due to various events, including my choice not to interrupt the series of posts on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I did not respond at the time to David Grossman's refusal to shake Premier Olmert's hand while accepting the EMET Prize.Grossman is o read more
ספרצוף (Facebook)
Mostly on Israel | October 31st 2007 by Aryeh
I'm sorry I'm not writing in this blog as often. Time is a prominent factor in my lame frequency of posting. Ironically, shortly after Palimpsest Shawn Flynn wrote a fascinating post on why PhD students should blog, he himself stopped, for lack of ti read more
Vegetables for Breakfast
Mostly on Israel | October 24th 2007 by Aryeh
The semester is consuming up my time. I’m glad I made the decision to switch from Hebrew to English in blogging, but English apparently takes me much longer, and I can’t write a post before I leave to campus as I did in Hebrew. Then when I get ba read more
Fox buys Israeli TV series
At Level Ground | October 3rd 2007
From Ynetnews:"20th Century Fox Studios acquired the format of the Israeli drama show 'The Ex', and will produce a pilot for CBS based on the Israeli series. If the network is happy with the pilot, the show will go into production. 'The Ex' was writt read more
D'OH! The Simpsons - Now in Hebrew
At Level Ground | August 2nd 2007
"Exxxxxxcelent, Smithers...""Lisa: [tired] Here you go, Bart. It's a longshot, but that's all I can do without learning ancient Hebrew.Bart: [stares at her]Lisa: Bart! I am not going to learn ancient Hebrew!Bart: But you already know pig Latin, how m read more
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