You can't argue with that

bike ride in S. TA

Jew! You're invited to put on tfilin

Something in this picture is strange. Look very closely to the right of the thin tall tree right of the power pole.

A pretty vegetable farm

I was in the vast minority

If liberman kicks out the bloggers after the Arabs, and the Ultra Orthodox - Thanks for reading! It's been great.

Tu B'shvat Challenge

Can you name this famous tree?

Hint: Hopefully, you can't.

Knesset v.18

Witht the election coming up, I thought I would put some of the parties slogans. Actuall translations are in "QUOTES". My translation in a cultural context are in italics.

Israel Beiteinu under Avigdor Liberman
Polling at 14-17 seats


"Only Liberman Understands Arabic"
Liberman knows that the only proper response to anything said in Arabic is violence"


"No loyaty, no citizenship"
I will take away citizenship from Arab Israelis

Likud under Benjamin Netanyahu
Polling at 25-30 seats


"Strong on security. Stron on Economics"
I will use force rashly. I will complete the privitization of the State of Israel


"It's too big for her"
I will play to your chauvinist tendencies and tell you that a girl can't be a good prime minister

Kadima under Tzipi Livni
Polling at 20-25 seats


"Tzipi Livni: a different leader(es)"
Tzipi is pretty cool, and a woman, and we don't really have anything else to say since we don't even really have a platform.

Avoda under Ehud Barak
Pollign at 12-17 seats

"In the moment of truth: Barak"
We ran that stupid war 2 years ago badly, but we just ran the stupid Gaza war really well. Don't you want barak to run our next stupid war, too?

Meretz under Jumas
Polling at 4-7 seats


"Wont compromise. Will do what is righ for Israel"
"More Meretz, Less Bibi-Liberman"
We're cool and have good ideas.. We don't how the hell we'll do them, but at lease we're not facsists!

Chadash under Muchamad Barka
Polling at 1-4 seats

"I'm also againse the war in Gaza:
"Building a new left"
We are against the war and not afraid to say it. A left which thinks it can base peace on violence is not the left for me.

Latest good news from Haartez

Well, that at least explains a lot. I suppose 2000+ years of oppression can leave a mark. Whose ready to enter the new non-victimized society?




Does anyone even care?

When Politics has you down...

There are always funny car adds

Our mezuza has a secret

אאמינה גם בעתיד,
אף אם ירחק זה היום,
אך בוא יבוא - ישאו שלום,
אז וברכה לאום מלאום.

Demonstartion against the war in Tel Aviv

The demonstration was peaceful, hopeful, multicultural and to the point.
Chants and signs included
No to war, yes to peace
In Gaza and Sderot, people want to live (it rhymes in Hebrew)
2 states for 2 peoples
Etc...

From here, all is peaceful.