Monthly Archives: February 2010

Koala update: Ten months.

Posted on February 26, 2010 by elie

Koala is ten months old and both his life and mine are starting to fall into place. While Koala does not sleep through the night at this point, he does have a bedtime and he does collapse into it every … Continue reading →

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Camels and TV channels? Hasbara misses the point.

Posted on February 24, 2010 by elie

Israel’s new Ministry of Hasbara and Diaspora is not a shocking development, though probably ten years late. The thing is, it seems it’s completely missing the point. The heart is in the right place, but the message is… a bit … Continue reading →

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Look who's moving to Tzur Hadassah.

Posted on February 23, 2010 by elie

Somewhere deep inside, I knew this day would come. Tzur Hadassah is getting a ‘commercial center’ – which is basically a supermarket and an ATM – on Rechasim street. I am not for this in any way, but I suppose … Continue reading →

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Israeli Innovation.

Posted on February 19, 2010 by elie

When I think of ‘Israeli Innovation’ here are some of the associations I make: micro chips water purification desert irrigation swallow-able pill-cameras Google, Intel, IBM R&D centers Uzis What I don’t think of is… hair conditioner. I did pretty well … Continue reading →

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Hopefully a happy יום המשפחה (Family Day).

Posted on February 13, 2010 by elie

Five years in Israel, and this is the first one where “יום המשפחה” or “Family Day” has caught my attention. Well, it figures. What used to be Mother’s Day here in Israel evolved into Family Day, including celebration of mother, … Continue reading →

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Take your coffee with extra חחחחח.

Posted on February 11, 2010 by elie

You know you’ve been here a while when you get all the jokes at a Jerusalem Anglo comedy show. Presenting… HaHaפuch! Tonight was the group’s opening night; you may have already heard it of it from such performances as Facebook and YouTube. How … Continue reading →

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Teaching tech, by Israelis.

Posted on February 2, 2010 by elie

Came across this post from TechCrunch and thought it was only fair to share, considering my thoughts on Israeli education a few days ago: Israel’s Time To Know Aims To Revolutionize The Classroom This is the story of Time To Know, … Continue reading →

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