Israeli fireworks; the good kind.
May 7th, 2008 by elie
Despite everything - happy 60th birthday, modern State of Israel!
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An Israeli county fair in the dream of aliyah.
May 7th, 2008 by elie
Spent the evening strolling around the Yom Haatzmaut celebration going on in the Tzur Hadassah elementary schoolyard. Clowns, kids, silly string, shaving cream, noise makers, cotton candy, lights, balloons… This no singles’ event.
I started reading old entries from a few years ago, describing my purpose for moving to Israel, my role in the aliyah movement, [...]
For sale: A 60-year-old country.
May 7th, 2008 by elie
Too lazy to translate this, but if you get it, it’s fun. Click to enlarge.
It’s flag season in Tel Aviv.
May 2nd, 2008 by elie
Spent the afternoon walking around Tel Aviv. It was the first time I noticed that the flags are out for flag season, or Yom Haatzmaut, which is going down next Wednesday evening-Thursday. It’s Israel’s 60th anniversary this time, so it’s actually more than just personal flags - storefronts, advertisements and highways are more decorated than [...]
Snooty Israel-at-60 logo don’t bother me.
May 2nd, 2008 by elie
As I mentioned briefly in my last post, the Jerusalem Post is reporting that the Israel at 60 logo is a no-go for some:
Want to use Israel’s 60th birthday logo to help spread the celebration? Not so fast. A request by The Jerusalem Post to use it on its Web site revealed this week that [...]
The state of Israel in 5758.
May 2nd, 2008 by elie
This is the time of year when the State of Israel has a chance to really look deep into the heart of herself and understand what condition she’s in. It’s the post-Pessach triangle of introspection: yesterday was Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and next week are Yom HaZicaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Haatzmaut (Independence Day).
When [...]