Tag Archives: security

Drink to your own security.

Posted on November 3, 2008 by elie

My husband is at the Knesset today for a meeting. He was standing in the security line, which you can imagine is pretty intense over there in the Knesset. They went through pretty much everything, which is a lot more … Continue reading →

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Bring out the big guns: Shmira for Tzur Hadassah.

Posted on July 23, 2008 by elie

We’re now officially Tzur Hadassah residents, no matter what amounts of arnona tax we’ve been paying for the last six months. We got our first shmira (security) service notice in the mail. Of course, it’s not really we, it’s more … Continue reading →

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Things I can't believe when I return to the States.

Posted on May 26, 2008 by elie

It was my longest stretch between my last visit to the States, and I have compiled a quick list of things I’m mildly shocked to notice during the past two weeks I’ve been in New York: 1. Capitalism. Oh, how … Continue reading →

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Ynet's perception of Israeli soldiers on Facebook: Naked.

Posted on April 13, 2008 by elie

I gave away the punch line in the title, but there ain’t much more to say than that. Here’s the headline of a Ynet news article from today: Classified info exposed on Facebook Basically, some members of the Israeli security … Continue reading →

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Tzur Hadassah in the Jerusalem Post – look at her grow!

Posted on January 13, 2008 by elie

I haven’t even moved there yet, but I feel like I’m already getting cheerleader-syndrome for Tzur Hadassah. Looks like the Jerusalem Post is either reading my stuff or recognizes the quickly-growing settlement: On Location: Between chalets and minarets The feature … Continue reading →

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