Lizrael Update

Category: politika

  • National Cleaning Day for Israel.

    Here’s some more encouraging news about creating a clean Israeli environment: Israel to set National Cleaning Day Knesset approves bill to set national cleaning day some time in the spring. Soldiers, students, educators and concerned citizens to take part in cleaning up Israel, in hopes of promoting environmental preservation awareness (Ynet) Found this article from…

  • A White House of thunder and lightning.

    I’m sure someone already realized this and mentioned it… but… I learned today that with Barack Obama in the White House, and Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff, the Americans will be led by… thunder (רעם – Rahm) and lightning (ברק – Barack). Hmm.

  • Return our sons to our borders…

    A reminder message from the airport parking pay station: How many more chagim will pass before Gilad Shalit comes home? (How many airport parking tickets will we buy before there’s a new message?)

  • Prime Minister Olmert's 'big' news.

    Just watched Prime Minister Olmert’s impromtu press release (yes, he is still the prime minister). Nothing new, really. He’ll quit once the new Kadima leader is voted for and announced. He won’t run, but who of us thought he was going to? I will say this: His speech was classily done. The Israeli media has…

  • A new reason for aliyah.

    There are plenty of reasons to make aliyah, but I just heard the most amusing:

  • Tonight's rally for the release of Gilad Shalit.

    Amidst the cries for Olmert to quit, be embarrassed and work harder towards the release of the kidnapped soldiers, there was plenty of emotion to go round. Of course, the major focal point of sentiment came from Noam Shalit’s short but necessary speech to open the rally outside the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem. It’s…

  • Waiting for Shalit.

    Today is two years from the day that Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas on the Israeli border during non-war time. There will be a rally held outside the Prime Minister’s residence in Kikar Paris in Jerusalem, from 7-9pm. All day I’ve been reading Facebook status updates and Twitter messages from people who are waiting…

  • And there goes Tommy Lapid…

    Pretty soon, that pioneering ‘halutz’ generation of Israeli elders will be just a memory in our textbooks and a prayer in our hearts. Renowned author, journalist, Knesset member, Shinui party leader, Holocaust survivor Yosef Tommy Lapid died today at 77 after a battle with cancer. The full story and eulogies are here.

  • Chilling with the presidents: Peres conference overview.

    I was fortunate enough to score an invite to President Shimon Peres’ Facing Tomorrow: Israeli Presidential Conference, which went down over the last three days in the ICC. It soon became clear that the opening panel of the first night was the crux of the event, at least for me, holding more importance than President…

  • There's something worse than Israel?

    Here’s something you don’t see everyday: Ynet made me do a double-take with that one. But they really ought not to lie in journalism…

  • My reactions to the Winograd report.

    No, I haven’t written any thoughts on the Winograd report given the other night. So what do I think, you ask? I think the question – at this point – is how have I reacted to the Winograd report? I knew what my response would be whether or not I agreed with the outcome. It’s…

  • *Nudge* The kidnapped soldiers have not been returned.

    It’s a year and a half later, and the three kidnapped soldiers from summer 2006 – Ehud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev and Gilad Shalit have not been returned to us. The Keren Maor Foundation was founded to assist and support the families of these three soldiers, and to raise awareness until they are brought home from…