Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004
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Blood is thicker than brothers.
Taken from today‘s JPost. The problem: More than 200 people gathered in front of the government compound to protest discrimination against Ethiopians. The boiling point, they said, was a recent decision by the Health Ministry to discard donated Ethiopian blood. The protest: “We won’t allow our blood to be spilled like this. The Torah says…
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That'll do.
Something we can surely agree to? Mazuz’s solution: ‘Modest’ gay parade At end of meeting with attorney general, Jerusalem District Police Commander Major General Ilan Franco says he will try and meet with Open House representatives in bid to find ways ‘to hold a modest pride parade at a place and time which parties will…
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A word on the ignored.
Excellent article in this weekend’s NYTimes by a reporter who visited a refugee camp in Darfur. So good, I’m putting here, not even as a link. Touring a Camp’s Circles of Loss By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Published: November 5, 2006 THERE is a camp called Otash that grows bigger every day, even as some displaced people…
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Wrote this with Lewis over my shoulder.
I’m angry. Like, Lewis Black angry. My rants today are directed at everyone because I was stuck on the 400 reading the newspaper and getting angrier and angrier. To Elections in America: Shut up already. You’re boring. So is every candidate. Boring. To Anti-Leiberman’s Cyprus Plan: You know what? Has land for peace worked, even…
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Dinner's ready.
I thought you might be worried, so I’m letting you know: I eat really well. I’m married to the son of restaurateurs. Here are some recent examples: Salmon, rice and salad. Pasta with spinach cream sauce.Vegetable soup, Mediterranean style.
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When you dip, I dip – we dip.
First of all, here’s a funny video spotlighting the Israeli need to dip (l’nagev) their foods and their desire to ingest hummus in copious amounts (sorry that it’s only in Hebrew): Comments: Binational Me: How funny was that? The guy with the three second rule about hummus falling on the table?Israeli Friend: It’s a real…
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Surprise!
Saddam sentenced to death by hangingIraqi court sentences Saddam Hussein to death by hangingSaddam Sentenced To Die Saddam Hussein sentenced to death by hangingSaddam Hussein Is Sentenced to Death What a freakin’ shock. I nearly fell off my chair. That’s one thing ticked off the list of things for President Bush to do. What’s next?…
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Reason #425 why it's convenient to be an olah chadasha:
Reason #425 why it’s convenient to be an olah chadasha: When telemarketers with surveys call you, they get impatient quickly and accept your answer of the first question as disqualifying for the rest of the survey.
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Brought to you by the letter 'R'.
Today is the memorial of the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.It’s also the memorial of the death of Rachel, mother of Israel. My brother asked me if there can be a connection to make between them. These were my replies:1. Rachel and Rabin believed strongly in ways to carry on the Israelites, and…
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Today's word: שרמוטה
Today’s word is brought to you by the hideous red nail polish I’m wearing. It is: שרמוטה (sharmuta) and it means “slut” (in a bad, arsie way). Example: I am thinking that my coworkers see my red nail polish and assume I’ve gone sharmuta on them. Actually, it is just for a costume I’m wearing…
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Questions of the innocent.
Just when I thought there was nothing to publicly wonder about today… …I get to the bus stop and ask between the middle aged Mizrahi woman and young Arse guy if the 24 has passed yet. I guess that question isn’t as innocent as I assumed it was. Mizrahi woman went off for 5 full…
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Anglo love, support & perspective.
Hmm. I have been harsher than usual to my sub-people, the Anglo Israelis.To make up for it, I’m posting a comment made to my Jumping in post on the Israelity edition. I’ve been getting support and perspective from different sources since that post… But this one totally threw me off: “Be proud that English is…
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