If Nerds Ran The World
Just before I left Tel Aviv, at the Dizengoff mall, I saw one thing which gave me hope: a dozen young men, many of whom were dressed in soldier’s uniforms sitting at some tables, playing what appeared to be Magic: [...]
BBC: bias or blasé?
Inherent bias makes the media go round Much print and electronic press has been devoted to discussions of whether news media, particularly the British Broadcasting Company, perpetuate an anti- (or pro-) Israel bias. The seldom stated, but often whispered truth [...]
Dizzy in Dizengoff
Brought to you by the letter ‘P’ I’m fifteen minutes at a brisk walk from the first major mall in Tel Aviv, Dizengoff Centre. It’s a substantial structure, spanning both sides of a busy street, with winding levels that circle [...]
The Awful Hebrew Language
An outline of my next cultural piece, with apologies to Mark Twain’s A Tramp Abroad (Appendix D, 1880) As a student of Hebrew, by fault of being in Israel and believing it necessary to learn the language of the general [...]
When in Petach Tikva
Israeli bureaucracy and inefficiency can drive new arrivals from the States absolutely bonkers. The day after my advent, my aunt and I drove to a bank in nearby Petah Tikva to set up a new account. We waited for about [...]