Hillbillies of the Arab World?

July 25, 2007 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: A New Reality, Blogging, History and Culture, Life 

Across the divide – that would be political and geographic for Israelis – lies Libya. Right next to our next-door neighbors, Egypt.

We don’t hear much about Libya. Unless there’s a huge storm brewing over patient care, nurses, HIV infections and death penalties.. Or there’s a trial over a downed jetliner or….

I’ll be the first to admit that mention of Libya immediately conjures Muammar Ghaddafi. And THAT immediate association incenses blogger “Anglo-Libyan”.

In his recent post “Pride & Prejudice”, Anglo-Libyan asks: Why isn’t there more press about Libya in the Arab world? Why do I meet other Arabs and the 1st thing they mention is Ghaddafi?

Are we that unimportant? are we really the hillbillies of the Arab world, the laughing stock?? Do we only blame our government for isolating our country for so long and making our reputation as an uneducated non entity nation?

Anglo Libyan then goes on to list top honors Libya has earned throughout the years and achievements countrymen can be proud of.

If you’re into trivia: Libya is 90% desert and has one of Africa’s highest per capita Gross Domestic Products due to the country’s large petroleum reserves.

On a personal note, nice to know that we’re not the only paranoid ones in the region. Sheesh…

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Queens & Kings of Chic

July 25, 2007 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: A New Reality, Israeliness, Pop Culture, Profiles 

Wanna know who Israel’s top chic-icons are? The ones who pay extra special attention to wardrobe, style and trends?

According to this article they are…

1) Supermodel Galit Gutman

2) “Killer Body” Melanie Peres

3) Comedienne Adi Ashkenazi

4) Comedian/actor/singer Zion Baruch

5) Ronit Elkabetz

6) Lihi Alon

7) Singer Ivri Lider

8) Dorit Bar On

9) Hila Nahshon

10) Television personality Gil Riva

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Peace Scarf?

July 24, 2007 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: A New Reality, Blogging, Business, Pop Culture 

When dELiA*s clothing catalogue began running the item shown below, it was originally called a “peace scarf”, Jew School notes in this post.

The catalogue listing currently terms it the “Euro Scarf” but notes it is no longer available for purchase.

Looks like a blue kaffiyeh to me.

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Beer Sheba Blues

July 24, 2007 by · 5 Comments
Filed under: History and Culture, Israeliness, Life 

Beer Sheba. Capital of the Negev. Home of Ben Gurion University. Biblically traversed by numerous heroes including Abraham and Jacob. Gateway to the Negev. Israel’s most successful development town.

Things.co.il isn’t buying it.

In a recent (Hebrew) post titled “10 Unconvincing Reasons to Live in Beer Sheba“, things lists:

- Laundry air-dries quickly
- There aren’t a lot of sorry looking street cats (but there are a lot of pooping pigeons)
- The bus only costs 3.5 shekels (less than $1)
- You can take money out of the ATM machine, buy an apartment with it and still have $$ left over for the bus
- The university atmosphere is fantastic (the rumors are true)
- The summer night’s breeze whilst sitting on a porch sipping a beer is pleasant
- People are nice and not stuck up like in the Sharon area
- It’s only five minutes from the Air Force Museum in Hatzerim
- For residents of Dimona, Yeruham, Arad, Netivot and Ofakim, Beer Sheba is “The Big City”
- Lonely Planet Guide Books describe the city as “Best seen through the back window of a bus while driving out of town”

That last one was pretty cold blooded.

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Smuggle Heaven

July 24, 2007 by · 3 Comments
Filed under: A New Reality, Business, Crime 

Good news for drug smugglers! 90% of all incoming narcotics make it into Israel without detection. Um…That first bit was a joke. But the stat isn’t.

This story says that …

More than 100 tons of marijuana and hashish was smuggled in from Sinai last year, but security forces confiscated only 1.2 tons of marijuana and 490 kilograms of hashish in the first half of the year… The borders with Egypt and Jordan are completely breached.

This all comes from Police Commissioner David Cohen who had a wee chat with Israel’s Cabinet members about the problem yesterday.

That being said, the positive news is that there’s been a decline in crime in the first half of 2007 compared to the same period last year. Robberies dropped by 18.9 percent, property crimes by 9.8 percent and break-ins by 9.3 percent. Cohen presented those figures to Cabinet members too.

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