Do They Know It’s New Year’s in Israel?

December 31, 2012 - 9:54 PM by

NewYearsEve1Well, it’s New Year’s Eve just about everywhere, except for Israel.

That’s not true, I guess a large part of the world doesn’t celebrate the turn of the new year, but living in such a Westernized country like Israel, it’s still a little disconcerting how much we don’t celebrate the evening.

There might be some parties, the restaurants might be a little more crowded for a week night than usual, and the bars and pubs will be doing brisk business. But for all intent and purpose, December 31 is just another night here.

I wouldn’t be sitting here in sweats at the computer terminal at 10 pm otherwise. Then again, I probably would be, not having really done anything for New Year’s Eve in a good 20 years or so.

One friend in her 20s got so frustrated at the dearth of NYE opportunities in the capital that she posted a Facebook status saying: ‘Dear Israel: would it KILL you to care a little bit about New Years?!?’

So, to cheer her up, here’s a bizarre clip labeled as “New Years eve with Tel Aviv hipster Nimrod Kamer yielded lots of suprises. From the series Ralph Benmergui: My Israel directed and produced by Allan Novak.”

Enjoy and Happy New Year!

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Tags: • Category: A New Reality, General, History and Culture, Holidays, Immigrant Moments, Israeliness, Life, Pop Culture 

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2 Comments on Do They Know It’s New Year’s in Israel?

  1. Warren on Mon, Dec 31st 2012 10:28 PM

    2. I’m writing this from a Jerusalem bar where a nye show is starting soon. My only problem today was deciding which event to go to.

  2. marcia lewis on Tue, Jan 1st 2013 11:36 AM

    3. disgusting draft dodgers. not at all entertaining.

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