For Mother in Israel, it begins
Filed under: General, History and Culture, Immigrant Moments, Life
Mother in Israel’s 17-year-old son has begun the pre-army army process:
My son had his first visit with the army for a day of tests. He didn’t get his “profile,” that magic number measuring the army’s opinion of the recruit’s battle-worthiness, because he has yet to send them the results of a vision exam. They nevertheless wasted no time in sending him a letter saying that he is fit to serve, with the date of enlistment and a list of supplies each soldier receives. Both sexes receive the same items with a few exceptions. Men get extra underwear and t-shirts, and boots. Women get tear-gas.
For me, also an immigrant, this one paragraph explains so much, like why I see all the male soldiers wearing identical boots, and female soldiers wearing sandals.
She goes on to explain some of the many different army programs her son is considering, and why the son is at odds with the head of his Yeshiva over which type of program to pursue. Her post continues here.
iDrink without me
Sagi invites anyone who will be in Israel on Wednesday, Feb. 21 and is involved in the internet in any way (“entrepreneur, blogger, industry lover, investor, etc”) to come to the second (annual?) iDrink in Tel Aviv.
More details are at his post here.
The kicker: Sagi — yes, the man inextricably linked with the words “my future boyfriend” on all my Israelity posts — writes
PS – I’m sure there are some girls involved in Israeli internet – Would be great to see some more out there… (Its a great place to find a husband)
AND I CAN’T GO. I’M RUNNING MY OWN EVENT THAT NIGHT in Jerusalem.
AAAAAARGH!
Like a bridge over troubled waters
Filed under: A New Reality, History and Culture, Politics
Izzy Bee and the (unfortunately nicknamed) SnoopyTheGoon weigh in on the brouhaha surrounding Israel’s attempts to renovate the platform to the Mugrabi gate.
Exerpt from Izzy:
The plan to refurbish this sensitive place in the Old City has predictably affronted Muslims, who accuse Israelis of defiling their holy places or even plotting to destroy them to make way for a third Temple and bring on Armageddon.
. . . . Izzy hopes that the outcry from the Arab street to desist won’t make Israeli officials all the more stubborn and maybe spark off a new Intifada. (Though some analysts say that Palestinians will grasp at any excuse to resurrect this ugly option.)
From Snoopy:
The waves of hysteria about the newly generated myth about “Israeli Designs on Al-Aqsa” are getting higher and higher by the day. Just to watch the language used by various Muslim sources is highly educational, seeing a new low in the anti-Israeli propaganda. So:
* Israeli designs on Al-Aqsa (Al Jazeera)
* Attempts to “obliterate” the Islamic stamp of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque (Al Jazeera)
* Ethnic cleansing operation (Al Jazeera)
* Israel’s intentions to destroy holy Islamic sites (Abu Mazen via Haaretz)
* What Israel is doing in its practices and attacks against our sacred Muslim sites in Jerusalem and al-Aqsa is a blatant violation (King Abdullah II via Haaretz). . . .But what is really going on?
The dig is part of a plan to rebuild the Mugrabi bridge walkway planned to run from the Dung gate to the Mugrabi gate, which serves as the primary entrance to the compound referred to by Jews as the Temple Mount and Muslims as al-Haram al-Sherif, the Noble Sanctuary.
. . . It is easy to see that the location of the bridge is a) outside the Temple Mount and b) quite far away from the Al-Aqsa mosque. To get a better visual impression, here is a snapshot of the area (the Mugrabi bridge is marked by the red line):
Dance the night away!
Filed under: History and Culture, Immigrant Moments, Israeliness
Lots of blogger buzz about tonight’s 3rd Annual Jerusalem Winter Ball at the Hyatt Regency. On the program: dinner, drinks, dancing, casino, more drinks, more dancing.
There’s even an official after-party at Layla’s Bar, giving the event an Academy-Awards aura, except that all proceeds from the Jerusalem Winter Ball go to the One Family Fund, which assists victims of terror and their families.
Here are pics from last year’s Ball. Look at them closely. Yes, indeed, those are Israelis wearing suits and ties, and evening dresses:
Can I have one too?
Eliesheva broke her glass coffee table, twice, so she headed to the Talpiot shopping area (she doesn’t like calling it “industrial”) and bought the materials to make this gorgeous mosaic-tile furniture!
Wow! Can you make one for me?
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