a New Reality

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• Freedom of religion for all in Jerusalem – except women?

  
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  Relations in Jerusalem between the haredi community and virtually everyone else seem to be at its nadir. In addition to almost weekly protests by hundreds of haredi demonstrators against hi-tech giant Intel’s operation of its Har Hotzvim factory on Shabbat and the Shabbat opening of parking lots outside of the Old ...
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• Luxe Jerusalem

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  he eternal Jerusalem real estate question: Is it better to have high-end property development like a Waldorf Astoria or Mamilla, or more low-key development? Would we rather have five-star luxe hotels and their attached residences (see this IHT article from Friday’s paper) with buyers who come three times a year, ...
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• The list for the army

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  When did going into the army get so expensive?We’re into the final countdown until Sarit’s induction date into the IDF. Besides the physical regimen of playing volleyball and jogging that will insure good conditioning to survive her basic training, there are some other factors that will insure a smooth transition ...
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• A Thanksgiving surprise

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  You wouldn’t know it by any outside trappings, but for many Israelis of American descent – and for US travellers and tourists finding themselves here today – it’s still Thanksgiving.Over the years I’ve been here, it’s become more commonplace for Thanksgiving get togethers to take place – mainly to eat ...
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• Tel Aviv 10th best party city in the world

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  We have already known it for a long time, but now the authoritative Lonely Planet travel guide has officially coronated Tel Aviv as one of the 10 top party cities in the world. The list was compiled by Planet’s new book, The 1,000 Ultimate Experiences. According to a report on Ynet, the book cites Tel [...]
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• Much ado about Gilad

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  The country is sort of going a little crazy right now amid the flurry of reports about the imminent release of Gilad Schalit, the IDF soldier who’s been held captive by a faction within Hamas since 2006.Rumors and speculation abound that the release in exchange for 450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli ...
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• Nostalgia Sunday – Turkey Feeder

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  You would think that Thanksgiving would be a more popular holiday here, given the size of the poultry-breeding industry and the large quantities of turkey meat Israelis consume. Yes, Israel has the highest per capita consumption of turkey in the world at 28.8 pounds annually. But no, Thanksgiving remains an obscure ...
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• The personal eating habits of Israelis

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  ‘What is there to eat?” is a common refrain in our household. And it seems to get harder and harder to find new, innovative dishes to make, as we continue to rely on old standbys. It looks like we’re not alone, as a recent study reveals.According to statistics compiled for the Federation of Israeli Chambers [...]
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• Giving insurance companies an (even worse) name

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  This is about as mundane a subject as is out there, but it certainly reflects that the reality of living in Israel has very little to do with the headlines most people read, and more to do with the trials and tribulations we all face no matter where we live.I wrote a few weeks ago [...]
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• Not just any third birthday

  
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  One of the most quickly forgotten aspects following any terror attack is the survivors. We all mourn the victims, obsess about the perpetrators, and move on, as those left behind attempt to pick up the pieced of their lives.Three-year-old Moishe Holzberg has proven to be the exception. A year ago, Moishe’s parents, ...
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• TIME cites Israeli for creating ‘new art form’

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  e wrote about him back in March and now the rest of the world is catching on. One of the top 50 inventions of 2009, according to TIME magazine is the music video montage Web site created by Israeli musicians Ophir Kutiel, who goes by the name Kutiman. Kutiel’s site, thru-you.com, has atttracted more [...]
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• Austrians forget how Hatikva goes

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  People wonder why Israel is always on the defensive, when things like this explain it perfectly.At an international fencing competition over the weekend in Austria, two Israeli teens – Dana Stralinkov, 14, and Alona Komarov, 13 – won the gold and bronze medals respectively.However, at the ceremonies awarding them ...
  2 weeks ago

• Shalom Haver

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  riving down Jerusalem’s King David Street last night on my way to band practice, I passed an array of police vehicles and official-looking swanky cars ensconced in front of the David Citadel Hotel. Now, which foreign leaders are here now, I thought?Then I remembered that the Sixth annual Saban Forum was taking place ...
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• Music downloads? Israel goes CD retro

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  As more and more people are downloading music on the Web and choosing Ipods over CD players, where can you find the good, old fashioned mega-CD stores? In Israel!True, Tower Records has taken a hit here, with its Jerusalem flagship store closing down last year, but instead of throwing in the flag, other outlets have ...
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• Emma Shapplin crashes and burns in Haifa

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  Usually, when touring musical acts make their way to Israel, they rise to the occasion and put on a stellar show. Just look at Paul McCartney, Faith No More, Leonard Cohen – despite the lofty price tags, they delivered with consumately professional concerts that left audiences thrilled.But there’s another kind of ...
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• High school musical – the hike

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  A uniquely Israeli creation, the tiyul shnati (Annual trip) has been part of our family’s lives since our oldest child was big enough for one of the outdoor overnight, multi-day trips.Whether they attend secular or religious schools, the annual trips are generally chock full of walking the land, camping in the ...
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• Nostalgia Sunday – Take a Hike, Alte Zachen!

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  It’s the end of an era. Ynet News reported today that following six-year struggle, Tel Aviv has become the first city in Israel to prohibit the entry of horse-drawn carriages into its territory.” That phrase, “horse-drawn carriages” is a pretty euphemism for the age-old Jewish profession of dealing in rags, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hang the blessed DJ

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  sraelis are not only making their mark in world high tech and science. We also know how to boogie… or whatever people do when that electro-trance jackhammer stuff is playing.British dance music bible DJMag knows what to call it, and being the experts they are, their readers recently came out with its ‘Top 100 ...
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• Tel Aviv battle of the bands

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  It was an opening line that did not forebode well.“You picked an interesting night. Almost all the entries are metal,” said Bryan Steiner, greeting me at the bar of the Barby club in Tel Aviv Sunday night.Steiner was referring to the 16 musical acts which were set to perform two songs a piece in the [...]
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• The week that was

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 135
  The pace of news events developing and exploding into headlines is always seemingly propelled by steroids here in Israel. There’s never a minute to rest, and the news addiction that most of the public suffers from isn’t helped any by half hour radio bulletins, that annoying beep beep beep of the hourly news ...
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