September 08, 2005
How Did Arafat Die?
Here's something to ponder on a long bus ride from Jerusalem to Haifa when the cute girl sitting next to you is listening to her walkman making it impossible to strike up conversation: Three headlines on what caused Yassir Arafat's...Read this update
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August 14, 2005
Disengagement 1
As of midnight, Israel has begun the process of disengagement from the Gaza strip. This means removing the 9100 settlers, about 1800 families, that live in Gaza, their homes, businesses as well as the accompanying military installations. I support the...Read this update
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August 04, 2005
Inefficient Corruption
I just read an article in Haaretz that made me laugh in light of my last entry comparing the bureaucracies of Israel and Italy. The World Bank published a report recently that ranked Israel as the second most inefficient and...Read this update
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July 06, 2005
Wrapped in Red Tape
I'm having a private debate that I'll open up to the blog-reading public. The question is as follows: is the culture of bureaucracy worse in Italy or in Israel? It's a tough call. I faced a number of red tape...Read this update
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June 21, 2005
Learning Hebrew Redux
This time it's war. I will emerge from Israel in three months with some level of competency in this language. This is not a matter of choice, it is a matter of necessity. The first time around was wrought with...Read this update
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May 22, 2005
Return to Cyberspace
After a long pause, I have returned to you my loyal (and perhaps not so loyal) readers. Assuming that you are still out there, you can follow me along on the next stage in my journey, a month on a...Read this update
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May 11, 2005
Yom HaAtzmaut
Happy 57th birthday Israel! Just finished off a week in Spain between Barcelona and Madrid. Returned to Israel where I'll be stationed for the next four and half months. On the train ride from the airport, I could see the...Read this update
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