Blogs from Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel, Middle East - page 24

Shalom again! This is Debby today. I'm writing this a bit later, but covering all the happenings on Friday. We started with breakfast, of course, but today I skipped it. How much can one eat? (A lot.....) Then onto the bus at 8:30 (yes -- finally a day to get a bit more sleep...) We headed off first to see where Prime Minister Rabin was assassinated. For Americans reading this, it is an even more significant moment in Israeli history than the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. Rabin was not only the head of the government, but he was just leaving a massive peace rally in favor of his policies of making peace with the Palestinians when a lone Jewish Israeli gunman shot and killed him. He still had the words of a peace song ... read more

Hello! This entry's theme is as noted in the title. I was at 3 different seminar/programs in one week, all of which happened to be in Israel, and the main seminar involved security, and spending so much time in Jerusalem gave me a sickness aka. a cold! hehe. So lets see, a week or two ago (I keep losing track), my group had a 3 day program in Jerusalem. We all went down on Thursday to see an Israeli movie. The movie was called "Someone to Run With". It is also a book by the same name, written by David Grossman. Grossman is a very famous Israeli author who writes both fiction, and about Israeli society, and is also a big political activist for the left in Israel. He actually spoke at the Yitzhak Rabin memorial ... read more

Hello All! Another lovely entry from my life in Tel Aviv. I continue to love this city. I always said that I never wanted to live near the beach, because the beach was like a paradise for me, and I didn't want it to lose that special feeling. And, I love living in the city, and I didn't want to give up the city life for the beach. I guess I never realized you can have both at the same time. Tel Aviv is this perfect combination, a big, vibrant city, on the beach. You don't have to go to far to reach the beach. And lucky for me, I live 5 minutes walking from the beach. It is truely amazing. I love having the best of both worlds! And, while I used to be afraid ... read more

Geo: 31.7857, 35.2007The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and Israel and the Palestinian TerritoriesThe scenery on the drive from the international airport outside of Amman, Jordan into town is similar to that of the high desert towns of Oregon and California: moon-like terrain punctuated by scrub brush, with a mix of suburban sprawl. Along the road into town from the airport we saw the "best" offerings of Western culture (ha, ha): McDonalds, Carls Jr., KFC, Burger King, Popeye's Fried Chicken, and Safeway. But how do you know that you're in the Middle East? When the exit signs off the highway read "To Iraq" and "To Saudi Arabia" borders We arrived in the capital city of Amman around 10:30 PM to find the downtown swarming with people and all the shops and restaurants doing a swift business. Wasn't ... read more

Well, I am completely worn out. Spent a sleepless night in Jerusalem while visiting a friend from Sde Boker, and I've been packing my bags since running only on 30 minutes of sleep from a bus ride from Jeru to Tel Aviv. As for a summary of the last what's been up: I spent a great and final week in Kadita doing the usual. Fussing about in the garden with holes, eating olives, watching baskets get woven, and moving about. I did a venture over to Kibbutz Sasa near the end to visit the few kids I knew from the USA on my program who decided to enlist in the Israeli Army, and are living together in Sasa meantime. Thought I was crazy? I spent the rest of the time, doing little but preparing for my ... read more