Regular parking enforcement will continue as before. Jerusalem, December 12 – The municipal government of Israel’s capital has hit upon an innovative method to increase cash flow into its coffers: issue tickets to residents who do not own a motor ...
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“I’m beginning to think there’s something deeper going on.” Haifa, December 1 – The ethnoreligious group harassed and berated for centuries with cries rejecting them from their host societies and urging them to return to their country of ethnogenesis did exactly ...
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For unclear reasons he styles himself a sophisticate and feels the need to proclaim he likes it. Jerusalem, November 22 – A recent “oleh” from the US has decided to immerse himself in the fusion of cultures that characterizes Israel’s cuisine, ...
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“We had some anticipation of a windfall over the next several months, perhaps up to two years out,” acknowledged Lufthansa spokesman Gerhardt von Stupp. Ben-Gurion International Airport, November 10 – Representatives of the dozens of carriers offering passenger service to ...
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“Economic growth is a threat to all of us,” stated Arnon ben-David, Chairman of the Histadrut. Tel Aviv, November 3 – The Jewish State’s remarkable resilience of late in fostering private-sector growth has the leaders of some of the country’s ...
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“She makes coffee there for herself and a few ‘comrades’ but we all see through the pretense: she’s appropriating Palestinian culture, disposing of her waste in the once-pristine vistas of ancient Palestine.” Kiryat Ono, October 25 – A resident of ...
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In what has become an almost-annual ritual, the end of summer vacation this year saw threats by Israel’s Teachers’ Union to strike unless the Ministry of Finance agreed to increase teacher salaries. Beer Sheva, September 8 – Seven school days ...
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“We’d like to encourage households everywhere to embark on similar modes of behavior.” Jerusalem, August 30 – Scientists voiced cautious optimism today upon discovering that among the microorganisms festering in a local collection of wet laundry lies a previously-unknown type of mold ...
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“Frustration for a family that has to wade through throngs of misbehaving day-campers just to miss a shot at a bad stuffed imitation of a popular animated character… that’s what it’s all about.” Tel Aviv, August 18 – The director ...
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“You can’t just not go backpacking around the world after you leave the army. I think there’s even a law. Is there a law? There must be a law.” Kibbutz S’de Eliyahu, August 10 – A twenty-one-year-old resident has defied ...
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