· April, 2006

Stories about Israel from April, 2006

Israel: Who are those pensioners?

27 April 2006

Batya wonders: During the Israeli election campaign, nobody paid too much attention to the pensioners on the Retirees Party list. It was considered by most to be a “joke” party, but boy were we all surprised when they ended up with a very healthy and youthful seven seats in the...

This week in Israel: Passover and a suicide bombing

  18 April 2006

I was planning to write this week's post about how Israelis are observing the Passover holiday, which began last Wednesday night with the festival seder meal, but unfortunately there was a suicide bombing this afternoon in Tel Aviv so I'll start with that, followed by some links to posts about...

Israel: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

  10 April 2006

She envy her son innocence, and she marvel at all he does not yet know about the world outside his door. She imagine a world where the worst things that can happen are not getting another cookie or having a toy taken away, and where both are soon forgotten by...

This week in Israel: Passover and a Suicide Bombing

  10 April 2006

I was planning to write this week's post about how Israelis are observing the Passover holiday, which began last Wednesday night with the festival seder meal, but unfortunately there was a suicide bombing this afternoon in Tel Aviv so I'll start with that, followed by some links to posts about...