Stories about Israel from April, 2006
Israel: Who are those pensioners?
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,...
This week in Israel: Passover and a suicide bombing
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...
Israel: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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...
This week in Israel: Passover and a Suicide Bombing
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...
This week in Israel: after the elections, putting together a coalition
As predicted, Ehud Olmert‘s Kadima won the most Knesset (parliament) seats in last week's national elections, with 29 of the 120 seats. Likud, headed by Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu was crushed:...