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Archive for December, 2007

Sardines in the Gymnasium

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on December 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Here’s another one of those stories that illustrates how difficult its going to be to change the culture of smoking in bars and clubs in Tel-Aviv.
Last night I went out with some friends to the popular Gymnasium bar on Ben Yehuda street to unwind after a difficult week. I’ve heard talk about this place from [...]

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Why announce Iranian aliya?

Posted in Espionage, International Relations, Iran, Israel, Jewish issues, Mossad on December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I wrote this piece with Jerusalem Post chief diplomatic correspondent Herb Keinon.
Israel’s decision to publicize the arrival of a group of 40 Iranian immigrants Tuesday was intended to send a message to Iranian Jewry that they are wanted here, and that if emigration from Iran were one day prohibited, no one could say they did [...]

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40 Iranian Jews start new lives in Israel

Posted in Iran, Israel, Jewish issues on December 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »

The Jewish Agency is working hard to bring bring all of Iran’s remaining 25,000 Jews to Israel, an official told The Jerusalem Post as 40 immigrants landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday’s arrival is the largest-ever single group of Iranian immigrants brought by the agency to start new lives in a country that [...]

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A tale of two bars

Posted in Environmental issues, Healthy Living, Israel, Smoking on December 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »

This past week I visited two bars in the Tel-Aviv area. Since I quit smoking I’ve gradually become a more fanatic non-passive passive smoker. Several weeks ago I almost came to blows at a dance bar with a particularly nasty man who not only would not put out the cigarette he was holding right next [...]

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