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Posted by Noga Gur-Arieh
Israel, my home, celebrate its 65th birthday. That's really not much. It's almost nothing on a scale of countries to age, but in this short period of time, we sure have been through a lot. In 65 years, Israel has been through wars, diplomatic issues, growing population, ground development and many other things every newborn country is going through. To me, what makes Israel so special is the atmosphere, created by the variety of people who live here. This gathering of so many cultures makes Israel the special, beautiful place it is.
Today is the happiest day of the year for Israelis. Celebrations are everywhere, from the streets to the rooftops- everyone is celebrating our 65th year of existence. However, this day is also here to remind us that the battle for our independence is far from being over. The Israeli independence day comes right after our Memorial Day, and a week after the Holocaust remembrance day. It is no coincidence. This is what reminds us the past- the holocaust survivors who, against all odds, escaped the horrors to build a place where they will no longer be hunted; the present- the thousands of soldiers and civilians who lost their lives while defending our country from those still believe we have no right to exist; the future- the many years to come, for our country, our Israel, to grow, develop, and be a home for the hunted. The future of the place our grandparents built in order to promise that the Holocaust will never happen again. Independence day is the last stop of the 3-day journey of Israel's story. It is a time for celebration and gratitude, for appreciation and thanks. For strength and hope.
Last year, I wrote the things I love most about living in Israel and being an Israeli. This year, I decided it was best to simply show you the essence of Israel, so I asked a few photographers to capture their Israel through the camera lens.... Enjoy the slideshow, and always remember- a picture may be worth a thousand words, but even countless pictures will not be equal to the thrill and beauty of an actual eye sight
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April 15, 2013 | 12:20 pm
Posted by Noga Gur-Arieh
Something quite extraordinary happened last night: 25,578 stars shined bright. All together, all of a sudden. It was in the middle of my town square, as thousands of citizens shared an hour of remembrance and respect for 25,578 Fallen Israeli Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism. We all stood there together, shoulder to shoulder, and listened to names being read, stories being told and candles being lit. It was so cramped I could feel the people behind, in front, and next to me breathing. At times, I could hear someone break into tears, as others embrace him or her, supporting, physically and mentally. When the cantor started chanting the El Male' Rachamin ("God, abounding in mercy") prayer, I looked to the sky, and noticed how all the stars turned brighter and sparkled like never before. It was them, our heroes. Still watching, still guarding, still young and smiling, just like in the pictures we see.
On this day, our Memorial Day, we are all together. On this day it seems, more than ever, like all of Israel are brothers and sisters. On this day, we all salute the young boys and girls who died while protecting Israel and Israelis from the enemies who try to take us down, over and over again, since 1948. Every year, more names appear on the memorial wall. More names who were once people, who could have lived a full life if it wasn't for our everlasting battle for our home.
The Israeli soldiers, who lost their lives in wars since 1948 to this very day, took the bullet for my family and me, so we could sleep at night. Some were 18 year olds, young men and women who just finished high-school and were getting ready to begin their lives. Others were older people with families who were called to serve again, just for the war-time. When thinking about those veterans, there is no left wing or right wing. Sometimes it doesn't matter whether deaths were in vain or for a higher cause. The only thing that matters is the loss, and the support we can provide for the families who experience this loss for another 364 days.
Everything is different that day: the radio only plays quiet songs, the television broadcasts Memorial Day specials and most of the stores are closed. Every working place, campus, military base and school, conducts a ceremony, and a national ceremony is held in Jerusalem. On 11am, everyone stops everything they're doing, and we all bow our heads in a 2 minute long siren, heard all over the country. But it is not just the official atmosphere which is different; it's also what each and every one of us feels inside. None of us pretends, and it is not a façade- it is real. We are all Israelis, and we share that Israeli experience every day. We all know each other, and we all share the grief with the families who lost their loved ones. For one day, all citizens of Israel share that loss with them, and show the proper respect for those who fought for our right to continue to live here, and for those who did nothing but living, and were killed by suicide terrorists for no reason.
Tomorrow, we will celebrate our 65th Independence Day. Many are against placing the saddest day of the year only a few hours before the happiest one. They say it is not right to abruptly switch grief with joy. For some, this transition is impossible, and for years they skipped the Independence Day celebration. I am not sure what I think of that, but I do know one thing: Israel has turned 65 on Tuesday thanks to the 25,578 stars which are now shining bright in the sky. For 65 years, we feel protected and safe thanks to those stars, and we owe our lives to them.
I read this sentence I just wrote, and can't believe the words. Israel has been a state for 65 years now, and for some reason, it still fights for its existence. How can this be? How did it happen? Can you imagine still needing to fight for your home? It is absurd, but somehow it is just the way things have been here for 65 years now.
Every year, those who recruit to the IDF carry the same prayer in their hearts: May my children will not need to recruit, may we have no need in the IDF in the future…My parents said this prayer 30 yeas ago, I said it four years ago, and my brother said it a year and a half ago. Now all I can pray for is that this long chain of prayers will finally stop. That there will be no more deaths for the sake of our people and for the sake of our home. That we could all finally live in peace, here and in the area.
In memory of those who are no longer with us, who, like flowers, were picked up in their bloom, I light a candle. For their family members, I salute you. May they all rest in peace and may there be no more early deaths.
April 14, 2013 | 2:00 pm
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How expensive is Tel-Aviv's food?
According to the 2013 Corporate Travel Index, Tel-Aviv is the 24th most expensive city in terms of the total cost per night for business people, out of 100 cities checked. However, while Tel-Aviv's hotel prices were ranked in the 17th place, the high-quality food turned out to be not so expensive, balancing the expensive business visits prices…In case you were wondering, the most expensive city (US cities not included) is Tokyo…
Read more here.
Would you wear a dress made by an anti-Semite?
Moran Mazor, the Israeli singer to represent us at the Eurovision singing contest, has made a deal with the famous designer John Galliano, to wear a dress designed by him at the contest. However, since Galliano has publicly made racist and anti-Semitic comments in the past, the Israel Broadcasting Authority has prohibited Mazor to wear his dress while representing Israel.
Read more here.
A poster to commemorate the Holocaust
The Yad Vashem memorial center and the Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs have initiated a poster design competition to commemorate the victims of the holocaust. Out of 108 posters, the judges chose Dea Giladi's (23) design. Her poster shows a tree with deep roots, whose branches have been cut off.
Read more here.
Is Ireland supporting Israel boycott?
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called on the government of Ireland to publicly reiterate its opposition to boycotts of Israel in response to the decision by the Teachers' Union of Ireland to adopt an academic and cultural boycott of Israel.
Read more here.
Anti Semitism 2.0
The internet has provided us with tools to pass and spread information in almost no time. But while most of us make good use of the "information era," many haters go online and spread words of hatred and lies. "Kill a Jew day," holocaust denials and Jewish conspiracies, all being spread to innocent, clueless people, who believe the lies they see and hear. We must fight back. We must provide a proper answer.
HBO telling one of the many stories of the Holocaust
This Friday, American television channel HBO aired a full-length film about a couple who saved dozens of Jewish children from the Holocaust in 1939. The documentary is called "50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus." The film, narrated by Alan Alda and Mamie Gummer , tells the inspiring story of an American couple from Philadelphia that went into the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, risking their personal safely to save 50 Jewish children from the Shoah.
Read more here.
When Chinease cinema and Israeli scenery meet
A well-known Chinese production company is set to shoot scenes in Israel this month for a Chinese epic called "Old Cinderella," which is expected to be a blockbuster movie thanks to stars such as Zhang Jingchu ("Rush Hour 3") and director Lu Chuan. The production team chose Tel-Aviv, Jaffa, Jerusalem and the Dead Sea as their locations.
Read more here.
A wave of good musical news!
After it has been announced that Barbra Streisand, Alicia Keys, and Rihanna will perform in Israel this year, another name adds to the list! After performing in Israel four years ago, British pop duo The Pet Shop Boys is returning this summer for one concert at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena on June 23.
Read more here.
How Israel is helping to save our planet
Since 1948, Israel has set itself a task of finding creative solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. To celebrate Israel's 65th birthday, ISRAEL21c looks at some of the best achievements. On the list: assistance after the earthquake in Haiti, aggregation technologies, first wildlife law-enforcement NGO in Africa, and more…
Read more here.
LA celebrities celebrating Israel independence day
For Israel's 65th birthday, celebrated tomorrow, the local consulate in LA has decided to divert from the tradition of a holiday reception, and instead offer pro-Israel celebrities in the West Coast of the United States a taste of Israeli wine and gourmet food. The event will be attended by actor Sean Penn, film producer Harvey Weinstein, musician David Foster, tennis player Tommy Haas, "Homeland" creator Howard Gordon, the owners of the Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers basketball teams, the owners of the Nordstrom fashion chain, the owners of California Pizza Kitchen, Israeli producer Haim Saban and dozens of heads of production companies and PR agencies in Hollywood.
Read more here.
Shahar Pe'er advancing
Shahar Pe'er, the Israeli tennis player ranked 118th in the world, advanced to her first WTA Tour quarterfinal since January 2012 on Thursday, beating Jill Craybas 6-1, 6-3 to reach the last eight in Katowice, Poland.
Read more here.
Israel Technion ranked high in entrepreneurship and innovation
A survey conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ranked the Israeli Technion in sixth place in the world for entrepreneurship and innovation. The survey aimed to identify the most innovative universities around the world, and the Technion was one of only two of the top 10 universities worldwide outside the US and Europe.
Read more here.
April 12, 2013 | 1:05 pm
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Describing Svika Pick from miles away is almost impossible. Pick is simply a phenomenon you have to see to believe. His hair, his clothing, his attitude, his connection with the fans and his everlasting 70's facade- all make him a one of a kind Israeli persona. However, in his 40 year long career, Pick proved himself to be much more that a unique personality...
In the 70's, Pick broke into the Israeli music industry with pop-disco songs that made him a leading musician. During that decade, he earned several respected musical titles, such as "Israeli male singer of the year," and also played the role of Claude Bukowski in the Hebrew version of the hit musical Hair. In 1998, Pick wrote the melody for the song "Diva" which was performed by Dana International in the Eurovision song contest that year, and ranked Israel in the first place. Since then, Pick has composed songs for both Israeli and foreign singers to perform in the contest. In 2002, Israel's national theater, Habima, staged a musical called Mary Lou based on Pick's old hits. In 2009, a television series named Tamid Oto Halom (Forever, the same dream), which was based on Pick's songs, aired in Israel.
More than all of that, which is merely the tip of the iceberg, what really makes Pick the important Israeli that he is, is his music. Pick is a true virtuoso, composing music like no other. His various songs range from soft ballads to pumping disco songs, combining notes brilliantly into beautiful, fun, catchy music. I tend to call Pick "The Israeli Elton John," now you'll be the judges...
Ani Ohev Otach, Leah (I love you, Leah)
HaRakdan HaOtomati (The automatic dancer)- Svika Pick and Ruty Navon
A medley of Pick's "Gavriel" and "Yad BeYad" (Hand in Hand) from the television series Tamid Oto Halom
Mala, Mala (Higher and higher)- a song all about the elevated feeling we get from listening to music
April 9, 2013 | 12:37 pm
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On Sunday, our national Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel's Channel 2 aired a documentary about modern anti-Semitism. At some point, a man was interviewed, saying that the Jews are to blame for all the troubles of the world, and that "Hitler was too nice." This, like many claims of such, gave me the goosebumps, but what got me into a state of shock was the fact that this man was not a European skinhead with a swastika tattoo on his forehead, but your average Joe. An American, medium sized, wearing glasses, articulate, with a hint of shyness. At that moment I realized – this is the face of modern anti-Semitism: not criminals, but your next-door neighbor, your bus driver, your child's teacher…
I assume you, much like myself, encounter anti-Semitic comments and accusations online. They are few, but they're everywhere: in social networks, on news websites, in forums, comments or any other internet-age form. I receive such comments right here, or on Israelife's Facebook page, almost on a monthly basis, and although I got used to them, they still hit me right in the gut every single time. "What a shame Hitler didn't finish what he started;" "You stinking Jew; "It is all the Jews' fault. You are the cause of the world's sorrows." Those are all comments I received months ago, but I cannot get out of my head. I always assumed that the people behind such comments are minorities, violent European bullies whose grandparents were Nazis, who grew up on the values of hatred and terror.
This assumption kept me strong when facing these comments, because I knew that as long as I stay out of dark alleys and remember to hide my Judaism while traveling to Europe, I will be safe. I knew that they can't harm me, because the world will not let them. I knew I could trust the enlightened world to always keep those haters under control, so that the Holocaust will never happen again. I was sure that the world will remember and never forget, and keep reminding others. This assumption blew up in my face, after watching this documentary. At that moment, hope turned to fear. Certainty turned to horror. That man who said those things, he IS "the enlightened world." He is the one I counted on to not let the horrors of the Holocaust happen again. What's even more scary is that this man is not alone. There are millions like him worldwide. Normative people from normative families who truly and utterly believe that poverty, violence, the 2008 financial crisis – all the Jews' fault.
It sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?! Absurd, even. But it's true. At the beginning of the 20th century, one man managed to convince a small group of people that the solutions to the world's problems is the mass destruction of people of a certain religion. That small group soon managed to convince a mass of people that were at times of trouble that what caused their problems is not the consequences of WW1, but the Jews. Soon, a nation was convinced that genocide, a mass murder of men, women and children, the Final Solution, is the best solution.
Up to this day, no one really knows just how all those people were convinced of such nonsense. How can normal people from normal families believe in this racial theory with no grip of reality. Maybe there is no logical explanation. Maybe this is simply what people do when they are in trouble- follow a charismatic man who has all the answers, ridiculous as they might be. In the beginning of the 20th century, it took this one man several years to convince a mass of people. Imagine how quickly it will take in the 21st century.
Now, in the Internet age, information passes more quickly than anyone could imagine 70 years ago. With time, Holocaust survivors are fewer, and allegations about usage of photoshop on pictures from the Holocaust become more common. Nowadays, just like in the beginning of the 20th century, the world struggles to recover from a grand financial crisis, and it seems like a major war is right around the corner. People are in trouble, and need someone to blame. That is the point where common sense disappears and the human mind is willing to absorb anything that can explain and provide a solution. That makes them believe that Jews CAN be the blame, and this belief gets constant support from online forums of Facebook groups, which also help in spreading the information to more people in no time.
Sunday's documentary opened my eyes, and left me with no hope. Only a few days ago I was positive that anti-Semitism will never rise again as the opinion of a majority. Now, after seeing that man, that American next-door neighbor, now I am scared. It was only a few years ago when anti-Semitism was something to be ashamed of and hide from the public. Now, it IS the public. I honestly don't know if we can stop this from spreading further, but we can certainly try. We must continue the vow from seven decades ago, to remember and never forget. But now, we can add another part to that oath, and not only remember, but also to share, so that others, who may already forget, remember yet again, and keep anti-Semitism where it belongs – in hiding.
April 8, 2013 | 12:04 pm
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Stephen Hawking to visit Israel
The praised British astrophysicist, Stephen Hawking (71), will arrive in Israel this coming June to take part in the 5th Israeli Presidential Conference 'Facing Tomorrow.' The last time the author of A Briefer History of Time visited Israel was in 2006, when he was invited by the British embassy to tour Israel and the Palestinian territories as well as to meet with local scientists and academics.
Read more here.
The cost of art
Israeli director Yariv Horowitz visited Marseilles, promoting his latest award- winning feature "Rock the Casbah." After attending the film's screening at a film festival in Aubagne, the director was attacked and beaten unconscious on the street, by Arab youths.
Read more here.
Ice Festival, surviving the heat
Since February 20th, the city of Jerusalem is hosting the Ice City Festival, as a part of an ongoing cultural exchange between Israel and China. The festival exhibits ice sculptures of sea creatures, dragons and dinosaurs. While this year's winter was one of the coldest ever seen in Israel, the past few weeks weren't very chilly, but surprisingly, the sculptures managed to survive the 25°C (77°F) heat outside.
Read more here.
For the first time- Formula One in Israel
For the first time in history, Formula One cars will travel through the streets of Jerusalem as part of a showcase event scheduled to take place in June. The event, "Formula Jerusalem – a Peace Journey," will also include Ferrari Challenge cars, drifting cars and Grand Prix motorcycles and a show by German stunt champion Chris Pfeiffer. Different sports cars and racing cars will be showcased at Jerusalem's Old Train Station compound starting June 9.
Read more here.
The app that can save lives
Israeli innovation in all fields of the high-tech industry is not new. Israeli inventions and start-up businesses have changed many lives worldwide, and left a mark in the fields of medicine, computers, the environment and more. A new application for smartphones, named "i-Apps," is aimed to help Israelis deal with unsafe times, by finding each user the "Merkhav Mugan" (residential secure space) nearest to him or her.
Read more here.
The powerful connection between Israel and…
It is no secret that Israel and the United States have a very strong relationship that goes far beyond any regular partnership. Both countries maintain a strong relationship when it comes to technological projects, when Israeli and American companies collaborate on dozens of projects each year. But which state comes in first place in collaborations with Israeli companies?
Read more here.
Swastikas in California
Less than a week prior to the national Holocaust remembrance day, Swastikas and the word "skinhead" were painted on the baseball field of Kaiser Elementary School in Costa Mesa, California.Over the weekend, a usually locked gate that is used by other campuses had been left open. In the morning, faculty members discovered the chilling graffiti.
Read more here.
A 98 year old murderer
A Slovak court will seek the extradition of Laszlo Csatary, a 98-year-old alleged Nazi-era war criminal, from Hungary for retrial in Slovakia, on charges of crimes against humanity. Csatary is charged for sending 16,000 Jews to their deaths.
Read more here.
Israeli-Arabs win over the small screen
A winner of The Voice, a finalist on Master Chef, a performer in Living in LA LA land, actors in drama series, a new anchor and more…Is Israeli television taking a leap into the future?
Read more here.
Attempt to erase Israel – FAILED!
The massive cyber attack by Anonymous, aimed to "erase" Israel from the Internet failed to cause any serious danger. On Sunday, April 7th, the night of the national Holocaust remembrance day, the attack took place, however, the Israelis came prepared as always and fought back. No one will erase us!
Read more here.
April 5, 2013 | 1:36 pm
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Six neighbors (Five women and one man,) gather every year to watch the a worldwide, TV broadcast song contest, Universong. In their latest gathering, they discover that Anat, a member of the gang, was just left by her husband. In a moment of friendship, they spontaneously compose a song for her, and then sing it together, in order to cheer her up. Ofer, the only guy in the group, films the impromptu performance and, as a joke, sends it to the Universong Israeli selection committee. Surprisingly, the song is chosen to represent Israel in the contest, which leaves each member of the group with the decision of weather go with the show and get the dream, or pass the life hanging opportunity in order to maintain the existing lifestyle. The six neighbors may be friends, but they are all very different people, with different life courses and different risks to take…
Unlike many Israeli films, Cupcakes (or Bananot, in Hebrew) which was released in theaters last month, is a light movie, not dealing with war, religion or the Palestinian- Israeli conflict. This is a simple, light, almost carefree, relaxing comedy, with a fun soundtrack, an excellent cast, and a beautiful artwork. I, personally, enjoyed every minute, and just had to recommend!
The film was directed by the very respected Israeli director, Eytan Fox, and it stars our very best of actors and actresses: Anat Waxman, Keren Berger, Yael Bar- Zohar, Ofer Shechter, Efrat Dor, Dana Ivgi, Lior Ashkenazi and Edouard Baer.
Enjoy the theme songs (and the selected song to represent Israel at the fictional Universong contest): Song for Anat
The movie trailer (in Hebrew)
April 3, 2013 | 12:14 pm
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In recent years, Israel haters spread anti-Israeli propaganda via social networks and during IAW, which is filled with false information and contains mainly lies about the IDF.
Truth is, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have over 700,000 citizen soldiers and reservists, who are expected to live up to the IDF's ethical standards.
Unfortunately, in the IDF, like in any army, some soldiers violate the rules of combat, and neglect those standards. Those violations are being investigated, and the offenders are being punished.
Those who are out trying to disgrace Israel, avoid making an educational criticism , and present the violators as part of the IDF's agenda. Many allegations of such claim that there were instances of misconduct during Israel's operation Cast Lead in Gaza. These, along with similar accusations, are based on unverified hearsay, and are proving to be false. As a result, many former soldiers, who still serve 30 days a month as reservist soldiers (Milu'im,) felt the need to go abroad and tell the true stories of the IDF. They do it in the Israeli Soldiers Stories movement (ISS), of the Stand with Us organization.
Stand With Us, an international non-profit organization, is dedicated to informing the population of the world about Israel, and to help fight the hate and anti-Semitism by simply acknowledging. The members of the organizations come from the U.S, Israel, UK and France. They use print materials, speakers, conferences, missions to Israel and campaigns, both face to face and online to follow their mission. Stand With Us conducts various projects and activities throughout the world, such as the Once In a Lifetime project.
Israeli Soldiers Stories is an innovative program featuring a diverse group of IDF's reserve duty Israeli college/university students. Their mission is to educate, inform, and delve into conversation about the Israeli-Arab conflict. Each soldier has a personal story that exposes the dilemmas of the conflict, including facing an enemy that hides behind its civilians. Participants in ISS have had combat experience in Gaza or Lebanon or during the second Intifada either in military or civil administration positions. Stand With Us has launched a U.S speaking tour for those former soldiers, where they tour University campuses and cultural centers in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco and more.
Ben and Kinneret are two young Israeli students, who take part of the program. In the past few years, they have toured across the States, speaking in front of students. Kinneret was born and raised on Kfar Haruv, a kibbutz situated on a cliff of the Golan Heights, overlooking the Sea of Galilee ("Kinneret" in Hebrew). She is a tenth generation Israeli on her Mother's side and is the first generation to be born in Israel on her father's side. Kinneret served in the IDF during the Second Lebanon War in 2006 against the terror organization Hezbollah. When the war broke out she was rushed to the northern city of Sfat which was under constant rocket attack. While assisting civilians in stress, a rocket hit the place Kinneret had been standing just moments before. Kinneret, a graduate of the Stand With Us Israel Fellowship at Bar Ilan University, currently lives in Tel Aviv and is finishing her B.A. in Political Communications.
Ben is a native of Denver, Colorado, and moved to Israel at the height of the second Intifada in September 2001, at the age of 13, with his family. He joined the IDF at the age of 18 in 2007 and served his mandatory 3-year service in the elite Special Forces unit of Maglan. Today Ben studies Political Studies and Urban Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a graduate of The Stand With Us Israel Fellowship of 2012.
Ben traveled to the New England region, and Kinneret toured the West Coast of the United States and spoke in synagogues, churches, universities, and high schools. They both agreed to share their experiences from their delegations with Israelife's readers:
Why is it so important that Stand with Us will talk to University and College students abroad?
Ben: Stand With Us, through its Israeli Soldiers Stories (ISS) is not only important, but vital in order to put a face on the Israeli side of the spectrum. All too frequently misinformation and Israel bias run rampant on American campuses. There is almost no one, and in many cases absolutely no one, that can and is willing to challenge such allegations.
By talking to students we have a unique opportunity to show them the Israeli narrative, a narrative that is all too frequently demonized. When students spend time to talk with us and hear our stories they are enabled, and open themselves up to experiences and points of view that they would otherwise wouldn't hear or see in person.
Kinneret: Primarily because of the innovation of thinking that it represents, going beyond the virtual rhetoric so typical of the digital age. For me, ISS is going back to basics, people interacting personally, without the need of mediators such as the media. At the end of an event, when you see anti-Israeli activists left completely speechless, you have no doubt of the powerful impact.
What is Israel to you?
Kinneret: You can't sum up the love for your country in a few sentences but when people ask me this I tell them about the happiest day of my life. It wasn't my sweet sixteen, nor the day I got my driver's license or bought my plane ticket for my trip around the world. It was the day that Gilad Shalit returned home. Words cannot articulate how I felt on that day, but it was as if my brother was returning home from captivity. I never met Gilad before but I still felt such a strong connection. The streets of Tel Aviv were completely deserted on that day, I had never seen anything like it. Everyone was at home, glued to their television sets, it was such an emotional day for all of us. That was the happiest day of my life and that's what the state of Israel is all about, a homeland for the Jewish people that are all brothers and sisters. That connection is rooted very deep inside of us.
Ben: Israel to me is a country that is trying her best to be the best country she can be, given the circumstances. Of course she's not perfect, nor is any other country, but it's a sense of pride that we face our problems head on and don't consistently blame others. We are a very self-critical nation that is constantly trying to keep its home in order. All of this is exemplified while looking around at our immediate neighbors who are not only mostly authoritarian governments, but are working against the best interest of their own people in order to retain power. In 65 years, we have been able to be a light to not only our immediate neighbors, but in certain fields to the rest of the world, whether it be through our LGBT rights, our technological advances, or our medical foreign aid among many other initiatives.
Who is your target audience?
Ben: My target audience would be to anyone that is willing to listen with an open mind. In my opinion everyone can learn from listening to other people even in cases where you do not fully agree with them. An essential key to solving this conflict is the need for people to not stereotype others but to actually take the time to listen. While on the ISS tour, it became painfully clear to me that much of the anti-Israel hatred out there was not fueled by personal accounts or actual knowledge, but rather by raw emotion, which most of the time was driven by friends, lecturers or second-hand stories delivered by the news and other media.
Kinneret: I think talking to the younger generation is the most important. For me, personally, having a multi-cultural audience in my lectures and conversations is the most exciting and rewarding.
What is your agenda? What kinds of activities do you do?
Kinneret: I think the main message of this program is that when people are given the opportunity to communicate freely with each other, without political proxy and without limiting the conversation to conflict related issues, you can significantly promote peace and understanding. When you remove the cultural barriers, you realize that at the end of the day where we have more in common than we thought.
Ben: I do not have a supposed "agenda" of any sorts, except the mission to share my story. I usually tell the audience at the end of my speech that one of my main hopes is that now that they have heard a narrative that they might not have heard before, which maybe changed their past conceptions on the conflict, I hope that the next time they hear something about Israel - they will check their facts. Not only from their usual sources but also from others that do not coincide exactly with their opinions.
What are the reactions you receive? Do people decide to support Israel? Are people protesting against you? How do you reply?
Ben: It really depends on where I was speaking. There were some campuses where we experienced anti-Israel sentiment within minutes of starting. For instance, we experienced walkouts, stand-ins, and hecklers. When this does happen, especially with walkouts, we can't help but feeling that there was a missed opportunity here. I personally feel that if you're really interested in reaching a peaceful solution,there is no reason for you to walk out on an opportunity for open dialogue. We opened up our speeches by saying that we will have a Q&A and time afterwards to speak. When they leave at the beginning of our talks, one cannot but help being left with a feeling of sorrow. It is sorrow for them missing an opportunity to bridge the gaps between us. Peace and reconciliation come when we speak with each, not with one side turning their backs and walking out.
To read more about Israeli Soldiers Stories and to check out the tour closest to your home, go here.
For more information about Stand With Us, go here, here and here.
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Treat your hair
I do love colouring my hair. Not that I'm saying nature does a bad job, but in handing me the mousey-brown card it is open to being improved upon, methinks.
But this meddling comes with a price: hair damage.
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My prescription is mixed up and I go under a heat lamp for ten minutes and I am washed off for a second time, before the final treatment is applied.
Michael, co-owner of D&M - in fact he's the M of its title - finishes my style.
Lisa (D&M stylist) with Ryland Wood (Davines).
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Veterans -- having a hard time getting jobs in many cases now the job for every veteran returning who wants one.
That from Wal-Mart.
It's US president says the company plans -- -- more than a 100000 US military veterans over the next five years.
The program officially starts this Memorial Day he says all -- without a dishonorable discharge are eligible.
In a statement First Lady Michelle Obama called wal mart's decision historic.
And said she will urge other companies do the same thing.
Of course critics say Wal-Mart officials just trying to repair the company's image after the recent allegations claiming discrimination unfair labor practice be that as it may.
Chief business correspondent -- -- world report Rick Newman is with he's the author of the -- -- -- -- winners -- from setback.
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I'm sure that meant that what every veteran has been dreaming about his being a stocks I think you know -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I don't think that's why they went to the military to learn how to stock shelves or check -- customers a Wal-Mart -- -- nice gesture by Wal-Mart immediately ending -- states certainly a good cause their hearts in the right place.
You point out wal -- had some controversy recently.
Accused of cutting benefits keeping people on part time status -- pay full time status.
You want -- ask Wal-Mart well what you're pap policy's gonna be different if you're gonna hire veterans -- you keep them on part time status as well also don't get benefits again.
Given a maybe a better path to success and that I guess we'll find out.
Wal-Mart also is in.
Is controversial now because it of course the largest seller of guns and it doesn't really want to be part of this big gun control debate.
So they've coming out little nice news -- got.
I've been wondering about that though.
If you wanna get rid of the loop holes with a gun shows and the rest.
What better partner than Wal-Mart.
After all -- -- -- -- buying your guns and gun show they want you to come -- I didn't -- white and blue stores that have taken over every small town in America death and letting our our lives forever and I don't know for the better and might work out wal mart's web and of course Wal-Mart doesn't wanna raise -- hand and say yes we favor more restrictions for gun buyers because those are some of their biggest customers.
And they just don't want anything to do with the political controversy they want the business they just don't want the controversy right these jobs for veterans is -- been a has been a problem for a long time it.
No couple people who owned businesses who are always trying to hire veterans they -- Veterans are gonna need.
Education and counsel -- -- so many things that we as a society ought to.
Just seems like we all awful one of the best -- it's needed in this economy is a college degree -- -- mean a lot of that's come out after four years of doing an enlisted stand.
They need that college degree I mean they definitely have leadership skills.
Everybody who -- vets say they're great employees they're disciplined they know how to get the job done things like that that's not an excuse for not getting a college degree at this point I think you're right.
Get it -- through college get them more college in things like that.
And then get -- where the jobs are it's not a problem we have is people don't necessarily glee live where the jobs ourself that's not a thing we need to do mobility give them out and up.
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Atlanta Falcons offense thriving under Dirk Koetter
Koetter was the head coach in Tempe from 2001 to 2006 and finished with a career record of 40-34. He was under .500 in conference play at 21-28, and the most wins the Sun Devils had in a single season during his tenure was nine.
His first season as the architect of the Atlanta offense has gone significantly better.
"A lot of the offense has stayed the same," said Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan. "I think that's one of the things that's helped us. Dirk came in and changed a lot of his terminology to the terminology we've had. I think that's helped everyone in the transition."
Adjusting to your personnel instead of being stubborn and sticking with what you know is an underrated part of good coaching. The goal is to get the most out of the players even if it means leaving your comfort zone.
Just because the terminology has remained the same doesn't mean Koetter hasn't made any changes to the Falcons' offense. Last season, under offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey, Atlanta averaged 25 points per game. Under Koetter that number has jumped up to 27 points per game through nine contests.
"I think he has brought some different elements to our offense," continued Ryan. "He's done a great job with the vertical passing and also helped us in terms of screens."
The Falcons passing offense has improved from 262 yards per game last season to 292 yards this year. Atlanta has also increased its yards per attempt, from 7.3 to 7.9.
Koetter won't truly be judged until we see if the Falcons' offensive success in the regular season carries over to the playoffs. With Matt Ryan at the helm in three playoff games, Atlanta's offense has averaged under 12 points.
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- NFL Power Poll - Week 14 - Wednesday December 4Doug & Wolf debate which teams are top 5 in the NFL
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1. A. (B. is the last line of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." C. is the last line of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." D. is the last line of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness.)
3. D. (The sole hyphenation of the title is something of a mystery, chalked up by some to a typographical error.)
4. A. ("Moby-Dick, or the Whale" is the original title of the novel published in America.)
5. D. (Though the novel is chockful of details, Melville never specifies which of Ahab's legs was bitten off by Moby Dick.)
6. B. (Melville was born in New York City, visited Nantucket and sailed from New Bedford, but wrote "Moby-Dick" in Pittsfield, at his home, Arrowhead.)
10. B. (The bowsprit pulpit was a figment of Melville's imagination. The Bethel never had such a pulpit, but one was built in 1961, five years after the movie version was released, to assuage disappointed tourists.)
14. C. (Capt. Pease has been suggested as the source for the villainous skipper in "Typee," Melville's first novel.)
15. B. (The novel met with critical and commercial failure. Melville's last novel, "The Confidence Man," was published in 1857 and was equally dismissed. When he died in 1891 at 72, Herman Melville was little remembered.)
16. B. (Ishmael is the only crewman of the Pequod to survive the fury of Moby Dick. But the whale survives the humans' attack, also.)
19. C. (Friedrich von Ledebur, who played the South Seas cannibal, was born an Austrian baron, by some accounts.)
20. D. (An incomplete version of "Billy Budd" was published in 1924 during the so-called Melville Revival that reintroduced the author to readers and eventually brought "Moby-Dick" acclaim as the Great American Novel.
Herman Melville (1819-1891) wrote five novels before penning the masterpiece he's best remembered for today, "Moby-Dick." To honor the epic work, the New Bedford Whaling Museum will present its 17th annual "Moby-Dick Marathon," beginning Saturday, with volunteers taking turns reading aloud the Great American Novel.
To add to the celebration — formerly timed to the date when Melville shipped out of New Bedford in 1841, but now shifted to the first non-holiday weekend in January — we offer this quiz to test your Melville IQ.
(Answers are in the box to the right)
1. The first line of "Moby-Dick" is arguably the best known in American literature: "Call me Ishmael." What is the last line of the novel?
A. "It was the devious-cruising Rachel, that in her retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan."
B. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
C. "He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance."
D. "The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed sombre under an overcast sky — seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness."
2. "Moby-Dick" was written in:
3. Melville titled his novel "Moby-Dick." How is this title distinct from references to the white whale in the text?
A. The whale is never referred to by name in the text.
B. Ahab never refers to the whale by name in the text.
C. The whale is referred to only once in the text as Moby-Dick; all other references are to the "white whale."
D. Moby Dick is hyphenated in the title but nowhere else in the text.
4. "Moby-Dick" was published in London a month before publication in the United States. The original title of the novel was:
A. "The Whale"
B. "The White Whale"
C. "Moby-Dick, or the Whale"
D. "Ahab and the Whale"
5. Which leg did Capt. Ahab lose to the white whale?
A. The left
B. The right
C. Neither; Ahab never lost a leg, but wore a prosthesis to excite and terrify his crew into hunting the white whale
D. None of the above
6. Where did Herman Melville write "Moby-Dick"?
A. Nantucket
B. Pittsfield, Mass.
C. New Bedford
D. New York City
7. What is the name of the brand-new whaleship in which Melville sailed from New Bedford in 1841?
A. The Pequod
B. The Acushnet
C. The Assonet
D. The Wanderer
8. In which town was the ship built?
A. New Bedford
B. Fairhaven
C. Acushnet
D. Mattapoisett
9. Melville set an early scene in New Bedford's Seamen's Bethel. By what name is the building known in the book?
A. The Whaleman's Chapel
B. The Whalemen's Bethel
C. The Mariner's Chapel
D. The Mariner's Bethel
10. The bowsprit pulpit that's in the Seamen's Bethel today is the same that Melville saw during his stay in New Bedford.
A. True
B. False
11. When he was staying at the Spouter-Inn, where did the cannibal Queequeg go to put on his boots?
A. The basement
B. The outhouse
C. Behind a curtain
D. Under a bed
12. How many hours does it take for volunteers participating in the Moby-Dick Marathon to read aloud all 135 chapters plus the epilogue?
A. About 25 hours
B. About 30 hours
C. About 35 hours
D. About 40 hours
13. What did Ahab nail to the mast as a reward for the first crewman who sighted the white whale?
A. A doubloon
B. A silver dollar
C. A double eagle
D. A gold medallion
14. To whom did Melville dedicate "Moby-Dick"?
A. His wife, Elizabeth
B. Walt Whitman
C. Nathaniel Hawthorne
D. Capt. Valentine Pease Jr.
15. Did "Moby-Dick" seal Melville's literary success?
A. Yes
B. No
16. How many survivors are there at the end of the novel?
A. One
B. Two
C. None
D. None of the above
17. The 1956 movie version of "Moby-Dick" debuted in New Bedford. Was it shot here?
A. Yes, the waterfront scenes
B. Yes, the Seamen's Bethel scene
C. No, all of the "New Bedford" scenes were shot in Ireland
D. Yes, but just the outside of the Seamen's Bethel
18. John Huston directed the film. Which famous author wrote the screenplay?
A. Ray Bradbury
B. Arthur Miller
C. Neil Simon
D. Isaac Asimov
19. Queequeg was a native of the South Pacific in the novel. In the movie, his character was played by an actor from which country?
A. Armenia
B. America
C. Austria
D. Australia
20. Which work by Melville was published posthumously?
A. "The Confidence Man"
B. "Timeleon"
C. "White Jacket"
D. "Billy Budd"
NOTE: This quiz was originally published by The Standard-Times in January, 2010.


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The great thing about Eleventh Dream Day is that you don't get the ghoulish impression that, 25 years on, its members are too old to rock. Seeing and hearing guitarist Rick Rizzo, drummer Janet Beveridge Bean and bassist Doug McCombs back in action is more akin to witnessing a veteran jazz musician still at it: not following trends, not even setting them—just doing what they were put here to do.
You can get a concise example on EDD's latest, Zeroes & Ones (Thrill Jockey), where the threesome (plus keyboardist Mark Greenberg) is heard refining its own odd space. Rizzo sounds a little more contented with himself these days, but the fuzztone skronk emanating from his guitar tells us otherwise. EDD always had a hellafied six-string sound, and time has not readjusted the energy level. "It's good that we never quit so we didn't have to reform and fuel, but when I play with the band, it's pretty timeless," Rizzo says. "I'm 48 now—I don't see 48 as being old! I still feel like the little punk rocker I was in my early twenties. To play a show here and there, or to get together for an album, it's always fresh. I guess it keeps you young."
In the intervening years, Rizzo, Bean and McCombs have continued on separate musical journeys: McCombs has been in the light with Tortoise, Bean has remained visible with alt-country band Freakwater, and Rizzo has continued to occasionally play music and tour with the likes of fellow experimentalists Red Red Meat and Tara Key, indie-folk acts Will Oldham and Edith Frost, and singer/sonwriter Smog. But even with other priorities, EDD's classic sound—an orgy of distorted guitars with vaguely disturbing lyrics, and Rizzo's nagging vocals alternating with Bean's softer tones—still remains. "I think that's just a by-product of playing together all these years," Rizzo says. "You maintain a musical personality. I think every songwriter does that. You might pick up a few things along the way, but there's always going to be some commonalities.
"When we were in our twenties," he continues, "it was a combination of trying to sound like your record collection and not being able to play so well. As the years go by, you don't have to think so much about what you're playing. The chemistry changes a little bit."
"It's organic," Bean adds. "What we have—and have always had—is unique between the three of us."
The nucleus of EDD started in 1981 when Bean and Rizzo met at the University of Kentucky and started dating. Some years later, the couple moved to Chicago, where they found McCombs and guitarist Baird Figi. A self-titled EP was soon followed by the group's debut, 1988's Prairie School Freakout (Amoeba). And then comes the part of the story where the band gets signed by a major label (Atlantic), but defies expectations with a record (1989's Beet) that was every bit as raw as its debut. Bean recalls those days with some amusement: "There wasn't a huge precedent for the kind of band that we were. I don't think, even if they did market us properly, that we will ever be a band that sells thousands of records. We were too idiosyncratic to have such a broad appeal."
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First-time visitors to Buffalo are often surprised by the Albright-Knox Gallery, a treasure trove of art with works by Picasso, Gauguin, Pollock and Warhol. The serious Greek Revival museum stands in sharp contrast to two quirkier local favorites: The Lucy-Desi Museum, dedicated to hometown girl Lucille Ball, star of I Love Lucy, and the Kazoo Museum.
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In the 19th century, millionaires flocked to Buffalo when the Erie Canal shipping lane opened, and brought with them a love of the arts. Celebrate Buffalo's cultural tradition at Shea's Performing Arts Center, a velvet-and-crystal jewel box of a theater. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performs nearly every week at the circular Kleinhans Music Hall. In a rehabbed historic church, hometown musician Ani DiFranco set up her Righteous Babe Records, along with a performance space and art gallery, and renamed it Babeville.
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One of the most popular activities in Buffalo is to view Niagara Falls. Just a 20-minute drive from downtown Buffalo across the Canadian border, Niagara Falls is an awe-inspiring sight sure to capture the imagination of all ages. You'll hear the thundering roar of the water from afar, and you can find a great photo opportunity at Terrapin Point in Niagara Falls State Park with the Falls behind you. On the Cave of the Winds tour, you'll take an elevator 175 feet into the Niagara Gorge, then cross a wooden walkway to the Hurricane Deck, which is less than 20 feet from Bridal Veil Falls. Or for a bird's-eye view, try the Niagara Falls Grand Helicopter Tour. You'll be in the air a full 20 minutes enjoying an unobstructed, panoramic view along with a fully narrated tour.
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