How Is It Possible That 89% of Israelis Are Happy Living in Israel?
We love this country, because it is ours.
With all the mess, the congestion, the luxury and the madness… and maybe that’s why.
We love this country, because it is ours.
With all the mess, the congestion, the luxury and the madness… and maybe that’s why.
Israel and Eurovision are not a “romance.”
It’s an addictive relationship, not healthy, but one we can’t live without. Like the cigarette after a night out, or the third Chaser on a Friday night — you know it’s not good for you, but you’re there.
America discovered Hamas isn’t a folk-dance troupe.
It wants to ban entry to anyone who supported the massacre.
One of the strangest, most intimidating, and most… Israeli professions there is: bus inspectors.
So good morning, tickets please…
There is such a concept in Israel: “unity.”
It is like summer stew – everyone talks about it, no one is really willing to pay the price for it.
Haifa used to be a “demographic mosaic.” Today it’s more like a graffiti wall after a protest: Everyone is sure they know who painted it, no one admits, and only one thing is clear – something has changed here, and it’s not just real estate prices.
Real protest is a powerful force in a democracy, but when every Monday and Thursday your roads are blocked in the name of values written in Arabic – it’s worth asking: “Who is really protesting here – and who is just trying to engineer you?”
There are certain things in the world: the sun rises in the east, the IDF is delayed in a briefing, and the Haaretz editorial team presents Israel to its readers — but only after it has been put through an industrial guilt grinder.
Like gefilte fish: grind, add ironic sauce, and be careful not to make it feel a little too Jewish.
It is a myth, it is a brand, it is the national calling card, it is our cynicism, our audacity, our audacity.
And it is the reason all our enemies wake up at night and make sure their vehicle doesn’t start speaking with an Israeli accent.
How a people who gave the world ethics, justice and monotheism became “problematic” in Intro to Critical Theory.