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Victims donating to victims
Throughout the recent Gaza war and its ongoing aftermath, Israelis and Palestinians have been trying to paint themselves as "the real victims" and the other side as "the real perpetrators."
A TV volleyball star in Israel
While we used to only have one TV station here, now media options are almost as diffused in Israel as they are in the US. HOT, YES, satellite TV, we've got it all - and you can watch a lot of the same crap that's on American TV any time you want.
Giving till it hurts
They expected a large number of people - maybe 20,000 potential donors. But Ezer Mizion got far more than it bargained for on Wednesday, when it held a mass national campaign to add Israelis to its bone marrow registry; over 60,000 people crowded the 80 testing stations, with long lines outside many of them as people waited patiently for their turn to be tested.
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Obama's inauguration enraptures Israelis
With the Gaza ceasefire apparently taking hold, Israelis have been happy to have something new upon which to fixate our attention in the news. Something hopeful. US President Barack Obama's inauguration yesterday and the festivities surrounding it this whole week have kept Israelis enraptured.
An Israeli soldier's story
I know… the war is over, and we're supposed to be getting back to our own unique brand of Israelity. But I ran across one more story which I hope is worthwhile to share in the hopes of providing a glimpse into what a young Israeli kid turned soldier has to cope with on his lightning journey from boy to man.
A tragedy of the Gaza war
One of the most heartbreaking tragedies of the recently completed Operation Cast Lead is the story of Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish, a Palestinian gynecologist from Gaza City who works at Israel’s Sheba Hospital near Tel Aviv. |
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