Lonely Jew on Christmas in Bethlehem |
My friend Elad was the first to tell me about Jerusalem Syndrome: the incredibly high incidence of people going loony in a profounly religious way. This place is a magnet for freaks, much like Berkele...
Posted by the Big O on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:42:00 PST |
Israel = Balagan* |
I have decided not to venture to Egypt as originally planned. The pyramids, forbidding any senseless acts of terror, will remain roguhyl as they are--my grandfather will not. I have become his live-in...
Posted by the Big O on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:51:00 PST |
On transitions of official nature |
A strange thing happened to me when I entered the Ministry of Interior office. I had come there planning to renounce my citizenship. There with my mom, I was not shocked to hear that the "Go fuck your...
Posted by the Big O on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:40:00 PST |
Addendum...mayeb I am an Israeli after all |
I think I should clarify something in response to all my hate mail.I am renouncing my Israeli citizenship purely out of practical reasons, not because of some ideological split. I want to spare m...
Posted by the Big O on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 05:48:00 PST |
As I slowly transform into an Israeli lobster... |
A long one, but Israel makes me think a lot. The other night I attended a memorial service for Yithak Rabin and I realized that if all of Israel were like the people in that square that night, this wo...
Posted by the Big O on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:25:00 PST |
The land of Milk and Honey (or Blood and Bullets, depending on which side of the fence) |
And WHAT a welcome I recieved!!!!
When was the last time you entered a country and they told you that you couldn't leave before you joined their army? I laughed really loud, sleep deprived from...
Posted by the Big O on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:27:00 PST |
By Popular Demand--Glimpses from Turkey |
Glimpses of Ramadan in IstanbulGlimpse 1: Leyla Tul Qadir with the Dervishes Following the hour of melodicly haunting group meditation, I am sitting at the table with the sheik, a guest of honor. Laid...
Posted by the Big O on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:23:00 PST |
