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Jul 25, 2023, 2:31 PM

On reading the news this morning that the value of the shekel is going down, share prices are down, Israel’s democracy is being called into question… Doom and gloom. Very sad headlines However, and here is my take on the...

Apr 5, 2023, 11:48 AM

Whilst I realize that good news never makes it to the press. However I am going to tell you about this amazing young girl. She served her ‘Sherut Leumi’ within the Ethiopian community of Jerusalem, and got to know and...

Dec 3, 2022, 6:02 PM

I have lived here in Israel for over 60 years, so there really should be no surprises. but what I simply cannot understand is that how one Israeli, can get out of his car, and either shoot, or stab,...

Sep 24, 2022, 11:57 PM

I have lived here in Israel over 60 years. I am totally proud and delighted to be Israeli, and an integral part of this country. Actually, I thought I had left England and my feelings for the UK so...

Jul 13, 2022, 12:41 AM

Pride or Hubris?

Relaxing and reflecting on my life, viewed from the perspective of old age. I started to think about what I have lived through. I came to Israel as a naïve, simple suburban London girl, loved a gorgeous and for...

Jun 8, 2022, 3:19 PM

Yesterday, whilst sitting quietly and patiently in Bituach Leumi waiting to see the clerk, I heard screaming, cursing, and violent verbal abuse. A Russian couple, were cursing this poor clerk, calling this country terrible names, shouting at her, and then...

May 31, 2022, 10:18 AM

I have real problems forming an opinion, and framing my thoughts. Sunday was a difficult day for me. On one hand, of course Israel has sovereignty over all of Israel, and of course we are allowed to march with our flags...

May 15, 2022, 10:19 AM

Are we, here in Israel, totally insane, deaf and unaware of what is going on in in the foreign press, the Social Media platform, and all the criticisms of Israel? Where is our PR, where is our intelligence… why...

May 10, 2022, 4:31 PM

The Ugliest Building in Jerusalem

What a way for me to remember the most wonderful, beautiful iconic building in Jerusalem. Now, I readily admit it looks tired, neglected and in desperate need of an overhaul…..but…. In 1961, newly married, we moved into an apartment on...

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About Me

Made aliya in 1960, worked in the English department of Kol Israel, dealt in tourism for 30 years, brought up a family. Generally a "normal" life here in this challenging country.