Assimilation

Assimilation sounds like the ultimate sin in Israel and the worse thing a jewish person can do against his people.

On another case this week, A football player, Maor Melikson, left Israel to play in Poland decided to agree to play for the Polish national team and not for Isareli one and started a passionate assimilation "discussion".


He has good reasons! Maor Melikson played in all Israeli young national teams while he never got any attention by all 3 couches in last 8 years. As he turned into 27 and his career end is so close to being finished he decided to use his legal Polish passport that allowed him to develope a wonderful career in Poland and made him one of the top players in the Polish league and use it to progress his career forthur with the same people who did believe in him and his abilities !

Israelis claim that this is a shamful decision though they forget all foreigners who never even had Israeli or Jewish blood and got passports and citizenships when it was convinient to their teams (Mercer, Sharp or even Colautti).

Maor, go live your dream and follow what will make you happy ! This is your career and your life and I will support you even if you go and play in Poland and wear the red and white shirts. They just deserve you more than we do !!!



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Too long... (Travelling)

Been too long since I updated anything...

I've been travelling quite a bit this summer. I love travelling, It just makes me happy ! There are few things that do make me happy and travelling is definitely one of them.

A lot happened lately which made me wanna write about. Maybe those will be my next few posts here. I live in a hectic country where things happened day after day and you already forgot what happened at the previous week.

Sometimes I think that this is the main reason I would like to go away from here. Its the reason I do not want to live here the rest of my life. I dont like stress. I like things moving on calmly, there could be problems but I just prefer stress to not be one of its symptoms.

Maybe it comes from my experience. From my dislike to stress as way of control and order. Thats how they work here. Its how they work in the army. Israel never learned how to separate the army from the civil life.

I just dont like it. I guess its hard to explain when its something so unique.
Maybe next time.




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Bodner

Meredith Bodner just stand the new Israeli record at 8:41:55. This means she qualify for the next year's European championship. Bonder is still far far away from the top of the world while the world record stands on 8:14:10 made by Rebecca Adlington by the terrible swimsuits...

Bodner just smashed the old record 2 months ago so hope for more improvement from her. Always nice to watch th real hard working athlets get their eforts paid off!

GO Meredith!



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Israeli Real Sport

During the last 20 years Israel become less and less educatative. People are become more and more ignorant and this education change lead to a dark age in Israeli sports.

While Kids think of sport as Football and Basketball, Maybe some thinks of Handball, The athletics in schools has stop to exist and the few ones who finally succeed were ones who came from Russia.

In the last few years theres a trial to try and bring this back. This brought us to enjoy Israeli Athletes as Itai Margalit (3000m Runner), Yohai Halevi (triple and long jumper - can jump over 8m !) and of course the lovely high jumpers Ma'ayan Foreman (1.92) and Daniel Frenkel (1.94).


These two magnificent prospects are enjoying their compatition and keep adding their cm each year. Its just a pleasure to finally feel as a sports country!


Will keep watch them in the Olympics and hope for best, At least for a new Israeli Record.






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It will always come blow up to your face

Some things need to be said about what happened in Norway. Killing of 76 (the updated number 25/7) childs is one of the most visious and unhuman actions to do... I don't know how a person could live with himself for doing so and even feel he is right...

European terrorism is not new though terrorism inside europe is new... Since the 70s there were Germans who kidnapped and blow up planes, Killed hostages (Antebe - Air france kidnapped plane)and even sport athlets (Munic Olympics '72).

So london, Madrid, Stockholm and now Oslo face this act of cowards. In Israel it is untolerated action and an act of the most brutal terror attacks one can possibly do. Though many welcome this, It shows how the life with constant fear and danger feels like to normal living people.

The world is dark and there are many idiots walking around, out there... Nothing really changed and probably will never do...

My heart is with the innocent people who lost their sons, daughters and relatives...






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Shit !

I would might disapoint some of my friends, maybe insult them, I would say sorry now.
This summer provide some sport events which usually gets to be at the shade of the bigger football world cup or olympics.

When comparing them, I would say thanx for the existance of European sport !!! Thanks for the existance of the tour the frence, Wimbledon, Rolan Garos...

At the bottom of the list will be there, the South American Copa America. The most dissapointing, boring and meaningful event. Its nice to see the surprises, this is refreshing though the football level is so low! The players seems like they are doing a favor of being there...

The copa is dissapointment mostly since the Euro Champ just rocks ! Its interesting, the level of football is fast, entertaining and it makes you wanna watch it. It brings teams who actually worked to be there and not just performing since they are part of the continent...

I think I'll just stick to the real sport on TV...



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Stupidity is not handicap, but its close enough sometimes

Sometimes I believe some ppl just don't use their brain. They don't need to have much of it, just some, tiny small amount of common sense...

During the last week Israel forbid the enterance of "activists" into Israel with the weak explenation of "National Security risk". Sorry ! As an Israel and as a proud democratic citizen - This is just stupid !

I could understand and agree with stopping shippment and boats caring "aid" which need to be checked and verified before going into Gaza. I definitely could not agree with stoping "activists" at the airport just cause they simply protest against Israel or cause they want to go into Gaza.

Let them go in ! Why would I or any Israeli would not agree to enterance of "activists" into Gaza. As long as they do not carry anything with them which might danger Israeli citizens, why would that be a crime or something wrong?

Entrance of these activists into Israel should show them that Israel is inlightened, sunshine of freedom, peaceful and democracy in a very dark area in the world. Instead, they found what they (to my opinion wrongly) thought they would, a country which has much more to learn about how to behave and about how to remain democratic !




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