Ice hockey: Israeli team with Canadians and Americans and Canadian refs, and a Russian announcer..................now I am really confused. So I make this beautiful trip from Carmiel in the Nortwest of Israel to Metula, the farthest north place in Israel........ I find this cute bed and breakfast right at the border (I drove along the barbed wire fence). A guest, American lady who made Aliya with her 11 year old son from Manhattan, tells me that the Jewish World Championship Ice Hockey... read more

I am writing from Carmiel, a newish town in the mountains 45 minutes east of Haifa. From my friend's balcony, I see an arab town and can hear the beautiful muslim call to prayer. If we were in Syria..........they would not allow a jewish call to prayer from loud speakers. I was reading the instructions for my friends anti-depressant medication. The instructions are in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Think about it................. It is standard for instructions and traffic signs t... read more