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There’s an interesting Op-ed in Haaretz about the Jerusalem Pride Parade.
Pride and prejudice
By Yoav Sivan
After the cease-fire agreement was reached in August, it took only a few days for the Jerusalem Open House to reschedule a gay pride parade in town, after the WorldPride march was put off indefinitely because of the war. It took […]

We’re back in the game! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the apartment that we thought that we had in Tel Aviv fell through and now were back in the dog eat dog rental real estate market of Tel Aviv. Here’s how it works. One, all the “good” apartments are already taken by friends of friends. People […]

For those of you just joining us, please read this post to find out what the Invest in Israel series is all about. Remember, I have two simulations running. One game (Invest in Israel) is tracking an $1000 investment divided about equally among eight stocks. In the other game, I have invested almost $1000 in […]

If you go to a chain supermarket in Israel, you’ll find at the checkout the usual array of candy, batteries, lighers, etc. that you find in an American supermarket checkout. In Israel though, you’ll also be asked by the cashier if you’d like any special sale items. These items are usually piled around the checkout […]

The other day I shared with you all about my desire to see if Investing in Israel really pays. As you remember, I set up a couple of simulated investments in Israeli companies. I am going to track these pretend investments for at least the next three months and I’ll share with you the ups […]