פרסומים אחרונים במדור "טור אישי"

No, not really. But I have been living here for two years now, and the longer I'm here, the more Israel seems like a soreal, almost fictitious place. I spent my first year missing it greatly, searching endlessly for Hebrew music on napster and for Israelis in the streets. I spent my second year wondering how can anyone live in Israel and keep his sanity. What I am trying to say is that time is a factor. You have used so many cliches, the same cliches my friends use when I ask them why not New York. As you gain some distance from the life in Israel, you find yourself staring with horror at your sweetheart that had turned into a monster.

Indeed. Why do I feel like I should advocate New York, or any life outside of Israel for that matter? I think that I'm troubled by the misleading picture one might get when spending his days in the infamous Israeli apartment hotel on 100th St.

If Israel is a monster, a place that is so negative you can't even think about it, how is it you find yourself reading articles in "Haayal" instead of enjoing with something more optimistic?

Ido, you went to see this girl 4 days in a row and then you mention her no more?
Do you think she still thinks of you?
Do you think of her?
Or are we about to meet her again in Part B of your lovely article?

Though unaware of any official numbers, I have never met an Israeli that LIVES HERE and still works as a mover. Movers are, by definition, illegal Israeli tourists - nice guys that just got off the army and came to NYC for 2-6 months. They mostly have no other legal choice but to take part in the moving industry. They do not represent the "American dream", they are just having a summer vacation in NYC.
I do know, on the other hand, a lot of computer programmers and lawyers, only our friend seems to have missed them.
And as for Izhar's remark - come on!!! I also read prose in Hebrew and speak in Hebrew with my family on the phone. What would you expect? IT IS my first language. I read online magazines in Hebrew AND English, if that is okay with you. And of course, I love Israel and care greatly for it, let us please not get into the very long conversation on what is wrong with Israel and why .

Izhar - I have of course misread your comment, sorry for that, thought for a minute there that you are refering to language and not to content. Please disregard my previous comment. And I do regard this article as highly optimistic as far as Israel goes, won't you agree?

Who could possibly prevent you from being a real secular Jew? You yourself.

You're out of touch, O Daughter of Hen. I've been exposing it for the past day or so.

Just wanted to mention my many US friends who never travled out side the US because they think nothing is really interesting "out there".

Of all of Ido’s one-sided biased comments on Manhattan the worst were on Central Park, and you found them so profound and penetrating. On visiting Central Park he must have thought to himself, now how can knock this beautiful park? oh yes, it’s artificial, that’s what’s wrong with it. As they say: ‘give me a break’. What sort of park would you expect in the middle of a thriving city? a natural reserve with roaming grisly bears? If you want to see nature go to any of the many national parks not to Fifth Avenue.
And by the way, my hometown Ramat Gan used to pride itself for the many parks and gardens it had. I seem to remember that they were all artificial too.

ONE THING I HATE IN AMERICA IS ALL THOSE BITCH ASS ISRAELIES WHO TALK SHIT ABOUT ISRAEL. THE ONLY REASON THEY DO IT IS BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIFE THEY SEE SOME MONEY. LIKE THAT BITCH ABOVE WHO DISCRIBED ISRAEL ASS A PILE OF SHIT. YEA RIGHT, LET ME GUESS YOU PROBEBLY WORKING IN A MOVING COMPENY AND GET 8 DOLLARS AN HOUR+A SMALL TIP, AND IF YOU REALY LUCKY SOME MONEY FOR SELLING MATERIALS. YOU KNOW WHAT KEEP ON LIVING IN YOUR ONE BED ROOM APPARTMET WITH TWO ROOM MATES, AND KEEP ON HOPING YOU WILL GET RICH ONE DAY. ISRAELIS COME HERE WITH THE FANTSEY THEY WILL GET RICH IN A DAY. WELL MY FRIENDS AS A PERSON WHO LIVES HERE FOR 4 YEARS LET ME TELL YOU THAT IF YOU COME HERE I HOPE YOU SERVED IN KRAVI, IN OTHER WORDS: WELCOME TO THE JUNGEL

I CAME HERE WITH MY FAMILY 4 YEARS AGO, I LIVE IN L.A , I NOW WORK WITH MY DAD IN CONSTRUCTION(SOUNDS FAMILAR), I USED TO WORK IN MOVING THE MONEY IS GOOD, BUT I LIKE KNOWING WHEN I COMING BACK HOME FROM THE JOB. I LIKE L.A. I WOULD PROBEBLY LIVE HERE FOR SOME VERY LONG TIME, BUT NO MATTER WHAT I WILL ALWYAS LOVE AND CARE ABOUT ISRAEL. AND I KNOW YOU ALL FEEL THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT WHAT YOU SAY. PEACE YOU'LL

Dear Idan/JPC4L,
As I have written before, I would like to express again my disagreement with the blick portrayal of the lives of Israelis in NYC. Even though both me and my friends here are succeeding financially, money was hardly the incentive to move here. We have all moved to NYC because we were tired from life in Israel, tired from the hopeless political situation and from the constant feeling of agression in the air. I sympathize with your frustration as a construction worker, but please do not infer from your experience on all Israelis living abroad.

DEAR NOGA, FOR YOUR INFORMATION I AM NOT FRUSTRATED WITH MY JOB, I MAKE MORE MONEY THEN YOU CAN DREAM ON. I DONT REALY CARE WHY YOU CAME HERE, THERE ARE MANY ISRALIES HERE WITH SHIT LOAD OF REASONS. YOU SAID YOU CANT STAND THE LIFE IN ISRAEL, WELL FEEL LIKE HOME BUT DONT FORGET YOU ARE ONLY A GUEST

I can't really read what was written here at the moment, so i'll be responding from memory. I also can't write hebrew fonts at the moment so you would have to excuse my english.

About calling me and my writing 'Graphomaniac' I can only respond by saying that it is a serious accusation. I surely hope it isn't so, but I must assert that sometimes I fear this feat is part of my character. If I sometimes sin in that aspect, I regret that. In any case, I did not feel that was the case here.

One accuses me a lot of being too scientific in literature and too literary in articles. For me the two are the same. This is maybe the fault of a person who doesn't distinugish life from literature and who wishes to alter reality to the use of his own art.
If that is the case. So be it, since I have no ideoligical resentment for this kind of world view.

Yours Sincerely,

Ido Hartogsohn