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I'm Going Back To Israel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 03:33
Holy shit, am I ever ridiculously happy right now.


YES!


*dances to Hebrew pop*

Jew-crew + two weeks in Galilee = Gong-show crazy fun!
Norgopia
18-11-2006, 03:34
Good for you.

Don't go dying on us, now. :p
MeansToAnEnd
18-11-2006, 03:39
Congratulations! It's a beautiful and glorious country. :)
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 03:43
Congratulations! It's a beautiful and glorious country. :)Eh, I can think of many decidedly un-glorious things about it. But overall, I'm a fan. yeah. *grin*
Soheran
18-11-2006, 03:46
Have fun!

I've never been... I probably should go sooner or later, if no other reason than the fact that my Hebrew is decaying with disuse.
Czardas
18-11-2006, 03:47
Have fun, I suppose. At least you're not going in the summer (it's absolute torture, I've tried it).
Call to power
18-11-2006, 03:52
bin before must say its very quite particularly at night (though I guess I must of come at a bad time maybe?)

Anyway Israeli women are hot nuff said
New Xero Seven
18-11-2006, 03:53
How's the Israeli alcohol over there, eh?
New Mitanni
18-11-2006, 03:58
Best wishes and be safe!

JC 24
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 04:03
Have fun!

I've never been... I probably should go sooner or later, if no other reason than the fact that my Hebrew is decaying with disuse.How'd you acquire such good Hebrew? I'm curious because I went to Talmud Torah, but the Hebrew program there was really very defficient - I got all my Hebrew at home. That's one a the best things about Israel, for me, I get to speak Hebrew with someone other than my mum!!

Have fun, I suppose. At least you're not going in the summer (it's absolute torture, I've tried it).
haha, I was actually there this summer too, and it was far from torture. That's why I'm so psyched to be going back so soon! I thought I'd have to wait an entire year! Jerusalem's cool wind on summer evening may just be the best feeling in the world.
Soheran
18-11-2006, 04:07
How'd you acquire such good Hebrew? I'm curious because I went to Talmud Torah, but the Hebrew program there was really very defficient - I got all my Hebrew at home.

Eight years of Jewish private school, plus continuing practice with friends and other Hebrew-speaking Jews.

My Hebrew is not actually all that great. I have a lot of trouble with vocabulary, and it takes a while for enough of it to come back to have a coherent conversation.
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 04:07
bin before must say its very quite particularly at night (though I guess I must of come at a bad time maybe?)

Anyway Israeli women are hot nuff saidWhere were you hanging out? There's definitely plently of nightlife and culture in Tel-aviv and Jerusalem, regardless of the political climate.
Czardas
18-11-2006, 04:07
haha, I was actually there this summer too, and it was far from torture. That's why I'm so psyched to be going back so soon! I thought I'd have to wait an entire year! Jerusalem's cool wind on summer evening may just be the best feeling in the world.

Well, you obviously weren't somewhere in Israel's version of the deep south... it's enough to have mosquitoes, saturating heat (over 36º), and other shit without having to worry about militants in the Gaza strip armed with rockets. I doubt I'd be complaining as much if I'd been in Jerusalem or the North. For one thing, better internet access. ;)
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 04:15
Eight years of Jewish private school, plus continuing practice with friends and other Hebrew-speaking Jews.

My Hebrew is not actually all that great. I have a lot of trouble with vocabulary, and it takes a while for enough of it to come back to have a coherent conversation.A few months in Israel will get you sorted. Hearing it all around me not only makes me happy, but I can feel myself soaking the vocab in. Interestingly, I find that there's incredibly quick evolution of slang in Israel - some f it verry funny. For some reason the Hebrew language, or just Israelis in general, crack me up.

Well, you obviously weren't somewhere in Israel's version of the deep south... it's enough to have mosquitoes, saturating heat (over 36º), and other shit without having to worry about militants in the Gaza strip armed with rockets. I doubt I'd be complaining as much if I'd been in Jerusalem or the North. For one thing, better internet access. OK, the humidity and heat can get pretty bad. I stick to the hills and the high-speed for the most part. Wouldn't be caught dead in Eilat for example - what a shithole of a place. On the other hand, I enjoyed Mitzpe quite a bit despite the heat.
Soviestan
18-11-2006, 04:20
have fun supporting occupation.....or something.
Hamilay
18-11-2006, 04:25
Wow, you drew praise from NS's two foremost neocons! :p
Heh, congrats. Stay safe.
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 04:29
have fun supporting occupation.....or something.
Huh? I'm not supporting anything by my mere presence.

Wow, you drew praise from NS's two foremost neocons! :p
Heh, congrats. Stay safe.Yeah, I noticed that too. I feel a bit dirty.
Soviestan
18-11-2006, 04:31
Huh? I'm not supporting anything by my mere presence.


so your not going to spend any money at all while your there?
Soheran
18-11-2006, 04:35
so your not going to spend any money at all while your there?

You live in the US, right? Every day, you are supporting the government that destroyed Iraq, a crime, in casualty numbers and long-term consequences, that far outweighs everything Israel has done since its inception.
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 04:48
so your not going to spend any money at all while your there?I think notions of boycotting are pretty much the least effective way of effecting political change in Israel specifically. Palestinians now depend solely on Israel and the international community economically. Biting the hand that feeds is a bad idea.

I really don't know how supporing a few hard-working Israeli buisness people has anything to do with occupation.
IDF
18-11-2006, 05:18
I'm going 1 month from today! I can't wait myself.
The Plutonian Empire
18-11-2006, 05:23
Wait, Israel has humidity? I thought it was a desert? :confused:
IDF
18-11-2006, 05:35
Wait, Israel has humidity? I thought it was a desert? :confused:

It's the rainy season. They even get snow.
Lunatic Goofballs
18-11-2006, 05:49
so your not going to spend any money at all while your there?

He'll only buy porn and cheeseburgers. :)
Soviestan
18-11-2006, 05:52
He'll only buy porn and cheeseburgers. :)

well in that case I can't really object:p
Hamilay
18-11-2006, 05:54
He'll only buy porn and cheeseburgers. :)
*psst* female...
The Potato Factory
18-11-2006, 05:57
He'll only buy porn and cheeseburgers. :)

Actually... I don't think he can have cheeseburgers :D Well, I'm assuming that he's Jewish.
Pyotr
18-11-2006, 05:59
Actually... I don't think he can have cheeseburgers :D Well, I'm assuming that he's Jewish.

Hebrew National Hotdogs, then?
The Potato Factory
18-11-2006, 06:01
Hebrew National Hotdogs, then?

I suppose. They'd just be beef hotdogs though, wouldn't they?
Pyotr
18-11-2006, 06:04
I suppose. They'd just be beef hotdogs though, wouldn't they?

Yup, 100% kosher.
http://www.hebrewnational.com/pages/kosher/index.jsp
Lunatic Goofballs
18-11-2006, 06:16
*psst* female...

So?

Okay, okay. She'll only buy porn and cheeseburgers. :D
Almighty America
18-11-2006, 06:20
I suppose. They'd just be beef hotdogs though, wouldn't they?

Based off of the secret formula in John Geller's book Yes, But Is It Good for the Jews?, I'd give this comment a 7.1 out of 14.
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 08:48
I'm going 1 month from today! I can't wait myself.Cool. We'll be there at the same time.

*dreams of nice Jewish boys*

*realizes Israelis are jerks*

damn.
The Potato Factory
18-11-2006, 08:49
I'm going 1 month from today! I can't wait myself.

Good, stay there. And try to be close to Gaza.
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 08:54
Good, stay there. And try to be close to Gaza.
Could all the bigots please stand up?

ok. now walk out of my thread.
Neu Leonstein
18-11-2006, 08:59
*realizes Israelis are jerks*
You, sir, are an antisemite!

*slaps with glove*

:p

Have fun though.
The Potato Factory
18-11-2006, 09:02
Could all the bigots please stand up?

ok. now walk out of my thread.

I got nothing against you. Just IDF. He's a reverse Nazi; he hates Germans.
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 09:12
You, sir, are an antisemite!

*slaps with glove*

:p

Have fun though.I'm anti-men-with-swollen-heads-since-they-once-wore-uniforms-and-carried-guns. To that I freely admit.


And I was adressed as "You, Sir"!
Thanks Leonstein, I've always wished that would happen to me.

and gloves! my fave (yeah, I did just say fave) winter purchase!
United Beleriand
18-11-2006, 09:56
I'm anti-men-with-swollen-heads-since-they-once-wore-uniforms-and-carried-guns. Isn't men-with-swollen-heads-who-wear-uniforms-and-carry-guns what Israel is based on?
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 10:15
Isn't men-with-swollen-heads-who-wear-uniforms-and-carry-guns what Israel is based on?
Based on? no, not really. It's a bit of an unfortunate side-effect.
United Beleriand
18-11-2006, 10:30
Based on? no, not really. It's a bit of an unfortunate side-effect.Side-effect of what? Zionism? Israel surely wouldn't exist without its military?
Kreitzmoorland
18-11-2006, 10:51
Side-effect of what? Zionism? Israel surely wouldn't exist without its military?
Yeah it wouldn't. My point is that I'm anti-jerk, and jerkish men result often from ego trips. I'm not saying I would prefer that the IDF didn't exist.
United Beleriand
18-11-2006, 11:06
Yeah it wouldn't. My point is that I'm anti-jerk, and jerkish men result often from ego trips. I'm not saying I would prefer that the IDF didn't exist.Anti-jerk? Well, I would call Israel mega-jerk, and I would agree to viewing Zionists/Israelis as on a major collective ego trip. So what will you do there for leisure? Drive another Palestinian family from their ancestral home? Or do some wailing in front of a certain wall while making weird convulsions?
The Potato Factory
18-11-2006, 11:19
Anti-jerk? Well, I would call Israel mega-jerk, and I would agree to viewing Zionists/Israelis as on a major collective ego trip. So what will you do there for leisure? Drive another Palestinian family from their ancestral home? Or do some wailing in front of a certain wall while making weird convulsions?

You're a dick.

Also, are you related to Borat? Did you enjoy the Running of the Jew this year? Are you worried that Jews will poison you? :rolleyes:
United Beleriand
18-11-2006, 11:29
You're a dick.

Also, are you related to Borat? Did you enjoy the Running of the Jew this year? Are you worried that Jews will poison you? :rolleyes:I am immune against that kind of poison.
Soviestan
18-11-2006, 20:45
Anti-jerk? Well, I would call Israel mega-jerk, and I would agree to viewing Zionists/Israelis as on a major collective ego trip. So what will you do there for leisure? Drive another Palestinian family from their ancestral home? Or do some wailing in front of a certain wall while making weird convulsions?

ROFL! so true, so true. thank you, thats the 1st time I laughed all day.
Gorias
18-11-2006, 20:46
everyone should boycot israel.
Mythotic Kelkia
18-11-2006, 20:51
Anti-jerk? Well, I would call Israel mega-jerk, and I would agree to viewing Zionists/Israelis as on a major collective ego trip. So what will you do there for leisure? Drive another Palestinian family from their ancestral home? Or do some wailing in front of a certain wall while making weird convulsions?

Palestinians are ARABS. They represent the invading cultures from the arabian peninsula that came in from the south long after the Jews were forced to leave. It's the Palestinians that are in the Israelis' ancestral home. If they want to pretend they were there before Arabic culture, then fine. They should convert back to Judaism and speak Hebrew, like the rest of the native people.

And to the OP, congrats :)
Nodinia
18-11-2006, 20:55
Mythotic thats crap, it wasn't even funny. You want to argue it - start a thread and don't wreck this one.
Soheran
18-11-2006, 20:58
everyone should boycot israel.

The only consequence of which will be the strengthening of the ultra-nationalist right, with its insistence that the rest of the world is a bunch of Arab-loving anti-Semites and should be ignored.
Kreitzmoorland
19-11-2006, 00:12
Anti-jerk? Well, I would call Israel mega-jerk, and I would agree to viewing Zionists/Israelis as on a major collective ego trip. So what will you do there for leisure? Drive another Palestinian family from their ancestral home? Or do some wailing in front of a certain wall while making weird convulsions?
ROFL! so true, so true. thank you, thats the 1st time I laughed all day.
everyone should boycot israel.
Palestinians are ARABS. They represent the invading cultures from the arabian peninsula that came in from the south long after the Jews were forced to leave. It's the Palestinians that are in the Israelis' ancestral home. If they want to pretend they were there before Arabic culture, then fine. They should convert back to Judaism and speak Hebrew, like the rest of the native people.


I see I've created an embarassing monster with this thread. Y'all suck.
IDF
19-11-2006, 00:14
Cool. We'll be there at the same time.

*dreams of nice Jewish boys*

*realizes Israelis are jerks*

damn.
The good thing is I'm a Chicagoan so therefore I'm not a jerk.


Israelis do have a reputation of being rude. It's more accurate to describe them as impatient, but impatience often leads to rudeness.
Soviestan
19-11-2006, 00:57
I see I've created an embarassing monster with this thread. Y'all suck.

Why do you have to be mean?
Soviestan
19-11-2006, 00:58
Israelis do have a reputation of being rude.

theres a shocker, eh? In other news, bears crap in the woods.
Gorias
19-11-2006, 14:16
theres a shocker, eh? In other news, bears crap in the woods.

:p
Hamilay
19-11-2006, 14:19
theres a shocker, eh? In other news, bears crap in the woods.
In other news, sometimes Muslims are terrorists. *nods*
"oh noez! racism!"
IDF
19-11-2006, 15:55
In other news, sometimes Muslims are terrorists. *nods*
"oh noez! racism!"

In other news, Soviestan is driving me to support Israel even more than I did before.
Kiryu-shi
19-11-2006, 16:41
I have so many friends who go to Isreal, I've always wanted to go...
Soviestan
19-11-2006, 19:54
In other news, sometimes Muslims are terrorists. *nods*
"oh noez! racism!"

sometimes Jews, Christians, Atheists, Hindus, Skiehs, Communists and Facists are terrorists.
New Granada
19-11-2006, 19:55
Try not to spend any money or get blown up.

Also, watch out you don't get shot by the IDF or run over with a bulldozer.
Mirkana
19-11-2006, 22:48
I was in Israel this summer. Great time, except for getting caught in the north when Hizbollah decided to start shelling Israeli cities.

Well, have fun while you're there. If you take any good pictures, post them for us.
Kreitzmoorland
19-11-2006, 22:52
I was in Israel this summer. Great time, except for getting caught in the north when Hizbollah decided to start shelling Israeli cities.

Well, have fun while you're there. If you take any good pictures, post them for us.

*wonders why this goddam thread won't die*

Anyway. I was in Jerusalem this summer, so I felt safe enough - it was even sort of fun when all the northerners started pouring in. I'd never seen the city so busy and alive. Did you stick around, or high-tail it to the centre?

Maybe I'll post pictures if there's anythig interesting, but judging from the abysmal standard of response to this ill-concieved thread, I don't know if I'll risk it.
Nationalist Sozy
19-11-2006, 23:32
I guess the Lebanese would also had wished a save place to go to back then...
Mirkana
21-11-2006, 03:26
We tailed it first to Zichron Yaakov, then to Jerusalem.
Icovir
21-11-2006, 03:27
Holy shit, am I ever ridiculously happy right now.


YES!


*dances to Hebrew pop*

Jew-crew + two weeks in Galilee = Gong-show crazy fun!

Better watch out for "technical failures" on both Hizbollah's part and Isreal's part..
Zilam
21-11-2006, 03:43
Holy shit, am I ever ridiculously happy right now.


YES!


*dances to Hebrew pop*

Jew-crew + two weeks in Galilee = Gong-show crazy fun!


According to my new timeline, I am going to go to Israel for a week during the summer.

-edit- I guess this was a dug up thread.