Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house

Post by jakewolf » Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 2:06 PM UTC

technoguyrob wrote: post #8

aswanson wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He's just letting people know about a trip they can take. What's wrong with that? ( I didn't downmod you, BTW).

Sorry. Just the usual negative connotations with "Zionism" (thanks, ADL) coupled with his claim of "free[1] ([1] that is, $250)" made it sound like spam.

Post by delano » Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 4:28 PM UTC

Post by attack_forgotpw » Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 7:33 PM UTC

jgrahamc wrote: post #4

In other news Scoble discovers that there's life outside Silicon Valley. So, there's a hot start-up scene in Tel Aviv, big deal. There have been hot startups coming out of Israel for a long time... ICQ anyone? CheckPoint? I've personally been involved with a few who moved operations from Israel to SV (which is quite common). One recent interesting one is Dapper: http://www.dapper.net/

Post by cstejerean » Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 10:02 PM UTC

rms wrote: post #2

Just a plug, FYI -- anyone 18-26 and of vaguely Jewish descent can have a free trip to Israel via the Birthright organization. There is minimal religion and maximum Zionism. Also no time to check out the startup scene, but it's still a lot of fun. Free means free, they cover airfare from NYC or LA and many meals. $250 deposit is required to reserve your spot. Email me if you have any questions.

Post by weezus » Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 6:33 PM UTC

rms wrote: post #2

Just a plug, FYI -- anyone 18-26 and of vaguely Jewish descent can have a free trip to Israel via the Birthright organization. There is minimal religion and maximum Zionism. Also no time to check out the startup scene, but it's still a lot of fun. Free means free, they cover airfare from NYC or LA and many meals. $250 deposit is required to reserve your spot. Email me if you have any questions.