tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post116965539322972626..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: JPost: Biting the Hand that Reads You?Jameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-22978743168245223092007-02-22T01:45:00.000+02:002007-02-22T01:45:00.000+02:00Could someone post a picture of the Sorry Blair ca...Could someone post a picture of the Sorry Blair campaign. I have a good friend named Blair who would get a kick of seeing that is name is being plastered all over Tel Aviv. Unfortunately I live in the North and haven't seen the poster<BR/>Thanks in advanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-42948680490332870542007-02-04T09:50:00.000+02:002007-02-04T09:50:00.000+02:00Jameel,
I wrote this on January 27 in response to ...Jameel,<br />I wrote this on January 27 in response to http://muqata.blogspot.com/2007/01/welcome-to-muqata.html<br /><br />...why the Palestine(J) Post?<br /><br />No one that has any interest in accurate reporting would be caught dead reading that wishy washy rag.<br /> <br />This is the same publication that has institutionalized Hebrew illiteracy by providing a 2nd grade level English rag for new immigrants to use as an excuse to not learn Hebrew.<br /><br />Now they have the audacity to make light of Stanley Fisher's lack of fluency?! <br /><br />When they dumped Winkey's column, I dumped them. <br /><br />You should too!<br /><br />Anyway, don't write them, don't read them, Just dump them!BoneCrusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889348715855257118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-5582495808878241282007-02-01T10:26:00.000+02:002007-02-01T10:26:00.000+02:00LOL, lonelymanofcake!LOL, lonelymanofcake!tafka PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166682612446711810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-38923597321035620202007-02-01T09:06:00.000+02:002007-02-01T09:06:00.000+02:00Chevre - is anyone writing to the POST about this?...Chevre - is anyone writing to the POST about this? Seems to me that if their readership complains to them directly it might have more of an effect. I also wonder if they have a different marketing department/agency for the Hebrew paper ...Ye'he Sh'mey Raba Mevorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10880916203103730085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-30983508478043892212007-01-31T22:57:00.000+02:002007-01-31T22:57:00.000+02:00jameel's point about bringing professionals into p...jameel's point about bringing professionals into positions that are normally filled by party hacks is an important one.<br /><br />other than that, i think all you american expats in israel need to lighten up a little bit.<br /><br />aryeh:<br /><br />"The Jerusalem Post's editorial policy seems to be to try and (barely) stay just to the right of Ha'Aretz. I'm not sure that they are successful even at that."<br /><br />that is really not true.Lion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-27275208504325083762007-01-31T21:17:00.000+02:002007-01-31T21:17:00.000+02:00Anyone who has read the Jerusalem Post daily might...Anyone who has read the Jerusalem Post daily might want to reinterpret the ad: "Sorry, Stanley" is an apology to intelligent Anglo professionals living and working in Israel--Stanley Fisher being the most prominent among them--for the shabby journalism, lack of original content, and pathetic (if at all extant) copy-editing.LonelyManofCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746827806288558263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-65262485700813027252007-01-31T21:11:00.000+02:002007-01-31T21:11:00.000+02:00The ad campaign sort of reminded me of these bumpe...The ad campaign sort of reminded me of these bumper stickers, truth be told.<br /><br />http://muqata.blogspot.com/2006/02/amir-peretzs-ingleesh.htmlJosh M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14414532577328945154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-40145113527753090172007-01-31T20:12:00.000+02:002007-01-31T20:12:00.000+02:00Fern:
It's even stranger for this to be coming fr...Fern:<br /><br />It's even stranger for this to be coming from the Jerusalem Post.<br /><br />The more olim who come, the better -- maybe we'll have a chance to change things :)Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-81702770370580114932007-01-31T20:06:00.000+02:002007-01-31T20:06:00.000+02:00bubbelleh,
jameelilke,
you got it wrong
The jpos...bubbelleh, <br />jameelilke, <br />you got it wrong<br />The jpost will love you, adore you, for giving them all that free advertising.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246929075812590204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-89035406285524849102007-01-31T19:57:00.000+02:002007-01-31T19:57:00.000+02:00The really weird thing about many Israelis is that...The really weird thing about many Israelis is that out of one side of their mouth they are begging us (Americans) to come visit or to make aliyah, but out of the other side of their mouth, they are constantly criticising us or making fun of us.<br /><br />I remember during the Lebanon War that one Israeli blogger dedicated a couple posts to making fun of and putting down Americans who attended pro-Israel rallies. All I could think is, "what the heck do you want from us?!" When we go to rallies and send money we are made fun of for investing too much of who we are in Israel and when we don't Israelis complain that they are all alone in the world.Fern @ Life on the Balconyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723669902505470885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-48816508592336200362007-01-31T19:14:00.000+02:002007-01-31T19:14:00.000+02:00Ahh! Ezzie, you beat me to the Fried comment.
Wh...Ahh! Ezzie, you beat me to the Fried comment. <br /><br />What an offensive campaign. JPost exists because of successful, intellectuals like Stanley Fischer. On the other hand, their brand of reporting and commentary (besides Glick, of course) is decidedly Israeli press-like.<br /><br />Let's all switch to B'Sheva!mevaseretzionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118487743478084355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-13859568109738974582007-01-31T17:46:00.000+02:002007-01-31T17:46:00.000+02:00not so clever that ad campaign.not so clever that ad campaign.Sarah Likes Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055831838215589183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-87029071787497821812007-01-31T17:43:00.000+02:002007-01-31T17:43:00.000+02:00You forget, Israelis don't want Americans, just Am...You forget, Israelis don't want Americans, just American money.<br /><br />Wait a minute.<br /><br />Did that just sound anti-Semitic?JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-89049509980660351792007-01-31T17:36:00.000+02:002007-01-31T17:36:00.000+02:00Definitely stupid, but not as bad as the campaign'...Definitely stupid, but not as bad as the campaign's TV commercials, where they've got someone speaking Hebrew with an American accent doing the "sorry, Stanley" bit (if I remember correctly) then talking about the new publication.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609930323114894886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-34805095116525879632007-01-31T16:52:00.000+02:002007-01-31T16:52:00.000+02:00Just plain rude!!!!Just plain rude!!!!kasambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851529433849846912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-61783738339785756872007-01-31T16:19:00.000+02:002007-01-31T16:19:00.000+02:00It's a stupid campaign for a stupid newspaper (exc...It's a stupid campaign for a stupid newspaper (excluding Caroline Glick and a few others).Cosmic Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880746347107372827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-27867956019900800532007-01-31T15:10:00.000+02:002007-01-31T15:10:00.000+02:00Ezzie: I got those Avraham Fried CD's from "Hatzal...Ezzie: I got those Avraham Fried CD's from "Hatzala" (for being a volunteer). For the time being, they are just keeping up space on the dashboard :)Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-43808395962766238752007-01-31T15:02:00.000+02:002007-01-31T15:02:00.000+02:00Avraham Fried?! I'm kind of surprised...Avraham Fried?! I'm kind of surprised...Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-80638304212570961802007-01-31T14:10:00.000+02:002007-01-31T14:10:00.000+02:00To me this is only slightly offensive. What's muc...To me this is only slightly offensive. What's much more offensive, to me at least, is the way that the Post capitalizes on the lack of competition in the area of English news in Israel to spit in the eye of its own readers.<br /><br />Look at a typical Nefesh B'Nefesh flight and then read the Post. See any similarities? Neither do I. You'd think that every English speaker in this country agreed that settlers are evil, and, of course, lived in Tel Aviv.<br /><br />And is there any way to get a restaurant reviewed if it doesn't serve pork or calamari??<br /><br />The Jerusalem Post's editorial policy seems to be to try and (barely) stay just to the right of Ha'Aretz. I'm not sure that they are successful even at that.<br /><br />AryehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-61875408162821317702007-01-31T13:44:00.000+02:002007-01-31T13:44:00.000+02:00Loving the tags.
The campaign is stupid. But then...Loving the tags.<br /><br />The campaign is stupid. But then so are most Israelis, placing such a high social value on English, and "Chutz La'Aretz"<br /><br />(yes, that was just me who said that)tafka PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166682612446711810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-34589474245458817722007-01-31T13:39:00.000+02:002007-01-31T13:39:00.000+02:00Cosmic: I only saw the "Sorry Stanley" version for...Cosmic: I only saw the "Sorry Stanley" version for a few weeks in different places. Perhaps when not enough people "got it", they changed the campaign to "Sorry Bush" and "Sorry Blair".<br /><br />You think the "Sorry Stanley" one is appropriate?Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-86633359586553912112007-01-31T13:33:00.000+02:002007-01-31T13:33:00.000+02:00Jameel,
There is also a "Sorry Bush" version of t...Jameel,<br /><br />There is also a "Sorry Bush" version of the billboard that I see on my way to Tel Aviv every morning. I think that you are taking this way too personally.Cosmic Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880746347107372827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-22072499374615176022007-01-31T13:29:00.000+02:002007-01-31T13:29:00.000+02:00OC: True... When we have more Olim here, we'll be ...OC: True... When we have more Olim here, we'll be able to make more of a difference.<br /><br />Tnspr: Actually, the pictures were taken this past Friday. While we had seen the billboards a few weeks ago, we only got around to taking the pictures this past Friday.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-13834957899902443162007-01-31T13:24:00.000+02:002007-01-31T13:24:00.000+02:00"The other week"...hmm, more like 3 or 4 weeks ago..."The other week"...hmm, more like 3 or 4 weeks ago, if I recall the conversation over Shabbat lunch...<br /><br />Chutzpadik? Absolutely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-13920465032330009522007-01-31T12:53:00.000+02:002007-01-31T12:53:00.000+02:00It just epitomizes the attitude of this country to...It just epitomizes the attitude of this country toward ENGLISH speaking Olim. <br />-OCOlah Chadashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944285441651551482noreply@blogger.com