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Where you can find the latest information
about Israel.

bly is the most thorough and most-
often updated source of information
about Israel available in cyber-
he first time I traveled to Israel
space. The home, or front page,
in the winter of 1982, my
prominently features a digital clock
ability to read and understand
with the time in Israel. Apparently,
Hebrew was, shall we say, a bit
this feature is meant to remind the
limited. In fact, the very reason for
reader of the paper's desire to use
my trip was to participate in an
the capabilities of the Web to pro-
ulpan program (an intensive six-
vide up-to-the-minute coverage.
month long Hebrew language
Moving down the page, the visi-
course) on Kibbutz Ein Harod-
tor finds several headlines, usually
Meuchad between the "twin cities"
accompanied by a relevant picture,
of Afula and Beit Shean.
relating to the day's major stories.
During this period, it was clear that
One click of the mouse takes you
some sort of military action in south
to the text of the full story. Links to
Lebanon was on the horizon. In
other related stories often are includ-
those days, long before the
ed at the end of the article.
Jerusalem Report appeared on the
Next on the list is business. This
scene, the situation for a Hebraically-
provides such information as a
! challenged news junky like me was
report on the Israeli stock market
pretty darned grim. The television
arid a record of how Israeli-owned
newscasts were entirely in Hebrew.
companies did on Wall Street that
English-language news from
day. I recently read a story report-
`Jordan TV were, as you might
ing that Pizza Hut and Kentucky
expect, a bit slanted. "Kol Yisrael"
Fried Chicken, both owned by
did broadcast a half-hour English
Pepsi, will serve Coke because of a
newscast at 5 p.m. Miss that, how-
loophole in the franchise agree-
; ever, and you were in the dark for .
ment.
124 long hours.
The Opinion section features
The one light that shone brightly
pieces from writers of various politi-
through the night of my Hebrew illit-
cal and religious perspectives. On
eracy was the Jerusalem Post.
any given day you can read about
i Publishing since 1936, originally as how Bethlehem has spruced itself
the Palestine Post, it was, and
up or how different interest groups
remains to this day, Israel's only
celebrate Jewish holidays based on
English-language daily. What a
their political outlooks.
1 pleasure it was to be able to buy a
Of more practical interest are sec-
paper in English that covered Israel
tions on real estate and tourism. If
in a thought-provoking way. That
you're looking for an apartment in
same tradition exists today in the
Israel, you will find much to read.
I Post's Internet edition.
The tourism section is packed with
Located at http//www.jpost
articles about events across the
.com/, the Posts Web site proba-
: country; if you've been to Israel and
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