Archive for August 26th, 2004

Gold Medal Ceremony

Here is a link to the Gold medal ceremony, taken from Israeli television.   Notice the following “Israeli-isms”:   The Israelis in the crowd (and even Gal) are singing out of time with the music   Gal is still wearing his sunglasses on his head   G-d bless Israel!

Ecstasy in New Zealand

More trouble for Israelis in New Zealand. An Israeli national involved in smuggling $3.9 million worth of ecstasy tablets into New Zealand has been jailed for nine and a half years, the New Zealand Herald web site reported Thursday. How long will it be before someone claims he is a Mossad agent?

The Golden Gal

More on Gal Fridman and Israel’s first ever gold medal:   If you want to congratulate Gal, his email address is found on this web page   Silver medallist Nikolaos Kaklamanakis is actually a friend of Gal’s. “It’s a beautiful ending to my career,” the four-time Olympian said, adding that he and Fridman, a friend [...]