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 and training partner, would celebrate [...]