I just realized that March 3rd represented 8 years of Israellycool. I believe that makes this blog one of the first English-langage Israeli blogs.
During that time, I’ve put up over 7,500 posts (generating almost 30,000 comments), and made some great friends as well as my fair share of enemies. I’ve also managed to avoid severe blogger’s burnout, although I have come close to throwing in the towel a number of times.
Importantly, I have seen readership steadily grow over the years, and have received feedback indicating that as a result of this blog, people have been influenced to support Israel. Which makes it all worthwhile.
That calls for a L’chaim.
