More Haaretz
Fred Lapides suggested I read one of the alternatives to Haaretz and J.Post that he has heard are better. My answer to that is: you have to see the printed version of Haaretz to understand - most people can't even read it - too much small print. But it has ... how can I describe it? ...well, a kind of snobby charm. Yediot Aharonot and Maariv are good, I suppose, except you read the daily versions in ten minutes (five if you don't read the op-eds), not enough for news nutters like Bish and me. And most of the news is of the “dog bites man” type.


Air France pilot thinks Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv is in Palestine
"The pilot of an Air France flight to Tel Aviv told the passengers, yesterday, that the plane would be landing in Israel-Palestine in an hour," Galei Zahal (I.D.F. radio) reported yesterday (my translation, Hebrew link). "Arguments and fights broke out between Israeli passengers and the flight crew. When the plane landed at 14:30, the passengers complained to airport authorities and to the Border Police. The Police said the complaint would be passed on to the Foreign Ministry. Air France representatives in Israel apologized and said that the French pilot’s announcement reflected his personal views, and not those of the company."
Maybe he should have dropped the Israeli passengers off in the sea, where he obviously thinks they belong, before the plane reached the Israel coastline.