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How I'd like to start a new life in a distant land. Not because of racism or politics. But to be in a place that I knew hardly anything about, in a place where I wouldn't even care to know the prime minister's name. A place where names and faces would have no meaning for me.

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Everything in London is quite good, apart from the weather: it's cold and rainy there, and the winter is long.

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The smell of onion is the most effective thing for relieving stinging eyes irritated by tear gas.

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I once wrote that the first week in Jerusalem was the hardest week of my life. I was different, other; my clothes were different, as was my language. All of the classes were in Hebrew - science, bible, literature. I sat there not understanding one word. When I tried to speak, everyone would laugh at me.

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They're completely American. When I served my son falafel in a pita the other day, he said, 'Daddy, this taco is very good.'

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I'm always sad when Dad doesn't like my columns. He waits for them every week and usually likes them, in which case he doesn't say a word - it's only if he's critical that he bothers to call.

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Americans like to add the word 'super' when they're describing things.

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Back in Israel, I would spend much effort and plenty of money on presents when I went abroad, even if it was only for two days.

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The truth is, I never travel without cash. I always take a few tens with me in case of an emergency. There's never been an emergency, and in time, I realized that Americans don't want to touch customers' dirty bills. They also don't want to touch your credit card: you have to put it through the machine yourself, with your own fingers.

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When was the last time an Arab MK who appeared on television wasn't there in the role of the accused who is attacked by a skeptical broadcaster?

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Nationality: Israeli

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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