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<blockquote data-quote="200Meters" data-source="post: 755620" data-attributes="member: 23727"><p>I think you may be right. Yeah, you're right.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good point.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yep.</p><p></p><p>That restaurant in Netanya was pretty good. A typical Israeli grill house. They offer rather unsophisticated fare but they do it very well.</p><p></p><p>We probably will not be going back there though next time we are up that way. Mrs. 200Meters have been thinking for quite a while about becoming vegetarians. I want to go ovo-lacto for the reason that I'm becoming more and more unkeen on animals being killed just so I can eat. Mrs. 200Meters would like to move more in a vegan direction as she thinks it is healthier. What I will not do is be a zealot. If we are invited out for a Sabbath or holiday meal, I will not risk offending our host by not eating what they serve. We're still in the figuring-stuff-out and feeling-our-way-along stage. But we are not buying meat, fish or chicken and do not want to eat in meat restaurants.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Send me a private message & let's see if we can meet to eat though not for meat (that will be a feat that can't be beat). Seriously!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Which ones??!! I volunteer to play tour guide for any in the general Jerusalem-ish area!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't be scared! You don't need to know a word of Hebrew and Israel is stable enough. Potentially unstable areas (such as near the Gaza Strip) or deep in Judea or Samaria (the later is generally OK in daylight) are avoided easily enough. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/" target="_blank"><u>The Times of Israel</u></a> is my go-to site for English news here.</p><p></p><p>Actually, Mrs. 200Meters and I were in the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip this past Friday. We went to see <a href="https://www.kkl-jnf.org/tourism-and-recreation/israel-festivals/scarlet-south-festival-israel/" target="_blank"><u>the fields and fields of red anemones</u></a> there.</p><p></p><p>Back to business...</p><p></p><p>Youngest told us yesterday that he is being moved to another prison, closer to the Jerusalem area but with a reputation for housing tough & problematic prisoners.</p><p></p><p>He also told us that some folks whom he owes money to have contacted him at the prison where he is now. He says that they said if he coughs up NIS 2000 (about $584) they will view their business with him as closed. Youngest has asked us for the money. On the one hand, even if we use Israel's domestic equivalent of sending money via Western Union (done through the post office here), in which they won't know our names, ID numbers or phone numbers, they'll know that it was us, Youngest's parents, who coughed up the moolah. What's to prevent them from "asking" us for more money, or they'll hurt Youngest? Youngest says that they're not those kind of folks. Mrs. 200Meters are NOT thrilled about the matter. However, if we refuse and Youngest is hurt / beaten, we'll never forgive ourselves and Youngest will never speak to us again. We can spare the $584; that is not the issue. We told Youngest that after this transaction, the Bank of Parents will be closed no matter what he says or what he says they say. We told him that if we ever hear from these folks, we will go straight to the police. Youngest has promised to pay us back when he is able to do so. I'll keep everyone posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="200Meters, post: 755620, member: 23727"] I think you may be right. Yeah, you're right. Good point. Yep. That restaurant in Netanya was pretty good. A typical Israeli grill house. They offer rather unsophisticated fare but they do it very well. We probably will not be going back there though next time we are up that way. Mrs. 200Meters have been thinking for quite a while about becoming vegetarians. I want to go ovo-lacto for the reason that I'm becoming more and more unkeen on animals being killed just so I can eat. Mrs. 200Meters would like to move more in a vegan direction as she thinks it is healthier. What I will not do is be a zealot. If we are invited out for a Sabbath or holiday meal, I will not risk offending our host by not eating what they serve. We're still in the figuring-stuff-out and feeling-our-way-along stage. But we are not buying meat, fish or chicken and do not want to eat in meat restaurants. Send me a private message & let's see if we can meet to eat though not for meat (that will be a feat that can't be beat). Seriously! Which ones??!! I volunteer to play tour guide for any in the general Jerusalem-ish area! Don't be scared! You don't need to know a word of Hebrew and Israel is stable enough. Potentially unstable areas (such as near the Gaza Strip) or deep in Judea or Samaria (the later is generally OK in daylight) are avoided easily enough. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/'][U]The Times of Israel[/U][/URL] is my go-to site for English news here. Actually, Mrs. 200Meters and I were in the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip this past Friday. We went to see [URL='https://www.kkl-jnf.org/tourism-and-recreation/israel-festivals/scarlet-south-festival-israel/'][U]the fields and fields of red anemones[/U][/URL] there. Back to business... Youngest told us yesterday that he is being moved to another prison, closer to the Jerusalem area but with a reputation for housing tough & problematic prisoners. He also told us that some folks whom he owes money to have contacted him at the prison where he is now. He says that they said if he coughs up NIS 2000 (about $584) they will view their business with him as closed. Youngest has asked us for the money. On the one hand, even if we use Israel's domestic equivalent of sending money via Western Union (done through the post office here), in which they won't know our names, ID numbers or phone numbers, they'll know that it was us, Youngest's parents, who coughed up the moolah. What's to prevent them from "asking" us for more money, or they'll hurt Youngest? Youngest says that they're not those kind of folks. Mrs. 200Meters are NOT thrilled about the matter. However, if we refuse and Youngest is hurt / beaten, we'll never forgive ourselves and Youngest will never speak to us again. We can spare the $584; that is not the issue. We told Youngest that after this transaction, the Bank of Parents will be closed no matter what he says or what he says they say. We told him that if we ever hear from these folks, we will go straight to the police. Youngest has promised to pay us back when he is able to do so. I'll keep everyone posted. [/QUOTE]
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