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Re:Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house by rms on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @07:34AM (#165058)
Just a plug, FYI -- anyone 18-26 and of vaguely Jewish descent can have a free trip to Israel via the Birthright organization. There is minimal religion and maximum Zionism. Also no time to check out the startup scene, but it's still a lot of fun.

Free means free, they cover airfare from NYC or LA and many meals. $250 deposit is required to reserve your spot. Email me if you have any questions.

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Re:Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house by cstejerean on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @06:02PM (#165701)
I've had several friends go on this and everyone enjoyed it. From what I hear there was a lot of drinking and partying and not much of anything else (or at least that's all that the people I spoke with remembered).
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Re:Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house by pius on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @08:19AM (#165075)
My buddy went on this and had a blast. If I were Jewish, I'd be all over it.
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Re:Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house by weezus on Thursday April 17, 2008 @02:33PM (#166593)
How do they know? Do they check your weezus or something?
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Re:Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house by aswanson on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @08:13AM (#165070)
He's just letting people know about a trip they can take. What's wrong with that? ( I didn't downmod you, BTW).
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Re:Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house by mixmax on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @08:31AM (#165080)
I just think that as soon as Israel is involved there is tension in the air. Everybody has a strong opinion about Israel, me included. I won't vent it here though - this isn't reddit.
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Re:Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house by technoguyrob on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @08:27AM (#165079)
Sorry. Just the usual negative connotations with "Zionism" (thanks, ADL) coupled with his claim of "free[1] ([1] that is, $250)" made it sound like spam.
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Re:Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house by jakewolf on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @10:06AM (#165135)
It's a deposit to make sure people don't bail out. You get it back afterwards.
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Re:Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house by jonathan on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @08:22AM (#165078)
Yes he honestly did! And this trip is amazing..
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