The Jews celebrate Shabbat (day of rest) on Fridays from Sundown until Saturdays Sundown, meaning that our weekends here are from Fridays — Saturdays. It was kind of strange working on Sunday the first time, it felt somewhat wrong seeing no one online on Slack throughout the day. I usually work at home or in the co-working space nearby and it is still strange to me to see the whole place full of workers on Sundays. Nonetheless, I really enjoy those days because I can be in full focus-mode and have no interruptions from my co-workers in Europe. Tel Aviv is known to be the centre for tech here in Israel and everyone is either working in a startup or working in technology — or both! On Saturdays shops and restaurants are closed, except for a few non-kosher places. If its sunny, usually its the days that I would go to the beach or walk around with friends.
When Your Protests are Just a Walk in the Park
The hallmark of White Empire-led protests is they’re always laughably Ineffectual — one weekend there’s a rally outside the local park, or a walk…