The other day, a UK translator responded to my inquiry for cooperation with a flat refusal, motivated by her “moral stance against atrocities committed by Israel against the Palestinian people.”

Forget about the dubious logic of stereotyping all 7 million Israelis as willing collaborators with government policies (reality check: Israel is a democracy with an extremely robust political debate). Apparently, this Brit has greater moral compunctions than the Arabic translators from places as far-flung as Gaza, Bethlehem, Egypt, and Jordan, with whom we cooperate on mutually beneficial projects.

We are proud to be based in Israel, where we can take advantage of an extremely diverse pool of highly educated native speakers of just about every language, with innovative minds and customer service mentality. More importantly, our clients the world over share this sentiment.

But hey, to each his own. We certainly don’t mind some BDS. It just may take us to the next level of profitability.

This winter was especially rainy here in Israel. The skies were overcast for days on end, and drizzle gave way to showers, that turned into a downpour, only to go back to drizzle a few hours later.

Israelis were ecstatic! Despite the cold, the wind, and the inconvenience of walking through lake-like puddles, we counted every drop. In a country where the amount of rainfall directly affects the price of water in the tap and the cost of vegetables at the grocery, rain is a cause for celebration.

Since biblical times, rain has served as a gauge of the Jews

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