Comments on: Take the news with a grain of salt https://misstravelgirl.com/?p=1439 Rachel's Travel Journey Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Twitter Trackbacks for Miss Travel Girl: Rachel's Travel Blog [misstravelgirl.com] on Topsy.com https://misstravelgirl.com/?p=1439#comment-203 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:28:51 +0000 http://Inlessthan24hours,IwillbeonaplaneheadingtoIsrael. MybeingJewishsuredoessomewhatinfluencemydecisiontoventuretoIsrael,butthat'snotthemainreasonthatIembraceIsrael. Israelisanextraordinarycountrywithsomanywonderful#comment-203 [...] Miss Travel Girl: Rachel’s Travel Blog http://www.misstravelgirl.com/travel/?p=1439 – view page – cached In less than 24 hours, I will be on a plane heading to Israel. My being Jewish sure does somewhat influence my decision to venture to Israel, but that’s not the main reason that I embrace Israel. Israel is an extraordinary country with so many wonderful cultures and historical sites and a very unique lifestyle. On my last trip to Israel two years ago as a Birthright student, I gave myself a biggest slap on my face for believing in what I was seeing in the news in my home country. People were moving on with their rich and delightful lives by going to work, school, parks, shows, and whatever we, the Americans, would normally do in our hometown. By this means, we should take the news with a grain of salt as journalists have the tendency to look through a tube and only feature the events that would grab the readers’ attention in order to earn money. News media is a business and by that means, they’re all about making money…period. — From the page [...]

]]> By: Birte https://misstravelgirl.com/?p=1439#comment-197 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:37:53 +0000 http://Inlessthan24hours,IwillbeonaplaneheadingtoIsrael. MybeingJewishsuredoessomewhatinfluencemydecisiontoventuretoIsrael,butthat'snotthemainreasonthatIembraceIsrael. Israelisanextraordinarycountrywithsomanywonderful#comment-197 Rachel, have a great time here in Israel. It is so gratifying to hear of your wonderful experience with Birthright. Even more so that you have realized the biased picture portrayed by the media re: Israel. As a tour guide in Israel we have and will continue to suffer from this bias, as people follow the media rather than the advice of responsible people, who live in this country.
There are no wars at present. A certain travel restriction imposed a few days ago on Palestinians is being blown up out of all proportion.

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