not mine

After I posted the last video with the ads from the national elections here in Israel, I got a mail from Joel Alan Katz of Religion and State in Israel saying that he and his wife had made a video of their voting experience this year. At the beginning of the video you see them each with their national ID cards and their voter registration cards. Then they go to the front desk where their names are checked off of the voter rolls. Each one takes their turn to go back behind the blind and then they come back out with their ballots in the little blue envelopes and put them in the ballot box.

Democracy in action, ladies and gentlemen.

For those of you tittering at how old fashioned this system is, I'd just like to point out that we have no questions as to whether or not the touch screens picked up the correct vote.

Thank you for sharing your video with us, Joel!

You can follow Joel on twitter @religion_state.
And be sure to read his weekly review of media coverage of all things Religion and State in Israel at http://religionandstateinisrael.blogspot.com/

My friend and colleague in the social media consulting and journalism scene here in Israel, Ezra Butler, made this really cute video on Purim. In it he explains why we dress up in costume on the holiday, and he shows his own transformation.

You can see more of Ezra at StartupLucky.com where he covers Israeli startups with great personal interviews and lots of humor.

Here's a cool video from some geeky guys with a camera and a bunch of balloons in Tel Aviv. This looks like a fun weekend project!

Here's a cool clip I found on YouTube today.

Today I have some videos for you that aren't mine. They are tourist fluff, sure, but they're kinda pretty. Never fear, more wonky QIK videos of the streets of Israel will be here shortly. :)

This one is from Israel-on-Blog. See also http://www.visit-tlv.co.il/

And here is a slide show with music called "beauty israel" (sic) from mahra999 on YouTube