Showing posts with label Tel Aviv Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tel Aviv Life. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Drying Clothes


Window in Tel Aviv. Near Rothschild Boulevard.

Photo: Miriam Woelke

Monday, July 2, 2012

Tel Aviv: Between illegal Africans, Junkies and Red Light District

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Last Tuesday I went to Tel Aviv in order to get some bureaucracy done. There are actually two buses going from Jerusalem’s Central Bus Station to Tel Aviv. Number 405 goes back and forth between Jerusalem’s as well as Tel Aviv’s Central Station. Bus number 480 goes from Jerusalem’s Central Station to Tel Aviv’s train station Arlosorov (near Ramat Gan). Both rides take about an hour, depending on the traffic. And both rides cost the same amount of money. Many people don’t even go to Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station anymore because the area is full of drug addicts, illegal Africans and prostitution. It is more save going to Arlosorov but more central going to the bus station downtown. I chose the Central Station, as I had to go somewhere specific.

I got to Tel Aviv at about 8.30am, crossed the Lewinsky park across the Central Station and saw plenty of illegal Africans camping on the grass. Some were still asleep. Either with blankets on the grass or laying on a playground in the middle of the park. This playground probably hasn’t been used by children for a tremendous long time, as Africans sleep inside the plastic pipes where kids usually play and crawl around.

It is more or less save walking the area during daytime but you should never cross the park at night. Behind the park, in Shomron Street, were some prostitutes standing around. Those type of "you don’t really identify a rather housewife looking woman as a certain lady". I was told that most of the prostitutes around Tel Aviv’s Central Station use drugs too. Otherwise they wouldn’t make it through their "job".

Passing the Old Central Bus Station in Shomron Street, I saw some drug addicts laying on the ground. Still asleep or drugged. Who knows ?

The area is not that save but everyone was either asleep or too busy paying attention. This gave me the opportunity of taking a few pictures you hardly see anywhere else. One of the platforms of the Old Central Bus Station is being used by a few homeless. They collected plenty of garbage, a few pieces of furniture and thus built themselves a home. Actually they have been around for a couple of weeks now but no one official seems to pay attention of what is going on. It simply reminded me of a slum in India, Brazil or even Africa.



One doesn’t always have to concentrate on politics, Arab terrorists or Iran but just notice what is going on around you. Israel’s daily life with all pros and cons. The edge of society, the fallen and and those who simply don’t make it. For whatever reason.

Tel Aviv unplugged ! 



 Homeless & Drugs

The Life at the Old Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv.











Copyright / Photos: Miriam Woelke

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Africans celebrating idol - worship ceremony in downtown Tel Aviv






Photos: Miriam Woelke
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About 200 hundred Christian Africans (infiltrators) were "celebrating" a strange ceremony at Tel Aviv's Levinsky Park last Tuesday evening. The participants were not interested in answering question about what is going on but kept separate. I wasn't welcomed too much taking the above photos and my questions remained unanswered. However, the whole ceremony looked like a "Yahrzeit" with African music. No Israelis wanted !

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Migrants are not political refugees

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A very good and realistic article published by the Israeli daily ISRAEL HAYOM. 



Every day, more and more Africans, most of them coming from Eritrea and Sudan, are crossing the border between Israel and Egypt. In another three months or so, Israel will be flooded with 67,000 African "refugees" of whom most of them are not even recognized as such. The Africans themselves have no problem admitting that they came here to search for a better life. Finding jobs and earning good money. They don't want to become Israeli let alone integrate.

Jerusalem has about 800 - 1000 illegal Africans who mostly live around the Machane Yehudah Market and in Jaffa Road. At least African three bars have recently opened in Agrippas Street at the Machane Yehudah Market and it didn't take long until the first complaints started. The neighbours are afraid of passing groups of Africans hanging around in the street at night. Despite that they are Muslims, many Africans get drunk and start beating each other.

However, Jerusalem doesn't have such a severe problem with Africans as Tel Aviv has. There, 40,000 mostly illegal Africans have already occupied three neighbourhoods: Neve She'anan, Shechunat HaTikvah and the Shapira neighbourhood. The crime rate has risen and today, about 40% of break - ins, theft and drugs crime is carried out by Africans. Tel Aviv has a serious problem and Mayor Ron Chulda'i has been asking the Netanyahu government for help. The Interior Minister Eli Yishai from the Sephardi haredi SHASS party wants to deport the Africans as fast as he can but Israel is bound to international law. The latest idea is deporting Africans from the southern region of Sudan. Those who are willing to get deported will receive 1000 Euro cash as a reward. 1000 Euro tax money ! Are the United States paying any rewards to illegal Mexicans or people from Cuba ?

Here are the latest pictures from Tel Aviv today. The area around the Central Bus Station in Lewinsky Street.






 Photos: Miriam Woelke

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40,000 Africans in Tel Aviv

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Homeless in Tel Aviv


Seen in Tel Aviv in front of a  Bank Le'umi branch.

Photo: Miriam Woelke

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Tel Aviv: Africans stealing iPhones and Money

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A working colleague told me today that a bank clerk working at a bank nearby was robbed by Africans here in Tel Aviv. The clerk was walking at the old Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv when three or four Africans showed up and started beating him. The African thieves were looking for smartphones and money and after taking everything from the bank clerk, they just disappeared.


At the old Tel Aviv Central Bus Station. An abandoned place full of drug addicts and Africans.

Photo: Miriam Woelke

I very much recommend not walking around openly with any smartphone at the old and new Central Bus Station area in Tel Aviv. Thousands of illegal Africans have been living there and you should avoid the area after 10 or 11pm ! 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

No Purim in Tel Aviv ?

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You can say whatever you want - There is a Purim atmosphere even in Tel Aviv. Especially teenagers and children are dressed in costumes and going to Purim celebrations. Mostly with a non - religious background but PURIM is not forgotten. 

Tomorrow night, many parents will take their children to synagogues in order to hear the Megillah. Chabad is offering Megillah readings all over the city and I myself will join.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Contrasts in Tel Aviv


Belongings of a homeless person

Photo: Miriam Woelke
B"H 

Yes, Purim is right ahead and we should all think of Teshuva (repentance) and holy things but I am coming up with a worldly secular topic such as Tel Aviv. Hhhuuuhhhh. It sounds like: Sins right ahead instead of repentance around the corner. But - never give up on other Jews ! 

So, here is a social issue from Israel and not from old Babylon and King Achashverosh: 

There is no other place in Israel where you find such an obvious contrast between rich and poor as in Tel Aviv. In Jerusalem one can basically hide when he has less money and hardly makes a living. In the capital, most people don't have too much money on their bank accounts. In Tel Aviv, however, you are in or you are out. It already starts when you go to the bank and how the clerk treats you. Furthermore, Tel Aviv inhabitants are very much into fashion and you will notice the difference as soon as you arrive in Jerusalem. The capital has less fashion but more Falafel.:-)

The problem is that young Israeli women would love to dress like their counterparts in Rome, London or Paris but most of them have no taste at all and end up looking like cheap prostitutes. I don't know if there is another expression for it but this is how countless young Israeli females look. Cheap without any taste for real fashion. Despite the openings of various international fashion chains such as H & M etc. 


 Tel Aviv's rich on posh Rothschild Boulevard

Photo: Miriam Woelke

What I love: Many people in Tel Aviv are highly motivated and have a particular goal in life whereas too many Jerusalemites just sit and wait for a miracle to happen. Not for Meshiach to show up but for a job where they earn thousands of Shekels without working. Until then, they are on the dole and eating in soup kitchens. 

Monday, December 19, 2011

Tel Aviv: Illegal Africans at the UN - office


Ben Yehudah Street in Tel Aviv. An office of the United Nations is located in the building and this why, every morning, plenty of Africans are awaiting the opening hours. The Israeli government now wants to start deporting thousands of illegal African infiltrators and yesterday, hundreds of Africans went to the UN - office in the course of the day. What they want is a "refugee status" but 99% are nothing but people who just want to live anywhere but in Africa. 

40,000 African infiltrators live in Tel Aviv and time has come to deport them back to Africa. Israel is too small and has enough other problems to deal with. 

Demonstration against 40,000 Africans in Tel Aviv last week:




Copyright / Photos: A working colleague of mine

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Demonstration against 40,000 Africans in Tel Aviv, Part 2

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Here is the first part of the series


The latest news is that the Netanyahu government now wants to start deporting illegal Africans. Thus, the Prime Minister himself wants to travel to Africa in a few days and convince African governments to take back their own people. Furthermore, the government raised the budget for the security fence at the border to Egypt. Israeli companies empoying illegal Africans will be fined up to 75,000 Shekels.

Until our government shows it weakness towards the African infiltration, more and more Africans are going to come flooding our country. 

Here are more photos from the demonstration at Tel Aviv's Lewinsky Park taking place the day before yesterday: 


The army's border police guarding the demonstration against the Africans in Tel Aviv.



Israelis against 40,000 Africans in Tel Aviv



Knesset Membert Michael Ben Ari giving a speech. 





The Africans watching the demonstration. 



Emotional discussion between right - and left wingers. Israel's left is supporting the African infiltration.



Copyright / Photos: Miriam Woelke

A third part is following soon !

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Demonstration against 40,000 Africans in Tel Aviv, Part 1

B”H  

There is not much to write about. Tonight's demonstration, organized by Israel's right, is over. A demonstration against thousands of illegal Africans in Tel Aviv but we didn't hear any solution for the problem. 

When I arrived at the demonstration at about 6.30pm, a policeman sent me to the wrong meeting point. At the Levinsky Park, right across Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station, about 100 Africans started gathering together with a handful white people. Israel's left - wingers were organizing a counter demonstration and the head - leftists started giving his commands: The right - wingers are going to arrive any minute and no one should fall for any provocation nor respond to anything. 

As soon as the right showed up, I changed sides.  Baruch Marzel as well as Knesset Member Michael Ben Ari arrived with about 100 participants. “Sudanim le’Sudan – Sudanese to Sudan” – the right - wingers shouted. Israel's left yelled back "You are all rassists !" Baruch Marzel and Michael Ben Ari had shipped in their own people and I really missed people from Tel Aviv demonstrating. Not only the national religious from Marzel brought in from Hebron or elsewhere but real inhabitants from the surrounding Tel Aviv neighbourhoods. Inhabitants from Neve She’anan, Shechunat HaTikvah or HaAliyah Street up to Florentin. There are plenty of people from the neighbourhoods speaking up against the Africans but they didn't show up at the Marzel - Ben Ari demonstration.  Who did show up was the media. 

After a Russian doctor, a new immigrant, had given the first speech, it was the turn of Baruch Marzel. 40,000 African (most of the illegal) live in Tel Aviv and neither the Prime Minister nor Ron Chulda'i (the Mayor of Tel Aviv) do anything.  What no one mentioned tonight: Netanyahu is extremely friendly with Israel's business leaders and it is them convincing the Prime Minister that the Africans should stay. Israel's companies (e.g. the hotel industry in Eilat or at the Dead Sea, Tel Aviv restaurants ) love using the Africans as cheap labour. They earn millions by exploiting Africans instead of giving the jobs to Israelis who would demand a much higher salary.

Baruch Marzel as well as the following speaker, Michael Ben Ari, accused Netanyahu of being guilty that every day, another few hundred Africans are able to infiltrate into Israel. Ron Chulda'i should throw Africans children out of Israeli schools and not send Africans to Israeli hospitals for health checks and thus letting the Israeli tax payer pay for illegals who have nothing to do in our country. 

In the meantime, the left - wingers together with about 100 Africans moved closer and placed themselves across the right - wing demonstration. Police and the army border police were standing in the middle and trying to separate the two groups.

No one was offering a solution but more and more Africans started showing up. Many of them were curious about what was going on. A few African junkies were staggering around but the majority was peaceful. About two hundred meters far away, prostitutes started opening the doors to their "businesses". Rightists and leftists yelled at each other and Baruch Marzel as well as Michael Ben Ari gave interviews. 
What should I say ? That was about it and tomorrow, another few hundred Africans will stream into Israel. 

Here are a few photos in order to give you an impression. I took quite a few pictures and will publish them in parts.


Africans and Israel's left gathering for a counter demonstration. 



The right is coming. With beard and Kipa: Baruch Marzel.





Baruch Marzel giving his speech.




Michael Ben Ari speaking.





Michael Ben Ari being interviewed by the Israeli Russian TV.



The Africans



The army border police


 


A few hundred meters further away: Africans in Finn Street. After getting dark, this area looks like Africa.

Copyright / Photos: Miriam Woelke

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Sunday, 11 Dec. 2011: Demonstration against Africans in Tel Aviv

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If you are in Tel Aviv, please join tomorrow's demonstration against illegal Africans in Israel !!!

Where: Levinsky Park across the Central Bus Station.

When: 6pm

http://shearim.blogspot.com/2011/12/tel-avivs-mayor-against-thousands-of.html

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Tel Aviv's Mayor against thousands of illegal Africans in Tel Aviv


From yesterday's Israeli newspaper MA'ARIV



Tel Aviv's Mayor Ron Chulda'i is asking Netanyahu to act now, as thousands of illegal Africans keep on flooding the city's southern neighbourhoods. 



More than 51,00 illegale Africans live in Israel. The majority comes from Sudan and Eritrea. In 2010, 14,741 Africans infiltrated into Israel. In 2011, so far, 13,600 Africans succeeded in crossing the border from Egypt. 

B”H   

Those of you following this blog on a regular basis know that I keep on writing about thousands of illegal Africans infiltrating into Israel. It is high time that our Mayor Ron Chulda’i is starting to act and he now demands from Netanyahu a nationwide congress where the problem has to be discussed and a solution to be found. It cannot be that, every month, thousands of Africans continue streaming into Israel.

Tel Aviv (also Eilat, Bnei Brak, Arad, Ashdod and now Ramat Gan) is flooded with Africans and the Jewish population is fed up. Especially those inhabitants living in the southern neighbourhoods. The Africans have become more violent and many of them work as drugdealers or run prostitution networks. Sudanese tribes fight each other and even the Philippino foreign workers are afraid to go out at night. No Israeli should walk around the Central Bus Station after midnight where African thieves and drug addicts take over the entire area at night. 

Every morning, the Africans gather at the Levinsky Park across the Central Bus Station and wait for Israelis passing and offering them odd jobs. I went through the park yesterday and Africans don't like their pictures be taken, as I could be from the immigration police. This is the reason why some of my photos didn't come out too well.






The playground at the Levinsky Park in African hands
 









On Sunday, 11 December 2011, Israel's right - wingers together with the inhabitants of Tel Aviv are planning a demonstration. Where ? At 6pm at the Levinsky Park. For the past three years, the city has been flooded with Africans and this is why Knesset member Michael Ben Ari and further MKs are participating in the demonstration. All Africans should be deported immediately, as they have no right staying in Israel. 



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