Paul Jacobson

Tag: israel

  • An alternative to Israel’s expensive Microsoft licensing dilemma

    An alternative to Israel’s expensive Microsoft licensing dilemma

    Interesting article on OnMSFT: Israel, scared off by Microsoft subscription deals, won’t renew Office licensing agreements: Under the current deal with Microsoft, Israel pays about $27 million a year for Office on the desktop, Windows, and server software being used across the government. The ministry issued a bold statement, saying “This will also encourage government…

  • Somehow the clouds make the heat less oppressive

    It’s mid-Summer in this part of the world. It’s generally pretty hot, as you can imagine. Somehow, having some cloud cover makes the heat a little less oppressive.

  • Fallen pods

    Fallen pods

    It looks like the remnants of Spring are going away, as Summer digs in here in Israel. These pods have been falling from their trees for a couple weeks now.

  • Pesach 2018

    Pesach 2018

    This Pesach is our third in Israel. We hosted the seder and had friends over. It was a good evening, and amazing food that Gina prepared. We also have leftovers that will keep us going for most of the rest of Pesach! Here are a couple more scenes from our evening:

  • On The Way To Givatayim

    On The Way To Givatayim

    I was walking with our kids to Givatayim this afternoon and paused along the way to capture this scene.

  • The Great Israeli Umbrella Fraud

    The Great Israeli Umbrella Fraud

    Each Winter, Israelis are taken in by the Great Israeli Umbrella Fraud, and someone has to speak out. Today, that someone is me.

  • What Palestinians ultimately want from Israel?

    Israel is a complicated place. The perennial question is how to achieve peace with our neighbours? That question begs another question: what Palestinians ultimately want from Israel?

  • A passing view of Park Annabe

    A passing view of Park Annabe

    I had a couple things to do in the city this morning and my route took me past Park Annabe, one of Modi’in’s central features. I was greeted with a pretty spectacular view and thought I’d share it.