Craigslist Israel: A Window On Their World

December 28, 2006 at 8:43 am | In Lifestyle |

In this blog, our mission is to show our wonderful readers the sides of Israel that they wouldn’t see. And night and day, that is or goal, to find you these snapshots. We trawl the internet, quiz our friends and relatives, all in an effort to bring you the views.

Today I had an idea: CRAIGSLIST!

The web bulletin board that affects daily life in many US cities has outposts in other countries. Usually it is used exclusively by Americans living abroad, in those places. It may well be the case for Israel as well.

I first looked at the missed connections link. It is a perennial favorite of mine. But there was nothing. Well, almost. There was a chain letter entitled “don’t read”, and this:

“My Bartender - w4m – 24 – Everyweek for the last 3 months, i have been to your bar to see you. Somenights I sit there in awe at the energy you give off. Sometimes i just sit a stare at your interaction with people. When you talk to me, you are so close to my face that is scares, and when you back away I want you to come back.
You are driving me crazy.”

Ok. Mildly amusing, but nothing blogworthy, in and of itself. So, I browsed the job section, the garage sales, even the household services. But all I found was an American family looking for an Israeli live-in nanny.

Then I hit pay dirt, the sublets/temporary housing! You want to see how Tel Avivians really live? Check out their apartments. It is guaranteed to bring out the voyeur in anyone.

And once you are done with the Tel Aviv site, go to Haifa and Jerusalem too. It’s hours of fun!