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Title: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: ChabadKahanist on October 23, 2013, 02:32:38 AM: For instance:
Martin Luther King
General Pierre Kenig
Abraham Lincoln
And worst of all King George
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: Zelhar on October 23, 2013, 03:08:51 AM: I think there are other criteria for naming streets. For example I don't see a reason not to name a street after Louis Pasteur or Leonardo da Vinci. Contribution to humanity and science is also a merit worthy of a street name.
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: Dr. Dan on October 23, 2013, 03:20:20 AM: Waiting for rakhov Arafat and rakhov Obama to be created
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: ChabadKahanist on October 23, 2013, 03:40:06 AM: Quote from: Dr. Dan on October 23, 2013, 03:20:20 AM
Waiting for rakhov Arafat and rakhov Obama to be created
It wouldn't surprise me in the least.
There is a Clinton Pizza & a Putin Bar in town so anything is possible.
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: Tag-MehirTzedek on October 23, 2013, 10:38:43 AM: Quote from: ChabadKahanist on October 23, 2013, 03:40:06 AM
It wouldn't surprise me in the least.
There is a Clinton Pizza & a Putin Bar in town so anything is possible.

:::D Obama's Fried Chicken
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: mord on October 23, 2013, 10:43:09 AM: Quote from: Tag-MehirTzedek on October 23, 2013, 10:38:43 AM

:::D Obama's Fried Chicken
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Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: ChabadKahanist on October 23, 2013, 10:55:13 AM: Obama's Fried Chicken
Quote from: mord on October 23, 2013, 10:43:09 AM
:::D :::D :::D :::D :::D :::D :::D :::D :::D :::D :::D :::D :::D
Free watermelon with every family size order.
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: ChabadKahanist on October 23, 2013, 10:59:55 AM: Congoleeza Burger.
It's ooga booga good.
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: Tag-MehirTzedek on October 23, 2013, 11:11:11 AM: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/03/obama-fried-chicken-china_n_992765.html

someone beat me to it.
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: Binyamin Yisrael on October 23, 2013, 11:42:00 AM: Quote from: Dr. Dan on October 23, 2013, 03:20:20 AM
Waiting for rakhov Arafat and rakhov Obama to be created

I heard that the Arabs named the street that Rachel's Tomb is on after Arafat. But now Rachel's Tomb is separated from the rest of Bethlehem and is Arab free so the street it is on is only a parking lot and you can only get out the same way you came in.
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: ChabadKahanist on October 23, 2013, 11:56:36 AM: Quote from: Dr. Dan on October 23, 2013, 03:20:20 AM
Waiting for rakhov Arafat and rakhov Obama to be created
There is Rechov Penis near Davidka so nothing shocks me any more
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: Binyamin Yisrael on October 23, 2013, 11:59:37 AM: Quote from: ChabadKahanist on October 23, 2013, 02:32:38 AM
For instance:
Martin Luther King
General Pierre Kenig
Abraham Lincoln
And worst of all King George

There's also one named after George Washington. I guess it's the influence of American Jews.

At least King George Street is related to the History of the city. It can't be any worse than streets with Arabic names. The British and Arabs are both part of the colonial History of the city. You can say the same for Sultan Suleiman of the Ottoman Empire. The main street in the heart of the Arab neighborhood outside Damascus Gate is named after him. I find it even worse when there are streets in the Old City with Hebrew names but the English names are transliterations of the Arabic name.

Also, it's stupid that Shechem Road is written as "Nablus Road" in English.
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: Binyamin Yisrael on October 23, 2013, 12:01:49 PM: Quote from: ChabadKahanist on October 23, 2013, 11:56:36 AM
There is Rechov Penis near Davidka so nothing shocks me any more

Don't you mean Rechov Pines (Which is prounoucned the same way as the male sexual organ.)? Something spelled Penis in transliterated Hebrew would not sound like the male sexual organ. There is some self-hating politician with the name Ofir Pines-Paz. Sometime he doesn't use the Paz part of his name.
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: Tag-MehirTzedek on October 23, 2013, 12:22:21 PM: Its a last name. I had a teacher named Ms. Pines.

Also their is an author named "Shlomo Pines". I had a professor (Israeli) who pronounced it as Penis. :::D
Title: Re: Why are streets in Israel named for people who did absolutely nothing for Israel
Post by: Binyamin Yisrael on October 23, 2013, 03:42:36 PM: Quote from: Tag-MehirTzedek on October 23, 2013, 12:22:21 PM
Its a last name. I had a teacher named Ms. Pines.

Also their is an author named "Shlomo Pines". I had a professor (Israeli) who pronounced it as Penis. :::D

That is how you pronounce it because it's Hebrew. If it was pronounced in Hebrew like the plural of pine trees (pines), it would be spelled pains/payns or painz/paynz.