IMHO it is wrong, plain dumb, and ridiculous for anyone in the language industry to boycott or ‘ban using the services’ of another provider based on gender, ethnicity, race, country of origin, religion, language, sexual orientation, physical capability and any of the other many diversity categories. What’s brought about this politically motivated statement? Apparently some […]
Israel Translators Association (ITA) 2012 International Conference announced
The Israel Translators Association (ITA) has announced that its 2012 conference will take place February 13-15 at the CrownePlaza, Jerusalem. The organisers have issued their first call for papers. Presentations and workshops are welcome on all topics related to translation, interpreting, editing and language. Presentations can be in Hebrew or English. Proposals for any other languages should be discussed […]
Doug’s Country Vegetarian Score Card for: Israel
Context Country: Israel Language(s): Hebrew, English, Russian and many others Length of stay(s): 1 week February 2011 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Main issues Understanding of concept: Good – perhaps even ‘very good’ Availability: Extremely good Choice of menu: Good Quality: Very good (fruit and veg are excellent) Value for money: Very good Traditional vegetarian […]