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Someone should let Wired know that Tel Aviv is as European as Damascus and Beirut.
by Tomis 15y ago
Someone should let Wired know that Tel Aviv is as European as Damascus and Beirut.
- lell 15y agoAnd that Sweden isn't a city (so it can't be a European capital.)
- deleted 15y ago[deleted]
- brunnsbe 15y agoAnd www.dealdash.com, which is listed under Helsinki, is located in California, USA. However they seem to have a Finnish developer (are you Juha on HN?).
- ristretto 15y agoDue in part to cultural differences with the rest of the middle east, Israel is often classed as closer to europe. (As is Turkey as well)
- route66 15y agoAt least Israel is a recurring participant at the european song contest[1]. This might have influenced wired's judgement profoundly. [1] http://www.eurovision.tv/page/dusseldorf-2011/about/shows/participants http://www.eurovision.tv/page/dusseldorf-2011/about/shows/pa...
- Someone 15y agoThey also are a member of the Union of European Football Associations, take part in European championships, play in the Europa cups, etc. I think the situation is the same in other sports such as basketball.
- maayank 15y agoAlso, not the capital of Israel. (A main city, sure)