Eating Our Hearts Out

Nowadays, many food companies produce unhealthy food. Sadly, these food companies are very popular among consumers around the world. Nutritionist Alice Brown says that people need to be more responsible for what they eat. Who's in charge of keeping our body healthy?

In my opinion, the consumer is the only one responsible for his own health. I think it's a pity that there are not many fast food restaurants of healthy food, but still, the company that makes the unhealthy food shouldn't worry about their consumer's health and weight - the consumer is the one to worry about himself, without a doubt.

Moreover, I also think it's the parents' fault. Young parents should educate their children to eat healthy food. Many parents are just too lazy to do that, and buy their kids meals from McDonalds or Burger King for lunch. This is wrong, and gives the children a legitimization to eat these unhealthy products.

To conclude, I think the individual is responsible for what he eats, but also his parents, who educate him to eat it. We shouldn't blame the fast food companies, who are just doing their job, and don't force anyone to eat their products.

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"You're gonna get what you deserve..."

19 Ha'hail Street

Holon, Israel

September 23, 2009

Jan Helin
the editor of Atdonbladet,
Stockholm, Sweden.

Dear Mr. Helin,

Concerning the article "Israeli Soldiers Stole Organs", I would like to express my concern and wrath for the article's writer, Donald Bostorm. You may think I'm not very objective since I'm Israeli, but I have no doubt that this article is completely false and unfounded.

I think Bostorm's publication of this article will hurt his journalistic career. How can an authorized, well-known writer publish such a controversial article just because some Palestinian women told him a false story? Even if the story is true, he should first check the details and confirm them, and then publish the article.

Plus, I have no doubt that the story is false. I find it foolish and in a way, pathetic. It is true that sometimes we treat our "neighbors" with disrespect (most of the times, for the right reasons), but blaming our nation's elite, our protecting soldiers, with such a blood libel? Stealing organs for no good reason? That wouldn't even be believed in a fictive book. This is ridiculous and sad at the same time, and is very surprising to find an article like this coming from an enlightened state like Sweden.

I think the Swedish president is not the one to apologize for the horrible article, you are the one to be apologizing. The Aftonbaldet is not just an insignificant periodical; it is the leading newspaper in Sweden, which features an anti-Israeli article, which is just unnatural!

Me, and the entire state of Israel, expect your sincere apology, Mr. Helin!

Sincerely yours,

Omer Cohen.

Very inspiring Omer!

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The sky fell twice

Today is September 13th. This day I was planning to update the blog with my article about Dudu Topaz, but a terrible incident happened this afternoon, and I just felt a big commitment to relate to that subject.

Asaf Ramon, the son of the late astronaut Ilan Ramon, was killed today in a terrible plane crash above the Hebron Mountain. The plane was an F-16, one of the Israeli Air Force's most advanced planes. Asaf stated more than once, that he wishes(gr.) to follow in his father's steps, be in the air force and eventually, become an astronaut. Who could guess they would have such a similar path?

I was watching the television and I was watching Oded Ben Ami, a former army man and a well-known news anchor, literally crying. He just couldn't believe what happened; I can't believe what just happened. Who possibly can?

I was listening to the radio and I was hearing the song "Niga El Hachalom", which goes; "we'll meet, we'll see each other… it is now past, it is now over", and just couldn't not relate these specific lines to the tragic losses of the Ramon family. I've seen how the media was terribly worried, shocked and tragic.

Can a lightning really hit the same place, TWICE?

Asaf Ramon and Ilan Ramon, R.I.P

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