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Tel Aviv Notes - by Jordan Schneider - ChinaTalk

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A week before my flight the Houthis hit Ben Gurion airport so all flights were cancelled except El Al’s. Half the gates were unused at the airport and there were no non-Jewish tourists. Houthi missiles were better from a lifestyle perspective than Hezbollah or Hamas ones as you get five minutes’ warning instead of just 60 seconds. It surprised me how diligent most people still are in going into shelters. Waking up at 3am is no fun but at least the baby’s crib was in the shelter already. I met up with an Israeli-American reporter who covers politics for western media. “When my mom in Maryland calls me up to complain about what she saw Trump doing on MSNBC, I pat her on the head and let her know how much worse it can get.” The hostages occupy enormous mental headspace in every Israeli. Murals and bumper stickers drape the physical space of the city, parents and relatives are constantly on tv. The hostages and their stories seem like a shared language (like how this book review characteri

Tel Aviv Notes from last month's trip Jordan Schneider Jun 19, 2025 ∙ Paid 47 6 6 Share I spent two weeks in May visiting family in Tel Aviv. What follows are some scattered impressions. A week before my flight the Houthis hit Ben Gurion airport so all flights were cancelled except El Al’s. Half the gates were unused at the airport and there were no non-Jewish tourists. Houthi missiles were better from a lifestyle perspective than Hezbollah or Hamas ones as you get five minutes’ warning instead of just 60 seconds. It surprised me how diligent most people still are in going into shelters. Wakin

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