Chet

The eighth letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. It is written ח and sound like the letter J in Spanish. On this website it is transcribed as CH to differentiate it from a soft Khaf. Its numeric value is 8.

Sa Le’at (Drive Slow) by Arik Einstein (1974) – The most Israeli song ever?January 29, 2024
The song סַע לְאַט (sa le’at – go slow or drive slowly) by Arik Einstein came out in 1974, in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War. Not only is this song beautiful and melodic, but […]
The Curious Case of the Palestinian PeopleDecember 28, 2023
The movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the perfect analogy to the Palestinian people – because they were also born very old and under unusual circumstances. With the help of a friend I created […]
The proof is in the funding – Is Israel a colonialist state?December 19, 2023
Colonialism is one of the most common accusations against Israel. When faced with this accusation, many Israelis usually reply with one or both of the following counter arguments. The first counter argument is that Jews are […]
Fabulous Fabrics – The Middle East Conflict through the prism of flagsNovember 23, 2023
As primitive means for long distance communication, flags are one of the cruder forms of language if not the crudest. The purpose of a flag is simple – conveying information visually. Be it an identity or […]
A land without a people – How one word screwed the most well-known Zionist sloganNovember 12, 2023
The saying ‘a land without a people for a people without a land’ is probably the most well-known expression associated with the Zionist movement. As such, it is probably also the one statement anti-Zionist activists work […]