It’s not always easy to have a prominent neighbor. This became clear to me when the first demonstrators passed in front of my garden with their flags.
Author - Dov Eilon
Dov worked for 22 years on Israeli radio and television responsible for background music and sound effects for programs after completing studies at the Jerusalem Music Academy. Dov plays the cello.
But he always had a knack for journalism, and since 2001 has been writing for several German-language websites in addition to his work on television.
With Israel Today since May 2016, Dov enjoys focusing on reporting from Israel that gives readers abroad an honest picture of life and events in Israel. Dov oversees the website in German.
Dov is married with three grown children and lives in Modiin between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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For weeks, my hometown of Modiin has been in the headlines thanks to opposition to judicial reform. Yesterday I took part in the effort to keep the hill in front of our house out of the fray.
Anything goes in the name of democracy. That’s what I learned yesterday when I was awakened at 5:45 am by the smell of burning and loud screaming.
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