Tanning in Late October

Tel Aviv=The Beach

The city itself was…underwhelming. But so would any city be when it’s 90 degrees and sunny on the Mediterranean.

That's Jaffa in the distance - the old old old port city from which Tel Aviv sprang.

Political insights from a cabbie in Tel Aviv: Somehow it came about that I asked him how he feels about Obama. I promptly received a poli sci lesson on the demography and political history of Israel...Israel is very small, full of Jews, and surrounded by Muslims.

Cabbie statistics...Population of Israel: 7 million, of which 6 million are Jews and 1 million Arab. It is surrounded by five seven (57) Islam states.

Thus, Israel is in a precarious position. The U.S. has historically backed Israel, and Obama shouldn't change course.

He supports a two-state solution (as everyone does, he says) so long as it is peaceful.

Cabbie profile: middle-aged; Jewish; born in Israel; parents from Iran