Interview With Knesset Member Mr. Zeev Bielski
Here is a short interview I conducted with Knesset member Zeev Bielski also known as Zeevik. The Knesset is the Israeli parliament. Mr. Bielski has a long and rich career as a public figure. He was the Mayor of Ra’anana (my home town) for many years and really transformed it into the jewel it is now. Zeevik also served as the chairman of the Jewish Agency, and was active in countless other fields including education, local municipalities, sports, Drug education and prevention and the list goes on and on. As I mentioned earlier Mr. Bielski is currently a Knesset member for the Kadima party. Most importantly he is a great guy. 1. Thank you Mr. Bielski for granting me this interview. As a Tzabar who was born and raised in Jerusalem what are your favorite tourist attractions in the city?In Jerusalem the most important site to me is the Western Wall. 2. How do you think Israel should market itself to potential tourists around the world? Or in other words what are the strong points you would use to convince people to come visit in Israel? In addition to the Western Wall (Kotel) there are holy places in Jerusalem for both Christians and Muslims. I believe that a day would come and Jerusalem will attract more than 10 million tourists. The subject of religion does not receive its proper priority as a factor that attracts tourists to Israel. 3. Where was the last place you vacationed in Israel with your family? We stayed at a zimmer in the Galilee. (A zimmer is a german word. In Israel it means staying in an upscale bed & breakfast – usually in a beautiful rural setting). 4. As a Knesset member what law do you think should be passed to increase significantly the amount of tourists that arrive to Israel? I would try to bring about a law that will establish a special police force in the major areas that are Israel’s tourists attractions. 5. And finally as the former chairman of the Jewish Agency what word of advice do you have for Jewish people who are debating if they should make Aliyah or not? Or, how did you use to convince people to come live in Israel? The state of Israel is the home of the Jewish people. Here is where our Jewish identity will be kept, and here is where we will build our only Jewish state. You can check out Mr. Bielski's website (in Hebrew) by clicking here. Return from my Zeev Bielski iterview to my interviews page Return to the Home Page
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