Tel Aviv Diary: Karen Alkalay-Gut

The young woman who called asking for responses to one of those Mina Tsemach surveys didn’t sound like she was surprised when i questioned every question. “are you scared about the future?” “I wasn’t until you made me think about it” “would you vote for Netanyahu, Barak or Livni?” “that’s a loaded question. i would vote for Mitzna if i had my choices” “if we get out of the golan without a public referendum, would there be a civil war?” “aren’t there any other alternatives?” I protested the whole concept of the questionnaire, and gave my age, making me officially a crochety old woman.