Slang descriptions of Tel Aviv neighborhoods are inappropriate, declared Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor Haviva Avi-Gai, who chairs the municipality names and memorial committee. Her comments came during a meeting of the municipality's council forum last Sunday, when a participant referred to one Tel Aviv neighborhood as the "big bloc."
Naming a Tel Aviv neighborhood: Zionism's latest battleground
A battle to Hebraize the name of the Tel Aviv neighborhood founded by the German Templers has taken a new twist.
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Ilan Lior


