Knesset

I had the opportunity to visit the Israeli Parliament, also known as the Knesset.  Our company was invited to speak to the Science and Technology Committee. Similar to the committee's in the US Congress, these committees are staffed by the Parliament politicians themselves rather than any scientists.  

Also invited were members of the Israeli community that don't really like our project.  The meeting was conducted almost all in Hebrew, and I was only able to follow what's going on based on body language, tone, and volume.  Here's a list of the actual text messages I sent Jana while sitting in the meeting:

• Its all in hebrew.  I have no idea what's going on.  Just know its not going as we planned.  Fun!
• We weren't allowed to present our slides.  And there's a lot of loud tones spoken by the chairman.  
• All I understand is Neft and Delek which is oil and gasoline in Hebrew
• I think there's some mudslinging going on

So at the end of the meeting, my colleagues said it actually wasn't too bad.  Much better than the other meetings.  

By the way, Atom loves his daily baths!