Article: By any other name

Jerrold Kessel; Pierre Klochendler
International Herald Tribune
09-10-2009
By any other name
Byline: Jerrold Kessel; Pierre Klochendler
Section: Meanwhile
Type: News

Israel's minister of transport has unveiled a plan to get rid of English and Arabic names on all road signs around Israel.

Intrepid international travelers arriving in Israel may well be getting on their mobiles soon to upbraid their travel agent for sending them to an unknown destination. "Where on earth are we? It reads here: 'Welcome to NATBAG.'"
Unless they know their languages, even travelers comfortable with geography will have good reason to feel disoriented: "NATBAG" is an acronym for the Hebrew for Namal Te'ufa Ben ...

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