Picture of the Week XXVII
This week’s pic is a tribute to the old horse drawn carts that have been a big part of Israel’s street scenery for who knows how long. This week they were officially banned from the streets of Tel Aviv, with 23 signs posted at various locations throughout the city (other towns soon to follow?). Personally, I’m going to miss those old rag and bone Arab guys crying out “Alte Zacken!”, which meant something like “Bring out your old stuff, we’ll buy it cheap!”. On the other hand, some of those poor horses being forced to pace the streets of Tel Aviv…
The pic was taken by a certain igoogledisrael. Good name for a website that. The pic is probably best seen large to get a good idea of all the little things that are going on in this pic. Check out his photostream too, there are some nice shots in igoogled’s collection…
About the Author: Ashley intended staying in Israel for a couple of months...18 years later, married to a local girl with 2 littluns (er, now 3), he decided to set up 
mother in israel | Nov 13, 2009 | Reply
Hi Ashley,
Here in Petach Tikva the carts have been motor-operated as long as I can remember. But we still have watermelon horses.
Ashley | Nov 13, 2009 | Reply
Yep, not sure why the majority of Alte Zacken guys in Tel Aviv are horse-powered. I sure remember the VW Camper guys in Petah Tikva!