Israel Matzav: Olmert spokesman Mark Regev didn't like the name "Cast Lead"

Olmert spokesman Mark Regev didn't like the name "Cast Lead"

Haaretz reports that Ehud Olmert spokesman Mark Regev, an immigrant from Australia, did not like the name "Operation Cast Lead," which was given to Israel's Gaza operation. The name came from a Zionist Chanuka song by Haim Nachman Bialik that describes how a father bought his son a cheap dreidel (see picture) made out of cast lead for Chanuka, the holiday during which the operation began. The operation's Hebrew name was oferet yetzuka, which translates into English as cast lead. (Yes, I know the dreidel in the picture is only good for use outside of Israel - it's 4:20 on Friday afternoon!).

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Israel Matzav: Olmert spokesman Mark Regev didn't like the name "Cast Lead"