Saturday, May 20, 2006
5/20/2006 09:08:00 PM | 
Posted by
JoeSettler
Let’s get right to the point.
Some time ago I was in the Malcha mall in Jerusalem where we were inundated with cigarette smoke everywhere - the stores, the hallways, and especially in the food court. The Mrs. complained to the management and received the answer, “We are doing all we can.”
Now I can tell you that is either a lie or poor incompetence.
I was in another mall recently, the Kanyon HaGadol in Petach Tikva and can tell you I couldn’t find a smoker anywhere.
Now you might try to tell me that Israelis are more concerned for the law in Petach Tikva, or perhaps they simply don’t smoke in Petach Tikva, but we would all know that that isn’t true.
So why isn’t there smoking in the Kanyon HaGadol, unlike the Malcha Mall?
One reason.
Police.
On duty policemen always walk around the Petach Tikva mall, and I have to assume that one of their tasks is actually upholding the law that smoking is not permitted in the mall.
Would that really be so difficult to implement in Malcha (not to mention controlling the Beitar hooligans on Saturday night)?
Some time ago I was in the Malcha mall in Jerusalem where we were inundated with cigarette smoke everywhere - the stores, the hallways, and especially in the food court. The Mrs. complained to the management and received the answer, “We are doing all we can.”
Now I can tell you that is either a lie or poor incompetence.
I was in another mall recently, the Kanyon HaGadol in Petach Tikva and can tell you I couldn’t find a smoker anywhere.
Now you might try to tell me that Israelis are more concerned for the law in Petach Tikva, or perhaps they simply don’t smoke in Petach Tikva, but we would all know that that isn’t true.
So why isn’t there smoking in the Kanyon HaGadol, unlike the Malcha Mall?
One reason.
Police.
On duty policemen always walk around the Petach Tikva mall, and I have to assume that one of their tasks is actually upholding the law that smoking is not permitted in the mall.
Would that really be so difficult to implement in Malcha (not to mention controlling the Beitar hooligans on Saturday night)?
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