"“You could call this the Israeli Riviera,” he said. “It has a very pan-Mediterranean feel.” Ashdod’s beaches did not disappoint, and while my wife and children swam, I mingled. I was curious as to whether adults who emigrated from the former Soviet Union as youngsters had a connection to the old country. Most of the people I met seemed pleased to be Israelis; some were more
ambivalent." (thanks Sousan)