(as in "Orientalism", Near East, Sinai Peninsula, and India, not Far East)
Sinai Peninsula? That's west of Israel, which is still Mediterranean. (notice the "location:" part next to my username :P)
I also agree with the whole eastern European women thing. A significant portion of Israel's population is eastern European in origin
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I'm in the IDF. (So any new reply by me is a very rare event.)