I am a religious 60 year old woman and I hate malls!! Too much noise, lights, and commotion.

I cant stand them Every single mall no matter what part of the country your in has the same basic architecture ( clones ) you get exactly the same stores in all the malls. If we are going to have all these shopping malls how about a little variety on the stores we will find and the basic look of the mall itself.

In a word: Utilitarian That's what sums it up. It's a one stop big box to purchase groceries, go to the bank, send a few letters, maybe purchase clothes, and that's it. It's not a place to hang out. Go in, get items, get out. For hanging out the park is a good bet. It's a place to meet people and get exercise too.

NIS 14,6 Billion [ US$ 4,2 million ] Is'nt there any corrector at Ynet ?

They've got no money to splash - why? because THEY DON'T WORK!

I for one prefer main street Israel. The little hole in the wall shops where you can find all kinds of surprises. Unfortunately, those shops are an endangered species.

I grew up in South Florida, the land of freeways, shopping centers (malls) and parking lots. After more than 20 years in DC, I've become a "city boy". I go out to the "burbs" only when I have to. Distant malls do untold damage to city centers, which should be a communty's culture centers. So I prefer to support my city. Perhaps Israel should look to create "urban malls" - yes, they do exist. We've got a couple in DC.

Free parking, in my city. I use 'em and love 'em. We have a very small one near us, a bigger one over the main road, and of course Avnat, a very pleasant quite large one. A lift and a bridge lead to it, plus parking facilities. I choose underground parking every time.

You forgot something , the Avnat is a smoke free one , and almost everyone obeys this . And what a great bridge we have there .

I remember seeing in DC. It was near where the Capital Bank was if I remember correctly. It had a tower records store in it. I found that one to be a bit small though.

Try the math, divide 14.6 billion by 3.5 and the result is 4.17 million. Approximate value of NIS to the $ = 3.4/3.6.

Everybody goes to the malls here. Religious, secular, goyim, you name it. If one is looking for a variety of things, that's the place to go. More stuff from the Dead Sea sold in malls here by Israeli emigres than you can imagine. When price matters, one has much choice.

Divide 14,6 billions by 3.5 and the result is 4.17 million . You wrote stupidly . 14.6 billion divided by 3.5 is 4.17 BILLION not million