Pokemon Go is a massive trend, but has it gone too far?

I was sitting in the reporter’s mezzanine in the Knesset on Monday evening, waiting for the debate on the contentious NGO transparency bill to begin, when I noticed something strange slightly to the right of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was a greenish creature with what looked like a tulip bulb on his back, and he somehow made it through security and into the Knesset.

“Bulbasaur!” I shouted. “I choose you!”

I tossed a Pokeball in his direction, and snapped him up, then quickly shared my achievement on social media.

If you’re confused, then you’re probably at least a few years older than I am, and maybe haven’t been reading up on the last week’s biggest trend: Pokemon Go. Continue reading