This more suitable for Israel than the US. In Israel, there are much less knowledge in modern lighting technology and energy saving than in the US.
For example: Most of the preheat PL fixtures that we had in stores in the past, were replaced by similar fixture for CFLs, which are currently LESS efficient than preheat operated PLs.
We had 2-pin PL desk lamps that replaced by CFL desk lamps, and wall mounted preheat PL fixtures that replaced by similar fixtures for CFLs.
Also, i saw so many misleading hebrew articles about CFLs, that states for example that sitting under a CFL in less than 30cm (11.81 inch) for 8 minutes, is equal to sitting under the sun for 1 hour and can cause skin cancer, which is false. Or that CFLs that dosed with a solid mercury amalgam are totally free of liquid mercury and much safer to the environment, which is also false.
There is an arabic importer from Umm al-Fahm called I. G. International Electric, that imports flea market electric and lighting stuff and they does so many misprinting.
For example: They prints the word Projector (Generic hebrew word for floodlight) as Projecteur, or their name as I. G. Inaurnational instead of I. G. International Electric.
