in treetops and sing. It all feels so tranquil – idyllic for a former Canadian
who knows about November sleet and snow all too well.
for response after attacking Iranian, Assad targets in Syria.”
early yesterday morning. In response, Israel bombed Iranian targets in Syria.
And so the story goes.
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| Rockets from Gaza aimed towards Israeli civilians. (AnasAba/AFP) |
cities. Israel retaliated. A cease fire was called. And was broken. And again
it is quiet. And so the story goes.
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| Deliveries in shelter at Ashkelon Hospital (Yedioth Aharonot, Gadi Kiplu) |
siege; alarmed parents woke their kids to run into shelters, and entire families lived in in these small safe rooms
for days; elderly people ran for cover, many falling in their panic; and women in labour had to deliver their babies in underground shelters.
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| Wedding in a bomb shelter (Karin Kleinberg) |
last-minute, the bride and groom scrambling to find a new event hall – or not.
to find a new wedding hall, relocating the wedding in Tel Aviv. A famous confectioner, Lior Koka, used
Instagram to help them plan their wedding again. Lior wrote to her 163,000 Instagram
followers at 7pm, “We need help with all the rest.”
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| Bride, in the middle of her wedding photo shoot, takes cover (Shirel Ben-Hamu) |
professional makeup artist, hairdresser, DJ and photographer all volunteered
their services. Restaurants offered catering including desserts – and even a
barman.
rockets stop, life returns to what I guess is normal –
although no day in Israel is ever normal.
down the headlines and see the other leading story. “Liberman says he won’t
endorse Gantz or Netanyahu, signaling third elections.”
and make a coalition government. They have argued and accused one another, but
politicians’ egos are obviously more important than governing a country.
won 26% of the votes and won 35 seats each. But they were unable to pull
together a government. So Israelis went back to the polls on September 17. Both
Likud and Blue and White won 25% of the vote, with Blue and White getting 33
seats and Likud winning 32 seats.
polls it is and so the story goes.
backstory that we do not see. How can any country exist without leadership,
with constant terror threats and with rockets being fired at civilians from two
of its borders?
and a government in shambles, scientists and researchers are busy in their labs
working on medical innovations.
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| Arab Israelis on campus (Miriam Alster/Flash 90) |
coming up with solutions to keep the roads safer, improve cybersecurity and
create non-polluting fuel. Students continue studying, with Arab Israelis, who excel in higher education, now comprising one third of the students at
Technion.
Tourism is booming, with over 2.2 million people visiting Israel to date in2019, up over 10% from last year.
Heights. It looks quiet, hazy, serene and I wonder, how can this be? And, what’s next?
continues in a beautifully absurd way.
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