The fact that I wasn’t feeling well enough to demonstrate tonight really depressed me to the point of sickness, but when Dalia sent a film of the hundreds of thousands standing at attention with their flags lowered and singing the anthem, I was suddenly well.    

Not that I love that anthem – I think it’s outdated and not inclusive.  But I love the idea that all these people are singing their love of country together – and that Miri Aloni was leading the singing. 

Miri Aloni, who sang with Yitzhak Rabin just before he was killed.  She sat with me at Dalia Ravikovitz’s funeral and comforted me then.  She comforted me tonight.