these are the worst days ever to travel in Israel – why?  the weather is perfect, the corona seems to be on its way out, the holidays are here, everyone is on vacation.  And just try to move from here to there on the streets!  We may not have a government, we may not have a budget, we may not have any prospects for a sane and non-criminal leader, but we’re celebrating!

Twenty years ago, when I started this diary, the streets were exploding.  Now they’re exploding with revelers and we’re in a worse place.  how strange is that!