the feeling of relief that is palpable on the streets is not a feeling of joy or success.  it is a moment of awareness, mixed with pain at the loss of the soldiers today in Gaza and the knowledge that there will never be peace with our neighbors as long as we remain alive.  

Still we managed to get out and enjoy ourselves – bought an orange t-shirt and ate at Akiko.  I had saved the day for my daughter’s birthday but she was otherwise occupied and I really didn’t want to infect my pessimism on children anyway.  I’d rather infect you.  

I know that  our victory over Iran has been great, and books are already being written about the amazing military powers we exhibited,  but we cannot acknowledge our powers so as not to insult the other nations involved in this fracas.  

Should the Gaza mess get solved, I’m sure my heart would ease.