israeli politics
I learned so much after I stopped talking.
The fact that much of what he wrote about the Holocaust was more metaphor and nothistory makes it possible to reread it in a different way. The fact that my reports are not always accurate but influenced by my desires is also a factor.
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Longing For Metula - 8.27.24
Even though we’re off to Jerusalem tomorrow I keep thinking of Metula. The beautiful town that was just renovated last year has been bombed out and only a few have remained to keep it from being run over. I know everyone will be thinking of Metula tomorrow, and will not stop wishing that next year they will not be in the gorgeous environment of Mishkenot Shaananim, or the Federation, or the Chan – but on the main street of Metula.
I talked about it here
https://www.timesofisrael.com/poetry-festival-moves-from-evacuated-northern-border-town-metula-to-jerusalem/
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health update - 8.26.24
Did I do this already? I forget. Last week I was in a rush and I tripped and now have a black back, hip, thigh, foot and toe. The problem is that i think i cracked a rib because the pain isn’t going away and I’m feeling alternately okay and horrible. One shouldn’t be physically limited in days like this when there is so much to do.
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divorcing the government - 8.26.24
The mayors of some of the towns up north have had it. They’re divorcing the government. And boy I don’t blame them. They’ve been living all over the place – everywhere but home – for almost 11 months and no one is doing anything to make their situation even the tiniest bit easier. At first we were donating clothes, household goods, books and stuff to give families of 5 or more living in one room some of the basic necessities. But even that movement has slowed down. Money promised from the government has disappeared in the Minister of Finance’s offices. Shelters promised to the schools before the school year never appeared, so thousands and thousands of kids will be missing their second year of school. And the days of rockets don’t seem to end.
I emptied my closet last year but even if someone is enjoying my stuff, I know they are wearing down and more stuff is needed. But what they really need is normality – home, school, work, farms… Will the broken homes ever be repaired? Not if this government is in control.
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day begins - 8.26.24
We wake up every day at a different time – most depends on the kind of night in the skies we had before we went to sleep. Las5 night had nothing to do with the skies. 2 rockets aimed at rishon kept me awake for hours. i slept in my clothes and suddenly Ezi and I couldnt find room for each other in our bed. Now we’re hearing about Hamat Gader and a whole bunch of rockets in the place where I has hoping to visit my friend and iron out the bruises in my back. She must be in hysterics and angry beyond measure by the behavior of the government which they think has forgotten them.
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what a night - 8.25.24
700 soldiers have died since the beginning of this war that Hamas began. The number of people evacuated from the north, displaced from the south, is more than a quarter of a million – but many more have gone abroad on vacation and who knows if they will return. And if and when school starts next week, we have no idea if the teachers are going on strike. No wonder we’re jumpy.
At the pharmacist today I asked for Xanax, and Mahmoud said, “We’re out.” “Lots of nervous people around,” I said, but he doesn’t know me, and doesn’t know how to react, so he smiles and looks down.
It’s not only that I have a weird sense of humor that not many people connect with it, it’s also that lots of us don’t know how to react to each other – we’re really all on edge.
That xanax would have been nice.
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so far - 8.25.24
150000 rockets altogether so far. Last night I took pain medication (in addition to the usual) and slept through the big rocket attack, the rocket prevention we operated, and we’re back in the whole deadlock. My plans for today are of course cancelled.
Maybe I’ll venture out to get my eye test and my medication in the afternoon. But I hope we move from defence to offence today and I’ll have to stay inside.