Saturday, August 21, 2010

Ultra hot

Unbelievable heat  - 43 degrees in Jerusalem at 3pm yesterday. In the night it was 34 degrees. It was so hot no one could sleep. How long more shall this continue? The forecast is a cooler weekend - cooler meaning 2 or 3 degrees less. Not much comfort.

The streets were all blocked yesterday at Friday muslim prayers. Soldiers and police everywhere. Crowds pushing to enter the mosque but restrictions were raised to 50 yrs. More tensions as a result.