Rain

Dramatic pictures of a Jewish settler leader crashing into 2 palestinian children in Silwan (Siloam) directly south of the Old City.  http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/settler-leader-drives-into-two-palestinian-kids-as-they-hurl-rocks-1.317933  and http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=190682 The question is: could the driver have done differently in such a situation, such as turn a sharp right? Or did he deliberately drive into the boys?

Rain was forecast for today and tomorrow. The temperature has been falling steadily this afternoon and late in the afternoon it started raining. Pretty short ... 15 mins. or so. But it wetted the ground, and that is important for us. Now it feels like 18 degrees or so. The dark clouds continue to cover the sky but a strong westerly wind is blowing the clouds into Jordan. Time to bring out the winter blankets.