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As next Friday Sept. 23rd approaches, jitters are overwhelming the country. Israel is proposing another solution other than statehood for Palestine. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/netanyahu-israel-will-agree-to-upgrade-of-palestinian-status-not-statehood-1.384716  Today soldiers were dressed in war fatigues throughout the Old City ... a frightening sight. Seen all that during the 1st and 2nd Intifada.

Unrest at Israeli embassies in Amman and Istanbul happened as expected. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/thousands-protest-against-murderous-israel-in-turkey-and-jordan-1.384702  Let's hope it doesn't spread. It's distracting from the main issue at hand.

Meantime groups have trickled to almost nothing ... fear of war. The feasts of Yom Kippur and Sukkot will not help much in drawing in groups. One just has to remember the violence during Sukkot 2 years ago.

Students are returning slowly as school starts in a few weeks time. For the new ones, it's an exciting start to a new adventure. For the old ones, well it's another year of trudging. Ilie, Vasile and Thiago were all married a week from each other.

So the summer holidays are ending. The weather is changing. Autumn strides in and we're all waiting for the change from Daylight Saving Time to normal time. It should be Oct. 2nd. I think Palestine has already switched. Time stops for no one.