Black Monday

The situation in Jerusalem worsens after the fatal stabbing yesterday. Today the police have raised the terror alert in Jerusalem. Lots of tensions. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-police-on-alert-in-jerusalem-fearing-terror-attack-1.391728

And its been revealed that the personal information of the 6 million population of Israel taken in the 2006 census had been stolen and uploaded on the Internet. Horrors!!! http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/authorities-find-source-that-leaked-every-israeli-s-personal-information-online-1.391714

An another medical strike is called today ... http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=242925

A bleak day - cold, clammy, cloudy, grey. Reflecting the mood of the country. And I had been suffering another bout of diarrhea today ... spent most of the day in bed. Went out in the afternoon to buy medicine.

So to brighten up the spirits, here's a photo of our cacti in blossom. Strange that it should blossom so late in autumn ... perhaps it's a sign of hope for us.