Friday ... the City is tense. Roads and City Gates are closed. Muslim men below 45 not allowed to enter the City. The streets are deadly quiet. No tourist groups in sight. There is a strong and cold wind blowing, and it's also raining. Miserable day. All this because of the recent deaths of Palestinians. Yesterday Israeli soldiers shot 2 arab youths, killing them, for throwing molotov cocktails. Today everyone is expecting an outburst of violence worse than Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday night. But then again in this cold and rain, maybe no one will come out.
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Yesterday was very tiring as I had went to see my doc early in the morning. Appointment at 6.30am some 65 kms away. Before the doc could start the exam, he received a call that his brother just passed away by suicide. Shocking. He was totally broken. No exam. I stayed with him, and then brought him to the Police Station to identify the body. Poor chap. He was a very young guy.
Got home exhausted. Lots of other work to do. But some funny moments too. Sr Vincenta wanted a photo with Mr. Bird. Her funny veil made a perfect platform for Mr. Bird to walk about. But he preferred to stay on the lemon tree eating his piece of apple. Mr. Bird can be quite stubborn.
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