Elusive peace

More hate vandalism perpetrated this week  http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Police-investigate-alleged-price-tag-attack-316649  ... and still no one arrested. It's been going on for 2 years now and finally we have an answer ... a judge complained that the police "creates far too many hitches in bringing detainees to court, and this [example] is far from unusual." Wow ...  http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/judge-slams-west-bank-police-for-hitches-in-bringing-jewish-suspects-to-court.premium-1.530042

And the young zionist govt. leader Bennett has practically called an end to the 2 State solution (Israel and Palestine) and for Israel to take over parts of Palestine. Not a good sign ... recipe for a war.  http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/idea-of-a-two-state-solution-has-reached-dead-end-bennett-says.premium-1.530310

Olive trees are flowering .... but it's
a symbol of an elusive peace

And hostile attitudes are not just found in the political arena. The candidature of Chief Rabbi is up for discussion and one candidate is being verbally then physically attacked by rival rabbis' followers. The ex-Chief Rabbi fired the first shot and publicly criticising the candidate's character and that started the snowball rolling. Last night the rabbi candidate was physically attacked during a wedding.  http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Chief-rabbinate-candidate-attacked-at-wedding-316798  

Meantime while most primary and secondary schools have started the summer holidays, higher institutions are in the midst of exams. Graduation ceremonies and parties are being organised in many restaurants and hotels. A big step for these young people who'll start life in the real world ... jobless, taxes, high prices .... good luck to them.

So the summer starts with these troubling thoughts. Peace is still as ever elusive here.