Clashes

Sunday night saw fresh clashes at Lions' Gate at midnight. The arab "suicide terrorist" as Israel calls him who drove his car into the Light Rail killing 2 jews (one a baby) and injuring 6 others had died but his funeral was forced to take place by the police at 11.30pm. Angry arab crowds gathered at the Al Aqsa mosque for the prayers and then to the cemetary outside Lions Gate. Riots too place and Israeli police fired tear gas and stun grenades. The clashes went on for over an hour. Other clashes occurred in nearby towns.

An angel on a motorbike
playing the loveliest music
on an electric harp

Mondays are nightmares. I wake up at 3am and work right through till 10pm ... a total of 19 hours flat with no rest or meals. It started with class, then work in one library, work editing articles, then back to class in another school, then work in another library, then conference with visiting pilgrims. It was so exhausting I had no appetite when I came home even though I felt hungry. Went to sleep immediately. Come to think of it, I've slept very little these past 2 weeks as I'm called out for emergencies mostly at 2am or so ... poor family members getting arrested in late night raids and they want me to intervene as I speak english, and the presence of a foreigner tends to intimidate the police or at least stop them from unjustified beatings.

I didn't have time to go back to my podiatrist to get my insoles ... don't know when I'll be free enough to go. The Morton's neuroma is still hurting very much. And I've developed bronchitis due to the cold damp air in the early mornings. It drops to 12 degrees at night here though daytime is around 26 degrees. I think winter will be cold this year ... more than the usual.