Climax of Eid al Adha

So the surreal events of Israeli celebrity Bar Rafaeli's wedding continues. She wanted her wedding in the Carmel Forest to be private so the Civil Aviation Authority ordered a no-fly zone there ... meaning  commercial and private flights will all be diverted. Then the Minister of Transport ordered a reversal because "the sky belongs to all Israelis" after a public outcry. Today the Civil Aviation Authority decided to defy the Minister's orders and went ahead with the no-fly zone over the wedding.

More chinese coming to work

Unbelievable? Over here money and celebrity pulls the strings.

Last night muslims spent all night in the Al Aqsa Mosque praying. It marks the high point of the Eid Al Adha feast. It was very crowded as Israel lifted all restrictions to muslims entering the Old City - a goodwill gesture as the newspapers say. The noise in the streets was dreadful and kept me awake the whole night. The morning prayers at 5am was attended by thousands. Then sheep were slaughtered as part of the ritual. This evening there will be lots of mutton to eat.

There's something in the air that's causing my asthma. And it's pretty bad. Am getting 24 hours again despite taking Telfast everyday. And my stomach ulcer is hurting again. Well I guess I'm not the only one in pain: news is out that Israel will be bringing in 20,000 more chinese workers in the construction industry. This is upsetting local workers (not that there're many) and politicians who claim these workers are being abused, made-used of by unscrupulous agencies, pulling wages down and discouraging technological advancement. I hope this won't lead to anti-chinese feelings.