Last Friday before Ramadan

Ultra-orthodox jews on way
back from Wailing Wall

It's Saturday .... most of the City is on Sabbath rest but the police and military are not. Very high presence of security forces in and around the Old City ... the mounted police are also in action. Many young and middle aged arabs have been stopped and searched. Police on motorbikes last night were riding on curbs and grass in the parks to stop and search groups of youths. It's a massive security mission ... and everyone is feeling the tension. With bomb shelters opened in Jerusalem in the likelihood of a Syrian bombardment in the next few days ... and arab riots  as well ... every one is feeling nervous.

The Israeli army has been reporting of the number of Iranian military experts killed in Syria. The Iranian and Syrian news are reporting of how the Israeli attacks were repulsed. It's a media war and there's no shortage of fake news.

Ramadan lights at Damascus Gate

Meantime the latest events schedule was announced: Sunday 13th is Jerusalem Day (Israel occupies East Jerusalem and the West Bank), Monday 14th is the US embassy move to Jerusalem, Tuesday 15th is Nakba Day (Palestinian's Catastrophe Day for losing their land to Israelis), Wednesday 16th is the first day of Ramadan. It's a sure recipe with disaster. Violence promised everyday. I dread to think what would happen next. festive lights for Ramadan, by the way, are up in Damascus Gate and Herod's Gate. But there's not much cheer with the coming 3 days tensions.

One hilarious bit of news ... Gaza's have been flying burning kites into Israel, burning up Israeli fields. Yesterday 3 Israelis tried to fly burning kites into Gaza but the wind brought it back to Israel and it burnt up an Israeli field. They got arrested.  https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-try-to-fly-flaming-kite-into-gaza-start-fire-in-israel/