New week

Gusty cold wind at Palm Plaza

The ceasefire has certainly fallen apart as sporadic bombings continue on both sides of the border. But as I told my students at the White Fathers Sabbatical programme, we're in the safest place in Israel because we live next to the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Wailing Wall ... sacred sites to Judaism and Islam. No one would risk bombing either site ... and they're literally next to each other.

Politically a 3rd election is looming as the candidates of the last election fail to form a coalition govt. Locals don't look forward to it. And internationally it looks bad for the country as it shows the division and disunity in society.

And mind you ... here the war is nothing compared to the situation in Hong Kong. Entering a church to arrest people is against International Law on sanctuaries. It's a biblical law. And now I read that Sunday Mass was cancelled in Rosary Church as well. It doesn't look good.

Outdoor cafes at Jaffa Street

This morning I had another meeting with the UNISA profs. They wanted to see the library and museum. I was glad to see them again. Like I said, I feel at home when I am with them. UNISA was my intellectual home from 1990-1998. They offered me new horizons and approaches to old problems. I found an alternative from the traditional methods and perspectives in biblical science etc.

I did manage to go to the New City to buy the usual stuff for the week. The sun was very sunny ... but  the wind is very very cld. Everyone ... and everyone including tourists had hoodies and jackets on. The palms and trees at Palm Plaza were bending with the wind. And in Jaffa Street, you can see the people in winter clothes while enjoying their brunch in the roadside cafes. I rather liked this weather, it's good for my asthma ... but I prefer summer anytime.

A new week has begun ... I'm ready for it. Bring it on.