Sunny day

Yesterday - crowds in the street

The elections yesterday was swift and the result was equally quick ... the PM's Party won by quite a big margin and the opposition party whom everyone thought would win actually suffered a significant lost. Now we'll see if the PM can form a coalition govt. For sure he will ask the ultra-orthodox parties  for support.

With all the news focussed on the elections, we hear nothing about the war at the northern border. Perhaps ignorance is bliss. Israelis and palestinians are only concerned with what the new govt will look like and what the future holds with such a govt.

And we've seen news of a singaporean student beaten up in London because of coronavirus racism. We know it could also happen to us here. So we're keeping a low profile and avoid going out in public.    https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singaporean-student-in-london-seeks-eyewitnesses-after-coronavirus-related-taunt-and?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=STFB&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0XVX3d2YdFf1xJIkHXEkZRjNU_q2UJgvZhyXYjQGNpg7oGEJdHRe-f_zU#Echobox=1583199972

Red anemone and pink cyclamen

Meantime the weather has warmed up a lot .... a high of 16 degrees at noon. But forecast is a cold wintry weekend ahead. I went to see some wild flowers in the southern hills of Jerusalem. They were beautiful ... wild cyclamens and anemones everywhere. And yesterday's holiday saw lots of locals taking advantage of the right sunny weather to come out to the wilderness to see this incredible sight as well. The Sea of Galilee has risen unbelievably high ... so high that another week's rain or melting snow from Mt, Hermon will warrant the opening of the dam otherwise flooding will occur. Strange as it may sound ... that's good news for us. We finally have lots of water after decades of drought.

Though I've recovered from my cold, I'm still avoiding crowds at all cost. It's not good to fall sick at this moment. Not for fear of catching the virus ... but from anti-asian attacks.