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| Father and son enjoy- ing the sun |
The news today is all about the 2 funerals of 2 venerable rabbis in their 90s, hours apart, who died from corona. Tens of thousands of ultra-orthodox came for both, disregarding face-mask and distancing. There's an uproar in the country over this especially when many have locked themselves indoors for 4 weeks now, lost their jobs and income, lost their quality of life. What has raised the ire of the citizens is that the police did nothing. Later in the day a spokesmen said policing is different in Jerusalem than in Tel Aviv, where sitting alone by the beach means getting a fine of 500 shekels. Many of my expatriate friends have expressed total disbelief how this was allowed to happen. It's a shock. Utter shock. Read all about it. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/Hko5JLSxu
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| Wild mustard |
The weather has warmed considerably, the max temp this afternoon was 17 degrees. some people have dared to venture out and enjoy the sun. A new lockdown ruling has raised the fine to 5000 shekels .... but I wonder if it's applicable to the ultra-orthodox. The streets continue to be deserted, shops shut in fear. We hope and pray the worst is over and we can slowly return to some semblance of normality.
One thing which is enjoying this pandemic is nature, I've never seen so much wild flowers growing in inconceivable places as this year ... cracks in walls and pavements!!! My potted anemones are flowering, as also the freesias. It'll be lovely in 3 weeks time when all will have blossomed.
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