Food and full moon

Full moon over City walls

After 7 nights of violence and skirmishes, with over a hundred injured, last night some calm was restored. The police removed or allowed the barriers to be removed so the muslim arabs could sit on the steps of Damascus Gate to eat and drink, breaking the daylong fast. There were no clashes or firing of stun grenades and skunk water behind our house. That's a relief because my asthma had been 24 hours a day as chemicals continue to float through the air even after 12 hours. It's also affecting my throat, as every night my throat gets dry and sore. I have to drink almost a liter of water each night to soothe my throat.    https://www.ynetnews.com/article/B1114ADzvd?utm_source=ynetnews.com&fbclid=IwAR1ZTSNhx4nCD6ypfUa6bidcJy646saaW8avOb9BfNzrUfSrcRRlk9bPsUE

Gaza has been shelling Israel for the past 2 nights in support of the clashes. 32 rockets had been fired and it's making everyone nervous. Clashes have spread to Hebron and the Bethehem border in the south, and Qalandya and other villages in the north. Let's hope calm will resume and spread tonight. Meantime a counter-protest by Israelis against rightwing violence took place last night as well. Several hundred people showed up in support. It's a nice gesture but it'll go unheeded. The leftwing has lost all voice and influence in society.  https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/pro-peace-protest-in-jlem-voices-clear-opposition-to-violence-incitement-666236

Break fast food

It's the full moon and the Samaritans celebrated their passover yesterday night. Because of Covid restrictions, not many families attended. But it was recorded and photos have been appearing in social media. A very interesting and ancient ritual of bloody sacrifice ... sheep are killed and eaten. And talking about food, I decided to visit one of the few cooked food shops in Musrara after the fast ended on Saturday night. The cannon still fires to announce the start and end of the fast. In the shop there were trays of rice and meat which people buy by the boxes, usually for the family. Maybe one day I'll try one. The price has gone up by 5 shekels. That makes a pack of rice and meat about US$12 which is pretty expensive.