Valentine’s Day
This evening our shed was installed beside the house. That means all the boxes that are filling our house get moved out! We will be able to hang pictures and put our down parkas away where we won’t see them. We saw photos of all the snow in NY and didn’t miss it at all.
We are reading the paper every day and are trying to learn as much as possible about the various politicians that are running for office. The choice is not great and I’m not sure which party has the most candidates that are being investigated or indicted. Svend Robinson, come on down!.
There is a billboard that I keep on seeing that has a photo of Olmert that says in Hebrew: “Kadimah to the 1967 borders.” It is a play on words because Kadimah is not only the name of Olmert’s party but also means “forward”, so the sign sends fears amongst Israelis that Kadimah is saying: “Forward to the 1967 borders.” The billboard is everywhere. Shas has lots of signs on the bus showing a photo of their number one candidate. Their number 2 man was demoted last week to a lower number because he has been accused of something or other. He went on TV showing his humble abode saying he never took those bribes… Hmmm, another member of knesset was found guilty of bribery yesterday and I have lost track of who else is being investigated. The Green Leaf (Marijuana Party) is looking better and better every day.
This is the first time Alison and I can vote in an Israeli election and we are being very careful about gathering information on the different parties. Even though I was a card carrying member of the NDP (New Democratic Party) in Canada, I am concerned that a party here that may be considered an equivalent does not address my concerns. On the other hand, I’m not sure the right wing parties have any answers on how to deal with security. Every few days we check with each other to see which way the other is leaning. We talk to friends and read whatever we can get our hands on.
Oh yeah, today was Valentines Day and we didn’t even know it.
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February 14, 2006 2:13 am