Yom Shnee
Monday
15 Shevat 5782
January 17, 2022
Happy Tu B’Shvat!!
On this holiday for the trees, why not go out and plant a tree?
Israel’s holiday for the trees is here!! Be sure to eat some fruits and nuts today:
The Photos of the Day
A beautiful photo of Mt. Hermon this morning from the vicinity of Kiryat Shmona (photo: Zarifan).
Another view of Mt. Hermon in the distance with the tranquil water of the Kineret (Sea of Galilee in the foreground:
A lovely contrast between the blue water and the white mountaintop (photo Batsheva Ben Harush).
The Oldest Tree in Israel
This olive tree is thought to be the oldest tree in Israel.
The huge olive tree is in an orchard at the Abelim Junction in the western Galilee. It is believed to be at least 4,000 years old–which means that it was there when Abraham first set foot in the holy land.
The Idiotic Quote of the Day
“Planting trees in the Negev is an anti-environmental act.”
Israel Minister of the Environment, Tamar Zandberg, expressing her opposition to the KKL planting trees in the northern Negev near Beersheva.
Statements like the above are what come out when people are placed into positions based on political considerations rather than knowledge.
Your humble servant remembers that it was just a month or so ago that he was standing under a lone acacia tree in the Negev listening to a scientist discuss the incredible ecosystem that a single tree spawns all around it and under it. That scientist was ruing the fact that more trees were not in the area.
The News on the Israeli Street
Palestinian terrorism in the last 24 hours . . .
A Palestinian terrorist attempted to stab soldiers and civilians at the Gush Etzion Junction. The following photos are screen shots from a video made by a passing motorist. In the first photo, you see IDF soldiers with their guns still pointed at the terrorist whose legs and feet can be seen on the lower left:
Note the soldiers and the legs of the terrorist.
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In the second photo, you can see the dead terrorist:
The dead terrorist.
The daily Corona update . . .
There is no Corona update today because the Health Ministry’s Corona database website has now been down for more than 25 hours.
The fact that it is down is somehow symbolic of the chaos at the Health Ministry.
A remarkable day in Chomesh . . .
Just when it appears that all is lost and that governmental destruction of the yeshiva is imminent, there was another outpouring of support for Chomesh yesterday.
More than 1500 students from other yeshivas somehow managed to make it through the siege perimeter set up by the Civil Administration and police. They brought food, water, wine, and even their own generators to produce electricity for a celebration of Tu B’Shevat:
Some of those in attendance.
The food line:
Can you imagine the effort it took to shlep all of these cooking utensils, food, and heating elements into Chomesh.
The holiday dinner:
Betay avon! (Bon appetite!)
TODAY’S BLOG:
Will He or Won’t He?
All of Israel is abuzz at this hour with news that PM Netanyahu is on the verge of signing a plea bargain that would bring his trials and the investigations into his alleged wrongdoing to a close.
One sign that such a bargain is imminent is the fact that suddenly most of the leading figures in the Likud Party are announcing that they will be running for Party Chair as soon as the deal is struck. Just in the last hour, Miri Regev, Tzachi Hanegbi, and Nir Barkat have tossed their hats into the ring.
Others are sure to follow.
Your humble servant does not, however, want to put the cart before the horse.
I still find it hard to imagine that Netanyahu would admit to any moral turpitude–especially if it would keep him out of politics for the next 7 years as is apparently the deal.
Stay tuned for further details.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.