Category Archives: Politics

Cry, the Beloved Country

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Shimona from the Palace

I hesitated for a long while before choosing the title of this post. Why? Because it is the title of a famous novel by Alan Paton, set in South Africa during the days of apartheid, and so many people have … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Gerusalemme Liberata

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

Fifty five years ago come Sunday, in the midst of the Six Day War, all Israel was electrified by the announcement of Motta Gur, Commander of the 55th Paratroop Brigade, which liberated the Old City of Jerusalem from the Jordanians: … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Letting Off Steam

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

On Tuesday morning, I awoke to the sound of rain pattering against my windows. Yet when I looked at the Weather Channel app on my mobile phone, it informed me that the sun was shining!It just goes to show, you … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Business As Usual

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

Yesterday was Jerusalem Day, the 54th anniversary of the liberation of the eternal Jewish capital from the illegal Jordanian occupation, and of the city’s return to Jewish sovereignty for the first time in two thousand years. It should have been … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Behind Us At Last?

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

It’s been a while since I last posted. Since then, we have had a General Election (with no clear-cut outcome), celebrated Pessach (Passover), Independence Day and Lag b’Omer, witnessed a national tragedy at the Lag b’Omer celebrations on Mount Meron, … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Bagpipes and Banana Bread

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

In my previous post, if you remember, I wrote about the changing partners within the Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) party (aka the National Religious Party), and expressed the opinion that it was, as the airlines put it, “not final”. How … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – COVID, Cotillion, Computers and Cake

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

It’s hard to know really, where we stand with regard to the pandemic. On the one hand, more than 2 million Israelis have already received the first dose of the much-vaunted Pfizer vaccine, administration of the second dose is well … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Shimona from the Palace

Those of you who follow this blog know how much I enjoy touring the country and taking  part in archaeological field-trips and nature rambles organized by Yad Yitzchak Ben Zvi, many of which I have described over the past few … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – The Anniversary Waltz

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Shimona from the Palace

Today is a special day. It’s the 46th anniversary of my aliyah (ascent) to Israel  – aliyah being the term we use for immigration to Israel. The opposite term, the one we use for emigration from Israel, is yerida (descent). The other anniversary … Continue reading →

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April Journal – Part 2 (a.k.a. April in May)

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Shimona from the Palace

I promised my readers a second post, describing the other events of April – or, at least, the first half of April but, as so often happens, after starting to write, I took a break for a couple of days, … Continue reading →

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