28 January 2003
By simon
In Israel
Sharon does the victory dance.
Tuesday was the Israeli national pastime known as Knesset Elections. It’s a holiday, to make voting more convenient. In a country of only 4.7 million voters, in such turbulent times, one would expect nearly everyone to vote. This year, however, the turnout was the lowest ever– around 68.5%– a percentage that [...]
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26 January 2003
By simon
In Personal
My grandfather’s wife Rosa doesn’t want him to spend anything on the gravestone. He defers to her in all strenuous decision-making. She keeps all the money from his pension in her own bank account, to which he doesn’t have access. She accuses family members of trying to take away what is rightfully hers. And he [...]
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