Weather It Is (It's Raining!)

Our weather pattern has really changed for the better.  In fact, the weather over most of Europe is quite cold, and it is this cold air that continues to "dig" southward.  As it does so, the atmosphere forms "troughs," which are associated with diverging air.  Divergence leads to rising air and as this air flows over the sea it forms clouds, which then precipitate.

This weather patterns looks to be a somewhat locked in, and this is where the problems start.  I don't mean the rain, which should continue periodically for the next two weeks.  I mean the rather frosty reception our government (country?) is getting for deciding enough is enough.  I mean, if they (the Palestinians) won't negotiate with us, then let us act as if they don't exist (i.e, don't let them factor into our decisions about where to build or not).

On the otherhand, the fastest way for the Palestinians to stop our building on what they consider their land would be to simply agree that this land is theirs and our is ours, and that their Palestinians neighbours living elsewhere should live in their country not ours.  However, the Palestinians refuse to let us be -- they insist that their citizens must be able to live in our country.  and they and peacemaking are like a glacier that moves very little or not at all -- except to the UN (where they hope to have their country and then ours).

Even the rain has brought controversy.  A lot of the rain falling in the mountains on the eastern side of the old Green Line is running off into Israel proper. The Palestinians are talking about going to the ICC. accusing us of stealing their rain....

While, at least it is raining, and so far the seasonal forecast of a wet winter is coming true.

Barry Lynn