("Whither goest thou?" is how the King James Version translates the Latin Vulgate verse John 16:5.)
Quo vadis, where are you headed, Jerusalem? Just a few minutes ago the polls closed. Only 35% of Jerusalemites voted and their votes will determine who the new mayor will be. BTW, for the first time 17-year-olds were given the right to vote (formerly the age was 18).
Who will occupy City Hall for at least the next five years? The Jerusalem Municipality building in Safra Square (shown below) looks like a nice place to work.
Uri Lupolianski, a religious Jew, has been in office since 2003.
Either hareidi (ultra-Orthodox) Meir Porush or secular Nir Barkat will be declared winner in the coming hours. Either way, we are in for some big changes.
The lion is the symbol of Jerusalem.
My village is just a few minutes' drive outside the Jerusalem city limits, so I have no right to vote for the mayor. But I feel I am a Jerusalemite at heart. Quo vadis, Jerusalem? God only knows.
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Ow, you had elections in Israel! I hope the best wins.
ReplyDeleteA higly relevant Q!
ReplyDeletePS They say "kvakk", which is pronounced almost like "quack"
Love the lion.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about 17 years olds voting. I wonder how they will influence the election.
I count on you to introduce us the winner. You've already present their banner, but I'm sure you'll tell us many information concerning him.
ReplyDeleteBeing elected with a percentage of 35 % is far from unanimity!
I wish you could vote, Dina because you are probably more informed than 90% of your population.
ReplyDeleteClever idea for "Q" ...
ReplyDelete"Quo Vadis "is also a famous novel!
The lion decorated with mosa¨ic is really beautiful !
(Some explanations later about modern cities )
Change for peace !
ReplyDeletethe lion looks magnificent - love the colours of the mosaic
ReplyDeleteshops in hania close at 3pm every day and open up at 5.30 on tuesday thursday friday
they open on saturday mornings, but are always closed on sundays
the only exception is big chain stores and supermarkets, which open all day every day except sunday.
this is not what the state dictates about shop opening hours; everything is supposed to open every day all day except sundays, but few people in the non-urban regions want this, therefore, they continue the old system, which i agree with, becos most shop assistants wouldnt get a break otherwise - during the easter christmas and new years periods, they work day and night...
How come the percentage of people voting was so low? Were the people daunted by the extreme choice?
ReplyDeleteQuo Vadis Jerusalem, Quo Vadis Humanity? It's the question asked every day all over the world. We commemorated the victims of all the wars since 1914, the Kristallnacht and the concentrationcamps, but wars are still continuing all over the world.
ReplyDeleteI know the results...
ReplyDeleteI like the lion... Smile for You Dina...
hello beautiful Dina.
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful sculpture filled with colourful nobility and strength.
shalom.