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September 23, 2005
"Life of Brian" in German with Bulgarian subtitles!
Friday 23rd September
So, after our small detour we travelled on along the coast towards Tel Aviv. We approached in Jaffa port in the early morning sun, disturbing a line of fishermen and a few stray cats hanging out on the quayside. Jaffa is a peaceful and ancient port. Wonderful.
A team of exhausted red-eyed Greenpeacers came to the port to welcome us and invite us for breakfast. They had been in the office preparing and wading through reams of local authority planning bureaucracy for the exhibition over the next days.
Tomorrow the events and exhibition begin. Today as we were moored in Jaffa, so many people approached us. All friendly asking questions and offering us support. It gives you a good feeling about the days to come. Hopefully, this is a good sign. Israel has a huge solar thermal energy potential and there are even agreed that seem to be stuck in the Energy Minister's in tray, whilst plans for a new coal power plant near the border go ahead. We really need as much public pressure here as possible to move the situation forward. So fingers crossed for the week!
Tonight I watched "Life of Brian" in German with Bulgarian subtitles. Unusual. I listened out for references to Jaffa, but alas there were none. It seems that Jaffa, being over 5000 years old, only features in the Bible and not in Monty Python films. Still, you can't have it all.
Donna Mattfield
Posted by Hussein at September 23, 2005 12:13 AM