Orange Alert

The current state of affairs in Jerusalem reminds me a lot of the earliest Orange Alerts issued by the Department of Homeland Security in the United States following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Like an Orange Alert, there is increased police presence everywhere and security checks are more thorough but for the most part, life continues as usual.

Certainly, I want to spend every spare moment checking the news online (oh, how I wish we had a television) but I have to keep doing homework and keep getting things done (OK, we're also having a good time).

Here are my favorite sources for information - the thrice daily English news broadcasts from Reka (the Israeli Broadcasting Authority) and from print/online sources - the Jerusalem Post and Haaretz.