"Call them, she is not married."

When studying abroad in Jerusalem Markus Flohr has an accident with the scooter, celebrating Israel's carnival, flirts with a girl named Liat. And must be in the middle of the Purim-bustle of his grandfather justify - Part III of his diary.

 

Thursday, 22 January: Large saber rattling

For three days I only see my bed and the bathroom. My stomach is crazy, the head hurts, as if someone has a sidewalk plate crush on him. I think: Israel threatened my health. Maybe I have just too much to drink tap water.

I read the news. In three weeks elect of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, the rights occurs against a half-ciples to Livni. The head of the supposedly left Labor Party is Ehud Barak, current Defense Minister, former Prime Minister and one of those responsible for the attack on Gaza in December. The big star of the election seems to be Avigdor Lieberman. He is still right as Netanyahu and Livni and leaves rather than the saber rattling Barak.

My roommate Esther brings me a cup of tea. I wonder who they will choose. "Let us talk about it later," she says. "I have just a good mood."

Wednesday, 28 January: Jesus, a Kibbuznik

Uni-excursion in the Jerusalem Old City. We sit at the foot of the Temple Mount. Lecturer Schaul Sapir tells how King Herod 2000 years ago, the second Jewish temple to develop.

On the southern wall he built a huge porch, which is also non-visitors were allowed to enter. By the time arose between the pillars of a market in which the visitors to buy sacrificial animals and money could change. The Bible says that Jesus of Nazareth was precisely here, the tables of money changers and they chased umschmiss.

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My instructor has his own interpretation: "Jesus came from the north, from the country. Today he would be a farmer from a kibbutz, a Kibbuznik. He had no idea of the city. He attacked the money changers, though they do not directly in the temple sat. Then he founded a new religion. "

I think there is worse than a Kibbuznik to believe.

Friday 30 January: Jalla, Habibi

With Samuel and I look Jörn Bundesliga. They are German Zivis, but complete their service here. When there is Jörn German television. Today, the HSV Bavaria with the 1:0 sent home.

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After the game we go into the Old Town, in the pub of a Palestinian Christian, says Pascal. We are the only guests. The old city is after dark empty and dead night life there is only there, in the west of Jerusalem, around the Jaffo Street.

There are hookah, beer, and it runs a plate with nineties-years-Hits, in Arabic nachgesungen. Pascal has a funny hairdo, a neck with a spoiler and Minipli. In Germany he would certainly Manta driver.

If he would understand how we talk about him, he would perhaps bouncers. But then - "Jalla, give me another beer, Habibi, and ignite the Waterpipe again."

Tuesday, 10 February: The election

Avigdor Lieberman is sitting in the office of his party "Israel Beitenu (Israel Our Home) in the small town Kirjat Gat, half way from Jerusalem to Gaza. 20 journalists whir around him. Today, the new elected Knesset, the Israeli parliament. His campaign slogan: "No citizen without loyalty."

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Markus Flohr, 28, was editor for blogs online since October and is studying history at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

This is mainly addressed to the Palestinians living in Israel. When Israel's army in the Gaza Strip in the war, they go on the road that often leads to riots with the police. Many Jewish Israelis, they are as a fifth column of Hamas seen. You even have the feeling second-class citizens to be.

Lieberman finds, the Israeli army in Gaza would have even greater need to succeed. He speaks Hebrew with a Russian accent. His voters will find it especially among the Jews who immigrated from there. Today, on election day, he toured through the cities: Kirjat Gat, Aschdod, Ashkelon.

In the evening, the projections: Livni seems, with 23 percent just before Netanyahu to lie, but the victory would not help her, because she can not bring together a majority. Third strongest force Lieberman, he landed at twelve percent. Barak Labor Party crashes.

During the night a storm moves over Jerusalem, waterfalls plunge from the sky, the power is out, the Internet is gone, everything is dark. Ten hours a day, I do not know who really won. In any case, Avigdor Lieberman.