I don’t usually get excited about politicians. Until now, the closest I’d come to seeing anyone famous was in 1970, when Moshe Dayan walked by in the Jerusalem shuk. All I remember was his height. He was as short as me.
Shimon Peres is taller. And very dignified. He doesn’t show his age or the wear and tear I would expect from years of Israeli political life.
He was making the rounds of the International Book Fair in Jerusalem, while I was there to promote my book. Unlike Moshe Dayan, he didn’t just walk by. He actually stopped to chat. I don’t remember what either of us said, but he graciously accepted one of my bookmarks.
Today President Peres starts meeting with party leaders in order to recommend a new prime minister. Tzipi (who happens to be a vegetarian) looks pretty fit. But Bibi, Barak and Lieberman all look like they could use some nutritional advice. Maybe our president will share my bookmark with one of them.
Shimon Peres is taller. And very dignified. He doesn’t show his age or the wear and tear I would expect from years of Israeli political life.
He was making the rounds of the International Book Fair in Jerusalem, while I was there to promote my book. Unlike Moshe Dayan, he didn’t just walk by. He actually stopped to chat. I don’t remember what either of us said, but he graciously accepted one of my bookmarks.
Today President Peres starts meeting with party leaders in order to recommend a new prime minister. Tzipi (who happens to be a vegetarian) looks pretty fit. But Bibi, Barak and Lieberman all look like they could use some nutritional advice. Maybe our president will share my bookmark with one of them.
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