עצרת

Last night, Eliana and I spontaneously jumped on a bus and headed from Jerusalem to Tel-Aviv with Avigal for the עצרת. This memorial rally for Yitzchak Rabin is held every year on the anniversary of his assassination in Kikar Rabin כיכר רבין where hundreds if not thousands of people have gathered for the past 13 years. And, I'm not saying that I understand why this happens or how it should make you feel because (thank god) I have never lived through one of my political leaders being assassinated or felt the absolute need for peace now or how it should be achieved. Really, I feel completely inadequate to comment on the topic at all. So, I filmed the rally. I filmed Ehud Barak and Tzipi Livni and Dalia Rabin. I filmed signs and balloons. I filmed singers and drummers. I thought this would help me one day wrap my head around the whole experience. Of how Barack Obama's election changed the tone of the עצרת. And what it means when a memorial rally just becomes a political rally. To hopefully one day really understand the speeches and their specifics and dynamics. And of course, I just accidently deleted all of the footage off my camera.