Wednesday, November 22, 2006

brush with stardom...

love him or hate him, you have to respect avigdor lieberman. his 'israel beiteinu' party managed to score a huge victory in the recent israeli elections, winning 11 (of 120) seats in the knesset.

as i was leaving the inbal hotel tonight, following a friend's wedding, i noticed a large group of men entering the lobby, all clad in black suits. it was clear that someone important had arrived. i quickly realized lieberman was visiting the inbal hotel for a meeting, whereupon i remarked to my friend: "that's avigdor lieberman!" my friend attempted to hush me, but i couldn't miss the opportunity. i excused myself as i brushed past his bodyguard, stuck out my hand, said hello and wished him well. avigdor shook my hand and responded with a quick greeting and a smile.

i returned to my friend wondering to myself why i hadn't challenged him about his recent political move in which he joined olmert's government. the flawed move has only served to bolster olmert's government, something i'm not in favor of. in any event, when i returned to my friend, she said: "that's why you're going to be president one day!" if only it were that easy!
just another night and another politician in jerusalem...