Special envoy to Jerusalem
Figures dressed in black staggering in the heart of Mea Shearim.
A human tide undulating to deafening music in the crowded alleys of Mahane Yehuda.
Homosexual couples kissing, for once indifferent to what passers-by might say.
Despite the traumatic memory of October 7, the war which continues in the Gaza Strip and the absence of 134 hostages still in the hands of Hamas, Jerusalem celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim on Monday in a manner as transgressive and unbridled as in the years previous ones.
For the space of a night and a day, this city renowned for its serious atmosphere gave way to a strange exultation.
Around the central market, a large police presence reminded the revelers of the tragic reality.
Monday morning, a few families of hostages accompanied by opponents of the government demonstrated their disapproval a stone's throw from the municipality, brandishing signs on which one could…
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