Because Israel has the problem of Napoleon and of Prussia/the German Empire: it doesn't know how to convert battlefield victories into political ones. In December of last year, it should have been openly bringing in the PA to govern Gaza; it didn't, because Bibi hates the PA a lot more than Hamas.
I worked a Christmas break at Best, which was similar, in King of Prussia one year. What weird places they were.
But Berlin\Kitchener was not the only place in Canada to change names during the First World War. Various villages in Western Canada also changed their names including Prussia, Saskatchewan, which changed its name to Leader. 🧵9/10
My husband and I met this man once. We had a rare day off during the week and were walking our 2-year-old around King of Prussia mall. Our toddler was toddling around and ran into his very large foot. He stopped and looked down, while our baby slowly looked up, her eyes going up his legs, 1/2
RIP Dikembe. Made his name in Denver and Atlanta, but also was a huge piece of the Sixers run to the Finals. One of the best defenders in the history of the game.
Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced Monday.
"Germans don't drive like other people. They drive to show that they are right." From Kurt Tucholsky's 1929 book "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles". Image: Prince Heinrich of Prussia at the start of the 3rd Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt held 2-8.06.1910. The 1945 km route ran Berlin-Homburg v. d. H.
It is complicated - a lot of it was imposed, but there was a desire to put the bad old days behind them. There was as well a lot of change with the Weimer Republic (middle), including flags, and the color scheme for Germany (right) was a return to Prussia/Imperial Germany (left) #BoysInTheBoat#HATM
