i remembered it's yom ha'atzmaut but didn't process that that meant the embassy would be closed. andrea and i trained out there and walked through the mist to find it. we counted eight security cameras on the outside perimeter fence alone, and three cop cars circling the area. it felt good at least to see the flag flying in the face of hostile danish weather; the neighboring embassies had theirs tucked away.
i imagine most of the protesters are setting up outside the soccer game. i don't know if they realize it's israel's 54th birthday, if that will add a bit of urgency or venom to the demonstrations (there are three scheduled and the danish police are preparing to be present in record numbers. the league offered to refund tickets to anyone who feels unsafe attending.)
i'll be at krissy's. she invited me for veggie pizza with her host parents, adding, "if riots break out, you can always just spend the night."