|
|
 |
| We were privileged to be able to speak with Palestinians as colleagues as opposed to tourists or customers. |
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| The Jacir Palace Hotel in Bethlehem | The hotel has accomodations for a major conference | Note the unfinished building in the background |
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| Condi Rice had been here the day before we arrived | However, this is 100 yards down the street | Grafitti is not very imaginative |
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| It used to be a bustling street before the Second Intifada | Our first (of many) view of a minaret | Dinner at the Grotto, a large popular restaurant in Bethlehem...and not just for tourists | Pilgrim diners |
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| Looking toward Jerusalem. Note the wall and the post 1967 settlement beyond | On route to Herodion. | Note the desert behind the Arab town and farmland | Unfortunately it was closed for shabbat | Church of Nativity |
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| Inside the church | Donna with Thomas Stanghelle mentioned in the Sunnaas page |
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| Hoping for a glimpse of something | Jewish settlement on a hill |
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| Grazing...on what? | Bedouin settlement. They do not use tents anymore | Yassir Arafat`s memorial in Ramallah |
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
| This is what was in the news...where Arafat was holed up | Apartment house | Ramallah main drag | Our hostess said that Cairo was ten times as crowded |
|
| Our gracious hostess, Ola, husband and son. |
