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The origin of Judism, Christianity and Islam
... is the first time Hamas is aiming their missiles at the Old City. There is no excuse for such actions when Jews, Christians, and Muslims all live there. It will be a crime against humanity to destroy their ...
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... is even zoeken voor we de shuttle busstop gevonden hebben bij Lido beach. Eens we weten waar we moeten zijn, weten we dat we nog voldoende tijd hebben om iets te gaan drinken. We zoeken ons een plek langs het water en bestellen een pint een glas wijn.
Tegen 18u zijn we terug op het schip. We hebben dinnerafspraak bij Red Ginger om 20u30 maar bellen of we vroeger kunnen komen. We mogen al om 18u30 gaan als we dat willen. Dan moeten we ons wel snel klaarmaken maar dat lukt wel. ...
Mahane Yehuda Market Day and the Israeli Red Cross
... are the only licensing agency in country for EMTs and paramedics and even train the army. They have about 1,200 volunteers in Jerusalem alone, many of them youth, 16 and up. The kids do everything but respond to emergencies in the most dangerous scenarios, such as those in the territories (they don't call them "occupied" here). Bay Area Red Cross volunteers would be so jealous- Jerusalem volunteers take home motor scooters when they're on call for faster response until paramedics ...
Barriers
... we immediately took a bus to Bethlehem. It seems that you only get inspected at checkpoints if you're going from the West Bank to Jerusalem, not the other way around. We had our first quick glimpse of the Separation Wall.
The bus dropped us off sort of in the middle of the road, a few kilometres away from the centre of Bethlehem. We were immediately approached by several taxi drivers wanting us to hire them for the day - after a bit of ...
Pickpockets, Partitions, and Prayers
... to the Christians of the World, it is impossible to ignore the raw emotional vibes throughout the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. It is a surreal place to wander through, regardless of the faith one subscribes to, if any at all. Pilgrims climb a small flight of stairs up to a tiny chapel, where they observe the rock where the cross was placed, enclosed by glass and surrounded by oil lamps, icons, and incense censers. Devotees then await their turn to crawl into a ...
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