Prima Royale Jerusalem

... br><br>Two themes he's been covering extensively recently have been Obama's stalling on repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (Clinton's policy of allowing gays to serve in the military provided they stay in the closet) and his decision to stop sending the Feds after marijuana growers in states where it's been legalized for medicinal purposes. Both are widely seen as stepping stones towards the ...

... realized that we&#8217;d arrived around 3 hours too early. Except for the final two bands &#8211; Soulfarm (led by Solomon brother Noah) and Moshav - the bands were all pretty forgettable. The Band Yud, had some talent, but indulged themselves with long heavy metal guitar solos. The boys, however, had a blast. Kraft Stadium is essentially a football field with artificial turf and stands along the length of one side. So everyone was sitting or standing on the turf, and since ...

... an elevated plateau in the old city, it is highly charged with religious significance for Jews and Muslims. <br>To the Jewish people it represents Ir Ha-Kodesh (the Holy City), the Biblical Zion, the City of David, and the site of Solomon's Temple. This is the sight of the Western (Wailing) Wall, sacred because it was once the foundation of the Second Temple, it is literally only the retaining wall which once held up the most holly place for the ...

... welcome. <br><br>In Palestine, everything is run at the behest of Israel. When the settlements [read; colonies] need water, they get it, and no one bathes in Bethlehem. That is not strictly true, however, as each house has a cistern and water system on the roof. Thus, you can't just turn on the tap and expect it to be there, you have to plan. It is kinda like being in a motor home or travel trailer on ...

... expected experience to have when one comes to Jerusalem for shabot. <br>8:20 came, we really could not see anything dramatic on the Kotel&#8230;so on our way to our $110 shabot dinner. We walked there in about 20 minutes from the Kotel. We were seated and were in for a very delicious 3 course dinner. Complete with challah, a little bottle of shabot wine, and food like &#8220;Fillet of Sea fish 'Marrakesh Style&#8217;&#8221; and ...

... and girls on the inside. The commotion around the plaza stopped and everybody, tourists and Israelis alike, crowded around to see what was happening. It was very surreal.<br><br>Standing at the very end of one of the two smaller sides with my Chilean friend, people behind us kept speaking in hushed, hurried, and curious faces about what was going on. As the commanders prepared themselves for something, these people began to ask me about our program, where we were from, and what ...

... s front door faces onto one of these streets, they must find another way to exit/enter their homes. The settlers' power is also bolstered by the Israeli army who "patrols" the town. They basically enforce a system of lock down on the Palestinians and turn a blind eye when they see them being miss treated <br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br><br><br>I have done a terrible job at describing the place, but hopefully some of the ...

Independence Day, Jerusalem. Day 24 4/29/09 Tel Aviv, Israel Today is our last day in J'Lem we are going to Tel Aviv and to the Latrun army museum. We finally get close and we are going to try to find the army base so we head down a dirt road for a couple of miles, nothing so we turn around go back to the museum. We climb up the steps and it is boy heaven there are ...

... it is 4 JDs each. We agree to the price and go to the first taxi in line, Len put the packs in the trunk and I look and say someone is already in the taxi. So now we are sharing the taxi! I look at the policeman and say this is not a fair price if we are sharing the taxi, this is how you make tourists feel like they are being cheated! He just looked at me. We leave and it is about a 1 hour drive. We are squished in the back which just ...