Very short post because I'm totally fried right now.
I got here! Everything is fine so far. Its very hot and I've seen lots of holy things today. I'm staying in the old city in Jerusalem walking distance from the Western (Wailing) Wall and the Dome of the Rock etc. Went to the place where Jesus died and rose again... In fact I went inside his tome.... anyway the view of the city is astonishing, and you can see it from the roof of the hostle. I'll post some photos when I've slept a little bit. Frankly I can't believe I'm here.
Violence today in Ramallah so I'm keeping a close eye on the news. If it flares up seriously this may end up being a very short trip.
Birzeit University
Panorama of Birzeit University's campus (1997)
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Sunday, 10 June 2007
Gaza, Occupation 101...
Gaza is going to be in the news a lot this summer. Last year Israeli settlers were withdraw, this year, I fear a lot of people are going to lose their lives. I'm not going to go there because frankly I think its too big a risk to take, and I'm afraid of being killed for it. If you want to see some of the conditions that provide the context for this violence tho, you should read John Pilger's artical I mentioned in an earlier post, and you should watch this clip from 'Occupation 101': Here.
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