Big in Palestine: How to travel safely in the West Bank

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I sympathize for the Palestinians. It seems that they are always portrayed as the bad guys, when in actuality, they are the ones being bullied around... I had a wonderful experience with many Palestinians, and consider them to be one of the most hospitable people that I've ever met. If anything, my worst experience there was my encounter with the Israeli soldiers. They are very rude, and do not know how to hold a conversation with you, unless they are backed by 5 other soldiers that are pointing their guns at your head...and I AM a WHITE AMERICAN (aren't we supposed to be allies with Israel)!!! My experience was definitely opposite what I expected it to be. God help those poor Palestinians. They are indeed great people.

5-10-2008 @ 11:09PM

The Gardener said...

'IF' America is a true 'ally' of Israel, move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to JERUSALEM which is the capital of Israel, NOT 'palestine!' The orgonal name of the land is Canaan, NOT 'palestine'. This bogus name came from the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a last slap in the face of the God of Israel as he drew up new maps of the Roman Empire. The name 'palestinian' was first used by yasar araFLAT after the Jews of Israel defeated the arb hordes in the 6 day war of 1967!

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