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VIDEO: What People In Jerusalem Wish For
May 8th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
When the news talks about the people of Jerusalem, it's usually to highlight their differences. While those certainly exist, there's more to it than that. People all have their own opinions and priorities and the folks living in Jerusalem are no exception. In this video, a group of Jerusalem residents are asked all the same question: if you had one wish, what would you wish for?
Their answers ...
VIDEO: Jerusalem In 1896
Apr 16th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
Jerusalem is one of those cities that clings to you long after you leave it. The mix of faiths, the musky scents of the markets, the muezzin's call ... once you've been there you can't forget it.
It's prominent in the imaginations of many who haven't even been there, so it's no surprise it was one of the first travel destinations filmed in the first years of motion pictures. In 1896, a crew ...
Palestine, Israel In Controversy Over King Herod's Tomb
Jan 17th, 2013 at 12:00PM: An upcoming exhibit is causing friction between Palestinians and Israelis, the Associated Press reports.
On February 13, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem will open "Herod the Great: The King's Final Journey." It will be the first exhibition dedicated to the architectural legacy of the infamous Jewish king, who ruled as a vassal of the Roman Empire from 37-4 B.C.
Best known for the Biblical ...A Traveler In The Foreign Service: A Conversation With Ambassador Ed Peck
Oct 8th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Conventional wisdom dictates that there are two ways to become an ambassador in the United States: become a friend or big-time donor of the President or work your way up through the ranks of the Foreign Service by not stepping on too many toes. But there are a handful of current and former ambassadors that aren't always very diplomatic, and Ambassador Ed Peck is right at the top of that list.
I ...A Conversation With Rick Steves
Sep 18th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Rick Steves doesn't want you to go to Orlando. For more than thirty years, Steves has been trying to sell Americans on leaving the country in his work as a tour guide, author and host of the PBS Series "Rick Steves' Europe." These days, Steves thinks that it's more important than ever for Americans to travel overseas, both to broaden their own horizons and to serve as citizen diplomats who can ...Church Of The Nativity In Bethlehem May Become Palestine's First World Heritage Site
Jun 15th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
The government of Palestine is applying to put the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It would be the first such site for the emerging nation.
The government of Palestine is eager to increase its recognition among the community of nations. While 130 countries recognize it as a country, a few don't, most notably the United States and Israel. When Palestine ...Israel Border Protection Searches Tourist Emails
Jun 6th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Najwa Doughman, a 25-year-old architect and University of Virginia graduate living in New York City, arrived in Israel on May 26 with a friend, Sasha Al-Sarabi, another UVA grad working in finance in the same city. Doughman was visiting Israel for the third time, Al-Sarabi for the first. But it turned out neither would see the country beyond the walls of Ben Gurion Airport.
As Doughman ...Museums and politics in the West Bank
Nov 26th, 2011 at 1:00PM: A new bill working its way through the Israeli government would put museums on Israeli settlements in the West Bank under Israeli law.
This piece of legislation is more than it seems, the Jerusalem Post reports. The real purpose of the bill, as its author, minister Uri Ariel of the National Union party makes clear, is to slowly annex the West Bank.
If this bill passes, Ariel hopes it will ...Airbnb: Six awesome experiences
Jun 7th, 2011 at 12:00PM: Last autumn, after having tracked the Airbnb buzz for a while, I finally took the plunge and reserved rooms through the site in Panama City and Bogotá for my two-stop December jaunt.
About a half-hour into my first pit stop, it was already clear to me that the service was a perfect fit for budget-conscious travelers. (For the record, I'm not the only Airbnb fan at Gadling. Check out my ...Cool cafe alert: Uganda, Jerusalem
Apr 20th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Jerusalem is gloriously beautiful city. It is also an overwhelming place. One of the world's most important religious cities is the site of ongoing conflicts over land and territory. It is difficult to visit Jerusalem without considering these issues. Even a short visit to Jerusalem (especially one that includes Palestinian cities to the north and south of the city) compels visitors to think ...Ancient Jerusalem tunnel causes friction between Israelis and Palestinians
Jan 26th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Here's a big surprise--the Israelis and Palestinians are squabbling over land rights in Jerusalem again.
Archaeologists have cleared an ancient passageway they believe was a drainage tunnel leading away from the Second Temple, the Jewish holy spot destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. The Canadian Press reports the tunnel runs from the Temple Mount, now the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, 2,000 feet ...American-Muslim group urges Palestinians to visit Holocaust Museum
Dec 23rd, 2010 at 8:30AM:
The Islamic Society of North America is defying Hamas and urging Palestinian youths to visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., the Jewish news service JTA reports.
A group of A-students from the Gaza Strip are to visit the nation's capital on a UN-sponsored educational visit. Their tour is to include the Holocaust Museum, but Hamas, which runs the Palestinian Authority, ...Next clubbing hotspot--the West Bank?
Jun 20th, 2010 at 4:00PM: One thing that travel teaches you is that wherever you go, people want to have fun. You just don't expect that people are able to have fun in some places.
The West Bank is commonly perceived to be one of those places. The Israeli blockade, factional power struggles, terrorism, and poverty should be enough to kill all the fun in the region. Yet some Palestinians are determined to buck the vibe ...10 Tips for visiting Bethlehem this Christmas
Dec 18th, 2009 at 9:30AM: Those of us who travel to Bethlehem soon discover the huge gap between our happy Sunday School expectations and the heavy realities of visiting the West Bank in person. It's not such an easy place to get to, though world interest makes Bethlehem far more accessible than say, Ramallah or Jericho.
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Nov 11th, 2009 at 6:30PM:
Did you know that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died five years ago today? I think it's fair to say that the situation is getting rather dire for the people in Palestine, as their current leader is threatening to quit his post. My girlfriend will be volunteering in a Palestinian refugee camp come February. I hope things will clear up by then.
I didn't mean for this pre-script to be ...Clash at Jerusalem sacred site
Sep 28th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Police and Palestinian protesters have clashed at the entrance to Al-Aqsa mosque, part of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem's holy spot for both Jews and Muslims. Details are unclear. Palestinian sources say the protesters threw rocks at a Jewish prayer group trying to enter the area in defiance to Israeli law, which reserves the top of the Temple Mount for Muslims. Jews are supposed to pray at the ...Museum Junkie: Museum of the Good Samaritan opens in Israel
Jul 9th, 2009 at 12:30PM: One of the world's largest mosaic museums recently opened in Israel.
The Museum of the Good Samaritan displays artifacts from the many cultures that lived in the region. The main attractions are the intricate mosaics found in synagogues in the West Bank and Gaza.
The museum is located on the highway between Jerusalem and Jericho near the ancient town of Ma'ale Adumim in the West Bank, believed ...Two tours, two Jerusalems
Jun 3rd, 2009 at 9:30AM: BBC's Tim Franks has written a fascinating article about taking two very different tours to the same place. His guides showed him the same sights and talked about the same things, but their interpretations were entirely different. It was like they weren't talking about the same place at all.
That place, of course, is Jerusalem.
Franks went to the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble ...Big in Palestine: How to travel safely in the West Bank
Apr 29th, 2008 at 10:00AM: This week, Big in Japan is on vacation in the Middle East, and will be bringing you travel news and happenings from around this often misunderstood region. Today's post will give you some tips on traveling in the West Bank, that swath of land sitting between Israel and Jordan that one day might compose the vast bulk of an independent Palestine. Please keep in mind that the security situation in ...Just Maybe The World's Most Surprising Beerfest
Sep 12th, 2007 at 7:21PM: We seem to spend an inordinate time here at Gadling writing about beer, especially when it rolls around to Oktoberfest season. Click here for Justin's post about the best beer tents in Munich, and here for his video insight into the most exciting funfair rides on offer after a few foaming steins.
My own hazy memories of September in Munich include enduring the "Drei Loopen" roller coaster after a ...
