Trips

 

Tues., 2/7/23 - Bethlehem and Hebron

 

Bethlehem	Bethlehem
Bethlehem - Love the purple doors	Entry sign warning Israeli citizens that they may not enter Palestinian territory
Hebron - Walking to the Tomb of the Patriarchs
Walking to the Tomb of the Patriarchs	Walking to the Tomb of the Patriarchs
Walking to the Tomb of the Patriarchs	Shop along the way
Another shop - really miserable walk
Ibrahimi Mosque	Stairs leading up to the Ibrahimi Mosque
Ibrahimi Mosque - Interior	Ibrahimi Mosque
Ibrahimi Mosque	Ibrahimi Mosque
Ibrahimi Mosque	Ibrahimi Mosque - ceiling decoration
Ibrahimi Mosque - Tomb of Abraham	Ibrahimi Mosque - Tomb of Abraham
Ibrahimi Mosque - Tomb of Abraham	Tomb of the Patriarchs
Tomb of the Patriarchs	Tomb of the Patriarchs
Tomb of the Patriarchs	Tomb of the Patriarchs
Tomb of the Patriarchs	Looking down into the Tomb of the Patriarchs
	Synagogue at the Tomb of the Patriarchs
Synagogue at the Tomb of the Patriarchs	Synagogue at the Tomb of the Patriarchs
Synagogue at the Tomb of the Patriarchs	Synagogue at the Tomb of the Patriarchs
	Glass blower''s shop
Glass blower''s shop	Glass blower''s shop
Glass blower''s shop	Glass blower''s shop
	Very nasty weather - snow!
Bedouin community - Home visit - we nearly froze to death!	Bedouin community - Home visit
Bedouin community - Home visit - typical dress	Bedouin community
Lovely!	Home of Jewish settler on the West Bank
Wall murals at our lunch restaurant - it was unheated!	Wall murals at our lunch restaurant
Makloba - prepared by Momma	Makloba - prepared by Momma
Makloba - prepared by Momma	Makloba - it was tasty
	Aida Refugee Camp - the Key gate with the "key of return" above the gate The Palestinian key is the Palestinian symbol of their homes lost in 1948, when more than half of the population of Mandatory Palestine were either expelled or fled violence in the 1948 Palestinian exodus and subsequently denied the right to return. Almost 75 years later the key remains a potent symbol and reminder of physical and emotional loss and injustice.
List of Palestinian children killed during an Israeli assault in July 2014 (See another link about children in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.)

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