West Bank Stories


Seeing the West Bank with my own eyes

On our last day in Israel we were fortunate to get to Bethlehem for a visit and to get a little glimpse of the West Bank. We were initially warned that it was a dangerous place, but we didn't find that to be the case. Of course, we have U.S. passports. Palestinians cannot go to Israel without some very special authorizations and Israelis don't go to ...


A day in Ramallah...

We stayed last night in the friendly Hebron Hostel in the old city of Jerusalem, which for 25NIS a night, you really can't beat. Even cheaper than Turkey! The staff there was quite friendly and the tea quite tasty. We woke up this morning at 8:30 and walked a short distance to the East Jerusalem bus station (which services all points in the West Ban...