PALESTINE - ISRAEL - JORDAN - SINAI

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Getting Towed in Ramallah

What a day! It started off OK. I picked up my friend Tamer in Azariya and drove to Ramallah. As usual the downtown area was chock-a-block with traffic, and I suggested we park before we arrived at the usual gridlock around al-Manarah square. We were lucky. A van pulled out of a spot and I […]

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On Tour – Gridlock in Ramallah & Flowing Traffic in Nablus

Fred SchlomkaRamadan is now over and the festivities of Eid have concluded. The streets of Ramallah were full of people decked out in their holiday finery for the end of the holiday. Participants in the Ramallah tour last Thursday were surprised to see the varieties of beautiful Hijabs (head coverings) worn by many women, demonstrating […]

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Settler Roads on Ramallah Tour

Fred SchlomkaIt’s amazing how something as banal as roads can become a major political issue. On some of my tours I show the visitors the major four-lane highways that Israel is crisscrossing the West Bank with, for the convenience of settlers. These are contrasted with the small, often steep and narrow roadsbeing built for Palestinians […]

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Renaissance in Ramallah

Fred SchlomkaRamallah, in contrast to East Jerusalem’s decline, has become the center of Palestinian Arab culture and economic growth. With investments from the Gulf States, and a renewed cash flow in the Palestinian Authority, the city is experiencing a construction boom, and cultural renaissance.The Palestinian Authority has 30,000 new affordable housing units planned during the […]

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