After going to Yad Vashem, we went to the Gush Etzion settlement (and vineyard!) where we met with a settler who argued that recognizing Israel and Palestine separately is not a two-state solution, it's a "two-state problem." Despite being plied with wine, I'm not sure I was convinced. Especially when he justified his position by invoking the clash of civilizations theory. I draw the line.
On Palm Sunday, we had free time and six of us made an impulsive decision to reenact the march into Jerusalem with about 20,000 pilgrims on the Mount of Olives.
And then we went down again! We linked up with the Spaniards with tambourines, because they were the funnest.
We also went up to the Temple Mount at the crack of dawn, although we didn't go underneath the Al-Aqsa mosque. That woman did, though.
And then we saw the Dome of the Rock and it's hella gorgeous. We also saw the spot where Jesus was tempted three times by the Devil, and I have to say that I'd also probably be able to resist if the sweeping view of Jerusalem actually looked out onto a parking lot and a pile of garbage bags. All this could be mine, indeed.
After going to Yad Vashem, we went to the Gush Etzion settlement (and vineyard!) where we met with a settler who argued that recognizing Israel and Palestine separately is not a two-state solution, it's a "two-state problem." Despite being plied with wine, I'm not sure I was convinced. Especially when he justified his position by invoking the clash of civilizations theory. I draw the line.
On Palm Sunday, we had free time and six of us made an impulsive decision to reenact the march into Jerusalem with about 20,000 pilgrims on the Mount of Olives.
And then we went down again! We linked up with the Spaniards with tambourines, because they were the funnest.
We also went up to the Temple Mount at the crack of dawn, although we didn't go underneath the Al-Aqsa mosque. That woman did, though.
And then we saw the Dome of the Rock and it's hella gorgeous. We also saw the spot where Jesus was tempted three times by the Devil, and I have to say that I'd also probably be able to resist if the sweeping view of Jerusalem actually looked out onto a parking lot and a pile of garbage bags. All this could be mine, indeed.
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