Bethlehem, The West Bank

Too exhausted to write now...will write in a few days but in the meantime wanted to post a few pictures from our most recent trip, only 15 minutes from Jerusalem, but into another world..


This is the wall- the separation barrier between Israel and the Palestinian Territories. It was quite high with graffiti all over it, in English and Arabic.

Our host family that we stayed with in their house, they were a lovely Palestinian Christian family and were very warm to us.


The border - I thought this picture was really telling of what goes on in Bethlehem; an Israeli army vehicle is patrolling the area, while a busload of tourists is coming in to the West Bank.