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Monument at the entry into Jericho, the lowest city in the world and one of the oldest
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Horizon west of Jericho
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Midday at Bethlehem University
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Traditional Palestinian floor tiles
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The tiles are in the restored Jacir Palace in Bethlehem
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My Palestinian friend didn't approve of this mixture
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May noting part of the palace's 100 year history
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Built as the Jacir family home in 1910, now an Intercontinental hotel, Emily Jacir has written about its sad history
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Bethlehem Access student's rendering of a cowboy
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RELO Ruth & CAO Rachel with books for the class
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Playing Hotseat
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Topics range from MLK to skateboarding to dinosaurs
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Bethlehem Access students with their new books
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Ruth looks on while Bethlehem students choose their books
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Decisions
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The teacher gets a book too!
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The entrance to the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, established in 1950 -- The original refugees generally hailed from 17 villages in the western Jerusalem and western Hebron areas
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Camp Aida written in Arabic
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The Israeli security wall -- so sad
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It speaks for itself
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Let us love indeed.
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The wall cuts along Bethlehem's north and west sides
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Har Gilo Settlement just outside of Bethlehem
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Since I can't go to Gaza and they couldn't come to me, we connected via DVC
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Ramallah and Gaza Access students share Halloween activities
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Watching Gaza's skit
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Some Halloween poetry
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It's not so easy to wrap a mummy!
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Gaza girls finished first
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Can you guess the word