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 In God We Trust by gilabrand
For years, the main highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem ran through Abu Ghosh. The inhabitants of the village have always maintained good relations with the Jews, and despite outside pressures, they have remained loyal to the state. That has also been good for business.
Arab villages are not exactly pristine, but the stone houses, perched every which way on the hills, surrounded by patches of Sabra cactus, do exude a kind of picturesque, biblical look that city-dwellers crave. The local eateries are thus very popular with Jerusalemites. On Friday afternoons and Saturdays, the narrow lanes of the village are clogged with cars.
Another calling card is the Abu Ghosh Music Festival, which attracts large crowds in the spring and fall. Musical ensembles and choirs from all over the world perform in Abu Ghosh, taking advantage of the wonderful acoustics in the church on the hilltop, Church Notre Dame d’Arche d’Alliance (Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant). According to Chronicles 13:5-8, this is the site of Kiryat Ye’arim, where the Ark of the Covenant stood for two years before King David took it to Jerusalem.
Ibrahim Jawdat represents the village’s connection to money in modern times. Jawdat, a native of Abu Ghosh, forked out $20 while living in Chicago, and won $22 million in the Illinois State Lottery. Returning to the village in 1992, he established a scholarship fund for university students – both Jewish and Arab - and opened a restaurant. Leave a Comment
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Jerusalem cosists of mainly three different areas. The historical part is called Old City that exists within the ancient wall. New City is outside the wall located in the western part of the city. New City is more modern and gives off the atmosphere of a Western city. The third part of Jerusalem is East Jerusalem puplated mostly by Palestinians. Leave a Comment
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 David Tower by Gili_SLeave a Comment
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 Jerusalem by yumiyun
I just never get tired of walking through the narrow alleys. There is a speical air in the Old City that enthralls people. Leave a Comment
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This is where three great religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, all come together, not always very happily...
The fresh air, the smell of pine trees in the Judean Hills Leave a Comment
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 Zvi Hillman, Jeruslem
Guide, VT Jerusalem 2008 by Martin_S.
His contacts are:
E-mail: amira@013.net.il
Phone: 02-6517980
Mobile: 052-3851117 Leave a Comment
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