"Full days at home in Jericho" Tracygosnow’s photos around Jericho, Palestinian Territory

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Jericho, Palestinian Territory by TravelPod blogger Tracygosnow titled "Full days at home in Jericho" Tracygosnow’s travel blog entry: "The time is passing so incredibly fast as they are keeping us so busy. So I'll try to give you the rundown with some sidenotes. I'm in my favorite internet cafe run by my new friend Tariq. He's very nice and gives me discounts since the computer is so slow. He loves American rap music and plays music with the videos on his computer and asks me to translate the words for him. The current hit is Usher. Tonight there are demonstrations in the town center with fireworks and guns going off. They are having their local elections on Thursday, so it's in reaction to that. Anyways, yesterday we had a day off of work (!) and got to sleep in until 9:30. We met with a VIP for the morning, Saed Erekat. He is THE chief negotiator for the Palestinians with the Israelis. Jericho is the center of the Palestinian movement. Actually, just 10 minutes ago I passed by the Palestinian Authority headquarters. The IDF bulldozed the buildings and so now the small Palestinian military is living in tents. In any case, Erekat was very interesting. He continuosuly stressed being pro-PEACE rather than pro-Israeli or pro-Palestinian and choosing sides. I thought that was great of him to say. We also got an awesome book that explains the situation with the wall. Really quick for those who don't know, the wall is just ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 57s Date Found: Mon, Mar 28 2011 11:34 PM Category: Travel Date Produced: Mon, Mar 28 2011 11:21 PM View Count: 0