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JPost Middle East- Analysis: Why has the West Bank been quiet? January 6, 2009
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- Israel to establish 'humanitarian corridor' for the Gaza Strip January 7, 2009Israel will set up a "humanitarian corridor" to counter a crisis caused by its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said on Wednesday. ...
- Obama breaks silence on Gaza, calls civilian deaths 'deep concern' January 7, 2009Barack Obama, who takes over as U.S. president from George W. Bush on January 20, broke his silence about the violence in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, calling the loss of civilian lives in Gaza and in Israel a "source of deep concern for me." ...
- As truce efforts grow, Israel mulls expanding Gaza ground op January 7, 2009Israel's political leadership will meet in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning to discuss expanding the ground offensive in the Gaza Strip at a time when most of the aims of the operation have been met. ...
- ANALYSIS / Israel must double, triple, quadruple its medical aid to Gaza January 7, 2009A few days ago, Physicians for Human Rights began soliciting $700,000 in donations for hospitals in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli humanitarian organization also provided a detailed list of the medical equipment Gaza lacks, including portable monitors, respirators, ultrasound and X-ray machines, wheelchairs, needles, dressings, catheters, oxygen, medical gases, endo-tracheal tubes, screws and plates for shattered limbs, and surgical gloves. According to PHR, Gaza also has a severe shortage of intensive-care beds, which cost about $50,000 apiece. Moreover, many Palestinian ambulances are out of commission. ...
- Venezuelan President Chavez: Gaza operation is a Palestinian 'holocaust' January 7, 2009
Jerusalem in top 10
I’m very excited because iExplore just came out with their list of Top Ten Summer World Travel Destinations for Cultural Exploration and Jerusalem is on the list. Jerusalem ranked 6th after The Pyramids of Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, Thailand, Madagascar, and the Great Wall of China, and beat out the Taj Mahal in India, Tunisia, Vietnam and Japan.
Jerusalem
Because the list is determined by vacation purchases of iExpolore adventure and experiential travelers, it means that people are visiting Jerusalem in droves, a fact to which I can attest on a personal basis. The city is crawling with busloads of tourists.
According to iExplore, the main attractions are, “The old walled city of Jerusalem, a holy site of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, is dominated by historic sites such as the Dome of the Rock, Wailing Wall, and church of the Holy Sepulchre.”
Well, that’s true, but there’s so much more.
There’s the Hutzot HaYotzer crafts fair going on tonight, for goodness sake, and the Italian culture and pasta festival at the Museum of Italian-Jewish Art, too. Also, a bazaar of recycled eco-furniture, accessories, and art at Merkaz Hamagshimim Center. Do you think they have that in Machu Picchu? Hardly likely.
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