Category Archives: Israel

Israel politics/apartheid

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Bryan Keith

Everywhere I went in Israel and Palestine I was warmly welcomed.  However, that is, sadly, not the case for Israelis and Palestinians travelling to the same places.  One thing that Palestinians tried to determine pretty earlier on in any conversion … Continue reading →

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Cycling the Negev Desert

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Bryan Keith

How does the Negev differ from the Judean Desert?  Well, most notable are the cultural differences.  Israel uses about 80% (or is it 90%?) of the Negev Desert for military training purposes.  What this means is that, except on weekends … Continue reading →

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Cycling the Judean Desert

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Bryan Keith

From the Dead Sea Shimshon and I parted ways.  The Passover holiday was about to start so Shimshon headed back to Jerusalem to spend time with his family.  He had invited me to go, but I was too excited to … Continue reading →

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Israel: first impressions

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Bryan Keith

The flight to Tel Aviv wasn’t long, but then I was delayed for three hours in immigration.  I’m not sure what answers I gave that aroused so much suspicion.  Delays at immigration are, sadly, not uncommon.  In the holding area … Continue reading →

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