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Our group split up to
attend local churches. I
went to the Greek Orthodox
(in Arabic) service in Jericho.

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This is one of the supposed
sites where Zaccheus,
"the wee little man" sat up in
the tree to see Jesus.
Old tree.

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After church we were treated
to some Palestinian dancing
by the young people from the
Catholic Church in Jericho

 

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These two women go to
the Catholic Church in
Jericho. As I passed by them,
I realized that I could
understand what they were
saying. Thinking that my
Arabic surely could not
be that good, I realized
they were speaking Spanish!
They moved to Jericho
from El Salvador, in order
to find a better life. Hmm,
not quite sure about
that choice, in hindsight...

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Along the street in Jericho

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More street shots of Jericho

 

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The mountain in the background
is the Mount of Temptation,
where the Biblical story of
Satan taking Jesus while
tempting him in the wilderness
takes place. There is a
monastery on the mountain
which we visited last year, but
which is now closed because
of the lack of tourists and
lack of funds to keep it open.

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Along the road from Jericho
to Jerusalem.

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What's left of Olive Trees, a
main source of livelihood
for Palestinians,
cut down by the Israeli
military supposedly for
'security' reasons...
Gotta watch out for those
dangerous olive trees...

 

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