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All Israel Regions (27)

Happy Birthday, Jeff.

The (com)Promised Land Dispatch 5: Kingdoms of Sand and Stone

I'll tell you what I love. I love standing in the dusty no-man's-land between two borders, feelin...

Israel / Jordan Jeff Greenwald

Armed soldier on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem

I Never Got Used To The Guns

It seems that every time you turn around in Israel you seem someone with a gun. In a crowded rest...

Israel MaryLou Driedger

Tandoori Love

Asian Films Play "I've Got a Secret" at San Jose'sCinequest 2009

Each year, ThingsAsian features reviews of all the Asian and Asia-related films entered for compe...

Israel / Indonesia / Japan Celeste Heiter

Lemon Tree

Film Review: Lemon Tree

A lemon grove that lies on the border between Israel and the West Bank is the focus of this film,...

Israel Celeste Heiter

The Syrian Bride

Film Review: The Syrian Bride

Directed by Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride casts a spotlight on the ongoing territorial dispute be...

Israel / Syria Celeste Heiter

Prayer beads in the Jerusalem bazaar.

The(com)Promised Land

Join travel writer Jeff Greenwald, the author of Shopping for Buddhas , The Size of the World , a...

Israel Jeff Greenwald

Lemon Chicken

Recipe: Lemon Chicken

The flavors of this easy entrée are fresh and simple. The lemony top note is nicely balanced wit...

Israel Celeste Heiter

Camel riding at a Bedouin camp in the Negev Desert

I Was a Bedouin For A Day

I stayed in a Bedouin camp in the Negev Desert and learned about the history and culture of the B...

Israel MaryLou Driedger

Among naga figures at the Shwekyimyint Paya, Mandalay.

The (com)Promised Land: Dispatches from Israel & Beyond

Join travel writer Jeff Greenwald, the author of Shopping for Buddhas , The Size of the World , a...

Israel Jeff Greenwald and Ethical Traveler

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The(com)Promised Land Dispatch 3: Shabbat in Jerusalem - Of Wine and Walls

I found the 8.5 x 11" poster on a stack inside the Jewish Student Information Center. A crude pho...

Israel Jeff Greenwald

The(com)Promised Land Dispatch 4: Wall-Eyed

Damascus Gate was nearly empty at 9 a.m., the sun leaning lightly on the flagstones of East Jerus...

Israel Jeff Greenwald

Israeli Yemenite Shabbat Fish

Israeli Yemenite Shabbat Fish

This dish has a strong Yemenite influence, as there is a large Yemenite population in Israel. A w...

Israel / Yemen Celeste Heiter

Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi

Film Review: Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi

The Bar-Dayan family is in the throes of chaos and turmoil. At the eye of the Bar-Dayan family st...

Israel Celeste Heiter

Breakfast in Israel.

Destination: Israel

Dear Cyberpals, In 1994, to celebrate my 40th birthday, I circumambulated the globe without the b...

Israel Jeff Greenwald

Israeli Fish Cakes with Yogurt Dipping Sauce

Recipe: Israeli Fish Cakes with Yogurt Dipping Sauce

With their crunchy matzo meal breading and piquant yogurt dipping sauce, these crispy-golden fish...

Israel Celeste Heiter

View of Tel Aviv from Jaffa.

The(com)Promised Land Dispatch 1: Tel Aviv

23 February 2004 / Heathrow To A Scary Place A deep and scary place, Israel. It seems almost unsu...

Israel Jeff Greenwald

View of the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock.

The(com)Promised Land Dispatch 2: City of Gold and Tears

People streaming in both directions, as the sun falls behind the King David and my beer catches t...

Israel Jeff Greenwald

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Perhaps the world's biggest hummus...

Israeli village stirs up hummus war with record bid...

Israel / Lebanon AFP/Patrick Moser

Covered with Dead Sea Mud.

The Ultimate Beauty Treatment

I had the ultimate beauty treatment in the Dead Sea. I smeared myself with Dead Sea mud and then...

Israel MaryLou Driedger

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WoW - Women at the Wall

Jewish women risk arrest, insults to pray at the Western Wall, the holiest place in Judaism...

Israel AFP/Patrick Moser

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