I need to add a picture for these places but my pictures are loading slowly, I apologize! But Bethlehem is just across the wall. In Bethlehem, the main things to see are Nativity Square and this beautiful grotto, called the Milk Grotto. I have already gone several times to go pray there and to enjoy the silence relative to the other places in the Holy Land. Bethlehem is still a small city, with hills and a lot of old cobble stones for you to enjoy. Most people go there to visit the site of Jesus' birth, which is beautiful and quite simple. There is actually a specific spot that is designated by a star and I have not yet gone there because there are always lines of people waiting.
The people are somewhat aggressive when it comes to selling and picking up a taxi. It can be a bit frustrating because you just want to walk to the church and then you have these men trying to rip you off and take you to the church. Aside from that, it's very beautiful once you give yourself time to enjoy some of the scenery.
Hebron was a completely different experience. Let me just say that we went to go visit the tomb of Abraham and Sarah, it is used by both Jews and Muslims and so there can be some issues when it comes to religious tension. The taxi driver took us through some of the Palestinian/Israeli neighborhood and showed us some of the discrimination that was being showed to the Palestinians. It is really a difficult situation to explain...there will be more to come soon.
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