will in your lifetime, i guess the first question will be in your lifetime will you be able to visit yafa? [ speaking foreign language ] she says she hopes she can. she also hopes she can go to jerusalem as well. so she s optimistic. yeah. [ speaking foreign language ] she s saying first she said you re not allowing us to. then he self-corrected and said the israelis aren t allowing us to. go, go. [ speaking foreign language ] this is the normal tone of voice. he s not upset, by the way. this is how we talk. we yell. what s he saying? he s saying give me a permit. if they allow, of course i ll go. ke turbiofuel. into
israel is bordered by egypt, jordan, syria and lebanon. in 1967, after the six-day war, israel took control of the gaza strip, the sinai peninsula, the the west bank, the golan heights and annexed east jerusalem. in 2003, israel began construction on a wall along the green line representing the israeli-palestinian border. the wall now stretches 450 miles. when completed, it will span 700 miles. 85% of it in palestinian territory. on one hand, there s no doubt that the number of suicide bombings fell drastically. on the other, there s this. you cross from jerusalem into
in 2003, israel began construction on a wall along the green line representing the israeli-palestinian border. the wall now stretches 450 miles. when completed, it will span 700 miles. 85% of it in palestinian territory. on one hand, there s no doubt that the number of suicide bombings fell drastically. on the other, there s this. you cross from jerusalem into the west bank also called judea, samaria, also called palestine. since 1967, half a million settlers have moved here, all in contravention of international law. many in contravention of israeli law. though in effect, it seems to make little difference. they re here and in ever-larger numbers.
particular attachment or loyalty to israel doesn t mean that plenty of people on this earth don t hate me in principle. i know that. but the state of israel, i never really knew what to think. first look around, it s like everybody says. it s pretty. it s awesome. it s urban. sophisticated. hip. like southern california. only nicer. then you see the young draftees in the streets, and you start to get the idea. this is jerusalem. i m taking you through damascus gate, which is one of the gates to the old city. these walls are pretty ancient. people say that the deepest go back to king david. then as history progressed they built up the walls, so the top
[ speaking foreign language ] she says she hopes she can. she also hopes she can go to jerusalem as well. so she s optimistic. yeah. [ speaking foreign language ] she s saying first she said you re not allowing us to. then he self-corrected and said the israelis aren t allowing us to. go, go. [ speaking foreign language ] this is the normal tone of voice. he s not upset, by the way. this is how we talk. we yell. what s he saying? he s saying give me a permit. if they allow, of course i ll go. ight, rental car, and hotel together.