To be a tourist, or…
July 30, 2005
Sometimes I think I’m a pretty bad tourist. Hell, I don’t even like to be a ‘tourist’ but sometimes, you just have to call it like you see it, and frankly, sometimes, I am a tourist. But, a bad one. I was supposed to go to Nazareth today, which was poor planning on my part [...]
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The Magic Passport
July 29, 2005
This is a story about a passport.
Once upon a time there was a passport….and although he was new, and blue and shiny, he never really thought much of himself. After all, there were almost 60 million just like him. Blue and shiny. He never felt special; sure maybe on the inside he had a few [...]
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House demolitions happen
July 28, 2005
2-3 homes were demolished in the village of Al Khader, outside of Bethlehem, yesterday [more info here and there is another article which mentions the demolition here].
One of the statements in the letter from the Presbyterian group that I intend to address states, as a fact, that “…since house demolitions have ended in Israel…” and [...]
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I’billin
July 28, 2005
This is the small village of I’billin, just about 20min outside of Haifa. This is the view from the balcony of the flat I’m staying at. I’m staying on the grounds of the Mar Elias Educational Institutions. Basically I’m using these days to stay up late, sleep in, rest, do some blogging, thinking, and processing [...]
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A Night with 10 Palestinians
July 28, 2005
On one of the last evenings of my time in the West Bank, a few of us gathered on the back porch area to smoke some arguila and eat peanuts. As it got later and later, the group continued to get larger and larger, and at one point we had about 16-18 people sitting around [...]
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What does one do with these…?
July 24, 2005
We spent Saturday in Ramallah, the same day that Condoleeza Rice met with Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, and we met with a couple human rights organizations, including Addammer and Defence for Children International-Palestine section (DCI/PS) (which also has an Israel section). They were the kind of presentations that kind of leave you feeling sort of [...]
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On Having a Black Tongue…
July 20, 2005
I have a black tongue. I’d really rather not, but when you are popping Pepto-Bismol (they actually have a pretty cool site - it’s very pink) caplets every day, sometimes 4 caplets/day to keep yourself from having too many ‘problems’ - you have to deal with a black tongue. My stomach is telling me to [...]
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My Day In Nablus
July 20, 2005
After finally getting through the checkpoint, both groups rendezvoused at the An-Najah National University (Old Campus) in Nablus. An-Najah is the 2nd largest university in the West Bank, and about 16,000 students attend school there on one of their two campuses. We were met by some of the students and they gave us a tour [...]
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A Confession
July 20, 2005
I feel conflicted in writing this post – part of me thinks that it’s okay, while the other part of me is kind of sick that I feel this way. So, what’s the confession you ask?
I am Western…
…and I like that.
I have loved traveling for around the past 6 weeks. I have met some amazing [...]
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Once upon a time…
July 19, 2005
…there was a host-son named Adam whose host-mom gave him a sandwich and two plums in a sack for lunch one day. Adam was grateful, but forgot about the sandwich and plums, which just happened to be in his backpack. Adam had a roommate named Andy, and Adam & Andy had already had some problems [...]
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Adam Walker Cleaveland: 
