Checking I.D.

January 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Admittedly, I was surprised to see the police asking Jews for their identification cards at Damascus Gate. The first time I saw this, I had arrived on the scene after the event was already in motion, so I thought I was reading something into the officers’ actions. I decided to hang around for a few minutes to see if the police would ask another Jew to present his identification card. After a couple of minutes, they did exactly that.

Here’s a photo of the police doing to a Jew what many people think is reserved only for Arabs.

Filed Under: Arabs, Jerusalem, Life in Israel, Photography, Politics

Corn Nuts, One of My Favorites

January 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment

I was happy to discover roasted corn nuts in the Jerusalem market. Well, . . . not those Corn Nuts®, but close enough to satisfy my salty snack craving. These corn nuts are from Spain, but they taste identical to Corn Nuts®, and that makes me really happy.

When we are in the States, we usually spend a lot of time on the highways, and I have a few favorite road snacks: Jack in the Box tacos (usually 2/99¢, but even better at 3/99¢!), Corn Nuts®,  and quick stop (i.e. gas station snack bar) burritos when we are driving in west Texas. Wow, my mouth’s watering just thinking about those treats!

Here’s a bin of Spanish corn nuts at the Jerusalem market. 

Filed Under: Family Life, Life in Israel, Photography, Texas

Security Measures

January 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Security issues have been much in the news in the US lately. Here is a photo of Israeli police and border guards checking the identification of young Arab men.

Filed Under: Life in Israel, Old City, Photography

Life Above the Streets

December 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Most tourists in Jerusalem’s Old City, seem to be so captivated by the offerings of the various souvenir shops or the ancient stones that they never look above their heads. Thus, they don’t realize there is life above the streets.

The majority of the shops lining the streets of the Old City have apartments above, which is where most of the residents live – i.e. above street level.

In this photo the woman is hanging her laundry in the midst of a cobweb of electric wires – some old, some new, some legal, some illegal. 

Filed Under: Jerusalem, Life in Israel, Old City, Photography, touring Israel

You May Feel Underdressed if . . .

December 21, 2009 by 1 Comment

. . . you come to tour the Holy Land without your Jesus clothes.

Question: Do we really honor the Lord Jesus by wearing a “likeness” of him on our clothes and sitting on that “likeness” as we ride in a bus all day? 

Filed Under: Culture, Photography, Social Commentary, touring Israel
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