From the Ground: The Real Israel-Palestine

Day 19: The Other Jerusalem

We spent today in the Eastern part of Jerusalem, home to the city’s Muslim population.

After a late start, we had a meeting with a staff member at the Israel Committee Against Home Demolitions. Then, we toured the Muslim Quarter of the Old City (an area packed with Israeli soldiers). The walk brought us all the wall to the Western Wall, where we stopped by for our third visit in the past 10 days.

We finished the day by meeting with Ahmed Nasser, an Arab Israeli living in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Abu Dis (200 meters from the wall). We enjoyed a brief tour of East Jerusalem— including a visit to the wall— and dinner at his home.

Tomorrow, it’s on to Tel Aviv.