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Sunday, January 15, 2006
# Posted 10:35 PM by Patrick Belton
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Patrick:
Glad that you are in Haifa, but I have a small quibble. How is it that you can pick out the lights of the Biqa'a from the window of a flat in Haifa? I had always thought that the rise of the lower Galilee would obscure such lights - not to mention the fact that the convergence of the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges near the turn of the Litani should block the line of sight of most of the valley. Is your friend's flat up in the hills? Additionally, I would not advise trying to walk to Beirut. While I have no doubt that you have the fitness for it, I suspect you will encounter a rather nasty surprise when you reach the border. Best of luck with your interviews.
It may not be on your schedule but a trip to East Jerusalem would be a really interesting move here. How do the local residents feel about being very belatedly granted the right to vote, on the proviso that it not be for Hamas? Are they more or less sympathetic to militants than others in the Occupied territories? What is the specific impact of the wall (sorry, fence) on elections and campaigning there? And so forth.
Good luck!
glad youre enjoying Haifa. Its been years, and i only spent a few days there, but i loved the city, "the Paris of Israel".
Right pragmatist, because life in the occupied West Bank really is so much better than having your own state, isn't it....?
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