BYE BYE GAZA - Barry Chamish

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Israel hopes UNESCO selection of ancient archeological
areas as world heritage sites will encourage international
tourism
By Tamar Treblisi Hadad
Eight new Israeli archaeological sites were declared world
heritage sites at the 29th world heritage conference of
UNESCO. Limor Livnat, Education Minister and also
president of UNESCO in Israel said that the selection is an
unprecedented achievement for Israel.
And where is all the cuddling with the foreigners leading?
Guess who's back in Jerusalem?
(Communicated by the Transportation Ministry Spokesman)
Transportation Minister Meir Shetrit, Palestinian Authority
Transportation Minister Saed-Eddine Khurma and senior EU
representatives will tomorrow (Wednesday), 21.9.05, at
12:00, at the Notre Dame Hotel (opposite New Gate) in
Jerusalem, attend the dedication ceremony for a joint Israel-
PA office for planning and promoting joint transportation
projects.
A reader sums up the new Israel that emerged this year:
Dear Barry,
No civil war, my step daughter, Luz, calls it a "brothers"
war. Don't expect there to be a civil war. What we are
experiencing is a dramatic change in societal values--and
Israel will never again be the same.
When I first came here, Israel was called "the closest thing
to democracy in the Middle East" and people actually
believed we were becoming a true democracy like the US.
People loved the soldiers, as they were made up of the
common people and everyone considered every soldier a
potential son or brother. Police were respected as the "good
guys" and everyone was always available and willing to help
the police or army if the need were ever to arrive. And so it