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We are back to business as usual - whatever 

'usual' has come to mean given the current 

circumstances - after our special issue of May 

which concentrated on the destruction and 

devastation that befell our cities and towns, 

institutions and infrastructure, following Israel's 

massive incursions into Palestinian territories. 

Everyone is slowly picking up the pieces in 

an effort to return to a semblance of normalcy. 

Through the process of reconstructing what was 

damaged, it became apparent that reform was 

called for in most of the institutions and public 

bodies that govern our daily lives. In fact, reform 

was in order since some time back but it became 

a pressing issue when it was evident that a return 

to the previous status quo was not acceptable. 

The feature article tackles this very issue and 

discusses what has been going on to put in 

place mechanisms that ensure transparency 

and accountability at all levels. 

In Personality of the Month we look at the 

formidable lady who was behind a venerable 

Jerusalem institution - Dar Al-Tifl Al-Arabi, which 

Letter to the Editor 

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Pin Pricks ...........................3 

Damage Assessment .........5 

Feature Article ...................8 

Events ..............................14 

Film Reviews ...................19 

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Personality of the Month ..21 

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Cyber Palestine ...............24 

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Paltrade ..........................26 

Museums .........................27 

Cultural Centers ...............28 

Accommodation ...............32 

Restaurants .....................36 

Herbal Medicine ...............40 

Mrs. Hind Husseini had first established as a 

refuge for homeless children and later developed 

into a respectable school and college. 

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the Bethlehem area as the cultural centres 

there are still undergoing repairs but elsewhere 

things are returning to their normal schedules. 

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Editor 

I think that you've done a good job on the spcial 'Jenin' edition. It's however amazing how all our 

agendas and activities ought to change upon (the) context we're living in. 

Huda Imam 

Jerusalem 

One would suppose that the integrity 

and pro fession alism of the two legislative 

bodies of the only super power today to be 

im pecca ble. However, it is more and more 

evident that the members of the American 

House of Representatives and the Senate 

are, at best, grade B politicians. They are 

influenced, swayed, even bought. How 

else can one explain the constant venom 

that comes out from these two 'prestigious' 

houses when it comes to the Palestinian 

people and its leaders? You would think 

that we, the Palestinians, are occupying the 

United States of America! Just listen to Dick 

Armey, Tom Delay, Tom Lantos, Jon Kyl or 

Evan Bayh, to name only a few, speak about 

the situation in the Middle East. The fervour 

and intensity alone make you suspicious 

of an ulterior motive. The last resolution I 

heard of, that was passed in favour of Israel 

on May 2 nd , was by a vote of 94 yeas and 2 

nays!! All 94 yeas went to Israel, which has 

been occupying Palestine for the past 54 

years, and the nays to occupied Palestine. 

You know what? We have more support 

in the Israeli Knesset than in both Houses 

combined! 

On the evening of May 2 nd , a small group of 

Palestinians braced themselves and headed 

to 'enemy territory,' Tel Aviv, for a political 

debate with supposedly mainstream Israelis. 

The Palestinian 'delegation,' being active 

society members, university graduates, fluent 

in English and probably thinking they knew 

better than anyone else that appeared on 

CNN, felt feisty and naturally prepared for 

a fight. After five and a half hours of talking, 

however, the overall outcome was very 

frustrating, to say the least, although, being 

part of the Palestinian team, I cannot say that 

all was in vain. One Palestinian, on the way 

back, said "I had all the arguments worked 

out very logically and systematically, but still 

didn't manage to convince the Israelis." At 

the end, the only Palestinian lady among 

the group was crying mainly because of what 

some Israeli hardliners had to say. 

Pin Pricks 

Thirty Pieces of Silver 

A Tennis Match 

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It is no more a secret that every Senate 

and House of Representatives member 

has to pay homage to his highness Moshe 

sitting on the throne of the kingdom of AIPAC 

(American Israeli Public Affairs Committee), 

and to get its blessings too. It amazes me, 

however, how, in a democratic country, 

one body can have so much power and 

influence over the most influential people 

in the land. President B. Franklin will be 

tossing in his grave if he knew that most 

of the American people's representatives 

have sold their soles for thirty pieces of 

silver. It is also shameful when supposedly 

the representatives of the free world take 

a bi ased and prejudicial stand against an 

oppressed people yearning for free dom. 

Maybe the freedom of the gentlemen and 

ladies in the House of the Rep re sentatives 

and the Senate should precede ours. 

Rise oh ye Congress members and demand 

your freedom, start your own Intifada 

and call it the "C.H.I." (Capitol Hill Intifada!), 

but be warned, do not pick up arms, lest you 

be called … terrorists!!! 

Aahab 

The main incentive for us to go was 

two-fold: a) the conviction that mainstream 

Israelis do not really know what is happening 

in the occupied territories, i.e. the continual 

day-to-day suffering of all Palestinians is a 

sure recipe in itself for further violence, and, 

b) because we believed that pressure for 

change in the Israeli attitude and policy will 

mainly come from within the Israeli society. 

The debate was more of a tennis match 

than anything else. For hours, accusations 

and counter accusations were thrown at 

each other and emotions were running high 

all the time. It felt like both teams provided 

each other an opportunity to vent off bottled 

feelings. Fear, mistrust, stereotyping and 

mental blocks were the reigning forces. 

The scary thing for the Palestinians was the 

fact that the setting was an Israeli high-tech 

company and the Israeli team was made up

of professional IT personnel. At some point, 

one Palestinian noted that the debate might 

as well have been in Kiryat Arba, the extreme 

right wing Jewish settlement near Hebron. 

Since that evening, two additional meetings 

were conducted with fewer members on 

both teams. Emotions were cooler in those 

meetings but positions were unchanged. 

To the Israelis, security remained 

their number one concern and to us, the 

Palestinians, ending the occupation was 

our main concern. We tried hard to convince 

For a week to ten days 

in May, Gaza City's hotels 

enjoyed full occupancy 

rate. It was the most 

prosperous week for the 

tourism industry since 

the Israeli army closed 

the gates to the city, now 

located at the infamous 

Erez checkpoint, almost two years ago. Since 

then, Gaza has been, quite literally, a place 

apart from the rest of the world. 

Despite some lack of practice, restaurants, 

trinket shops, hotels, cabbies, and self-styled 

tour operators and translators worked around 

the clock to accommodate the 200 plus 

journalists who were roaming the city looking 

for a "story." Several dozen international 

peace activists were also in Gaza; not in 

the city but rather at the front lines in Rafah 

and Khan Younes. They slept on couches in 

Gazan families' homes, shared their food and 

used public transportation rather than paying 

hundreds of dollars that the journalists were 

happily dishing out in order to get "access." 

Like the journalists, the peace activists had 

come to Gaza because an imminent strike 

was expected. Early on it became evident 

that a full-scale invasion of Gaza by the 

Israeli army would be avoided, partly out of 

fear of more Israeli casualties than the public 

in Tel Aviv would tolerate. But targeted attacks 

were still expected and journalists harassed 

Fatah and Hamas military leaders to make 

a show of force in front of rolling cameras. 

The press needed to show the world that 

Gaza was a grand fortress preparing for 

a fight till death in the event of an Israeli 

invasion. The homes of Hamas leaders 

Gaza - An Assault Waiting to Happen 

the Israelis that the latter's security will 

only come by ending the occupation, i.e. 

providing the Palestinians their own security. 

Unfortunately, in my opinion, most Israelis 

today suffer from paranoia to a point where 

they neither see themselves as the strong 

party in the equation, nor as the oppressors. 

As amazing as it might sound, some even 

saw themselves as the victims! 

Sami Asadi 

were staked out from afar 

to "get the picture" if the 

strike came. Meanwhile, 

journalists ate and moved 

around the city in packs 

with irritated looks in their 

eyes, which said, "where 

is the story?" 

Ultimately, the PR arm 

of the united leadership of the Intifada 

caved in and young men with masked faces 

paraded, patrolled and did tricks in front of 

the cameras to satisfy the hunger of the press 

for the "shot." Ismail Abu Shanab, the leader 

of the Hamas PR machine, gave dozens 

of interviews a day. Speaking in perfect 

English, he told journalist after journalist 

that Hamas was willing to recognize the 

existence of Israel, if not its right, but its de 

facto presence. Shocked reporters did follow 

up questions. They were shocked and some 

were dismayed. Where was the militancy, 

where was the desire for vengeance, "come 

on," they seemed to be saying, "get with 

it - be your militant self." To do so would, 

of course, accommodate the Israeli desire 

for "retaliation" and the "understanding" 

for the need to do so by the international 

community. 

Gazans have clearly learned a lesson: war 

and media are a business that, in Palestine at 

least, Palestinians have to pay for with their 

blood. And it was clear that the Palestinians 

in Gaza might be ready to die for the liberation 

of Palestine but not so the Israeli army. For 

the time being, the international media has to 

wait a while to get its much-desired adrenaline 

"shots." 

Damage to Civilian Infrastructure and Institutions 

In the West Bank Estimated at US$342 million 

An assessment conducted by international 

donors estimated physical damage in the 

West Bank, resulting from Israel's recent 

military incursions during March/April 2002, 

at US$342 million, not including income 

losses and social and humanitarian costs. 

The Nablus region was hardest-hit, with 

repair costs estimated at US$113 million, 

followed by the Jenin region (US$88 million) 

and Ramallah (US$52 million). 

The private sector suffered the most, with 

repairs estimated at a total of US$100 million, 

of which US$50 million consisted of damage to 

buildings and equipment and spoilage/loss of 

inventory. Significant damage also occurred to 

roads (US$70 million), private housing (US$63 

million) and ancient cultural sites (US$52 

million), as well as to electricity and water 

networks, schools and clinics. In the Jenin 

refugee camp, where 800 families are now 

homeless, damage to housing amounts to 

US$34 million. Serious damage was inflicted 

on historical sites in Nablus. This included the 

destruction of Al Khadra mosque, an ancient 

public bath, old houses and unique traditional 

soap factories. The total cost of restoring the 

old city of Nablus is estimated at $47 million, 

including the cost of bringing down structures 

and removal of debris. 

Palestinian Authority ministries in Ramallah 

were also seriously damaged. The offices of 

21 PA ministries and agencies were entered 

and ransacked to varying degrees, with 

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destruction focused particularly on office 

equipment, computers and data storage 

facilities. The estimated replacement and 

repair costs to PA office interiors in Ramallah 

is US$8 million. 

Serious as it is, the damage to infrastructure 

and institutions is likely to be overshadowed by 

the economic losses resulting from the latest 

incursions and their aftermath (in the form of 

tightened closures in the West Bank, should 

these persist). During the first 15 months of 

the Intifada, physical damage from armed 

conflict amounted to US$305 million while 

Palestinian income losses, due principally 

to restrictions on the movement of people 

and goods, totaled US$2.4 billion. United 

Nations agencies (UNDP, UNRWA, WFP, 

WHO, UNSCO and UNESCO), the World 

Bank, the European Union, USAID and the 

governments of Canada, Denmark, France, 

Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and 

Norway carried out the damage assessment, 

in close cooperation with the PA. The 

objective was to provide a sound basis for a 

credible donor response. 

Donors have already indicated that they 

will provide at least US$155 million for priority 

repairs, on an urgent basis. This figure is 

likely to grow as the PA approaches donors 

for additional assistance. 

Source: Donor Support Group and 

World Bank. 

Photo: Jamal Arouri

Bethlehem Hebron Jenin Camp Jenin Old City Nablus Nablus Qalqilia** Ramallah Tulkarem** Total 

Sector / Area 

Infrastructure 

A. Roads 5,670,000 8,425,000 2,107,690 15,961,056 460,000 19,949,818 972,327 11,615,000 4,784,000 69,944,891 

B. Water and Sewage 327,970 1,380,310 1,190,000 926,487 1,488,190 335,910 1,100,000 190,000 6,938,867 

C. Electricity 527,375 1,661,611 720,733 1,543,515 1,360,798 874,426 907,065 663,434 8,258,957 

D. Solid Waste 706,200 506,650 20,000 149,820 168,000 271,000 1,000,000 9,000 2,830,670 

TOTAL 

Public Buildings 

7,231,545 11,973,571 4,038,423 18,580,878 460,000 22,966,806 2,453,663 14,622,065 5,646,434 87,973,385 

A. Health 1,000 360,646 100,000 222,500 60,000 744,146 

B. Education 40,970 228,700 75,000 298,112 393,687 12,130 200,000 322,600 1,571,199 

C. Municipalities/Governorate 335,863 581,380 80,000 289,580 442,577 464,710 700,000 2,894,110 

TOTAL 

Private Social Services 

377,833 1,170,726 255,000 810,192 442,577 858,397 12,130 960,000 322,600 5,209,455 

A. Health 89,300 1,600 40,000 10,000 140,900 

B. Education 67,447 400,000 467,447 

TOTAL 

Private Sector 

156,747 - - 1,600 - - 440,000 10,000 608,347 

Industrial 855,000 3,347,000 187,291 4,567,142 107,142 2,964,142 107,145 12,134,862 

Commercial 3,616,250 5,360,000 1,459,079 6,460,000 20,120,000 590,000 11,800,000 310,000 49,715,329 

Tourism 1,910,000 1,910,000 

ICT 2,460,763 1,000 8,056,596 10,518,359 

Agriculture 1,010,000 5,520,000 9,120,000 3,600,000 1,070,000 3,050,000 2,100,000 25,470,000 

TOTAL 

PA Institutions* 

7,391,250 14,227,000 1,459,079 18,228,054 - 28,288,142 1,767,142 25,870,738 2,517,145 99,748,550 

Physical (Exterior) 3,084,000 

Institutional (Interior) 12,625,326 

TOTAL 

Cultural Heritage 

15,709,326 

TOTAL 

NGOs 

3,813,855 39,600 1,311,000 47,156,570 52,321,025 

A. Health - 204,216 10,520 665,472 443,000 1,323,208 

B. Education 536,609 11,510 736,445 148,500 1,433,064 

C. Others 147,410 271,950 602,727 78,019 591,340 47,814 1,739,260 

TOTAL 

Private Housing 

684,019 271,950 - 602,727 - 293,745 10,520 1,993,257 639,314 4,495,532 

TOTAL 2,148,000 2,070,830 33,764,000 7,940,000 11,907,230 528,350 4,400,000 250,000 63,008,410 

CARS - 

Private 2,400,000 200,000 320,000 620,000 3,732,000 60,000 7,332,000 

Public 231,000 10,000 174,000 180,000 69,830 448,000 35,000 1,147,830 

TOTAL 2,631,000 210,000 320,000 794,000 - 180,000 69,830 4,180,000 95,000 8,479,830 

Other Camps 4,668,000 

GRAND TOTAL 24,434,249 29,963,677 39,836,502 48,268,451 48,059,147 64,494,320 4,841,635 52,466,060 9,480,493 342,221,860 

* Figures for Central Palestinian Instututions as well as Regional/District administrative offices. 

** Figures for the Private Sector have not been verified. 

Donor Support Group, Date 5/15/2002 

Estimate of Physical / Institutional Da mage West Bank (March - April 2002) 

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Feature Article 

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The establishment of the Coalition 

for Accountability and Integrity - AMAN 

has its roots in the experience of the 

Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) 

which failed to combat corruption in the 

Palestinian National Authority (PNA) when 

the General Audit's Report showed 52 

cases of official corruption representing 

misuse of public funds. The PLC members 

who led the struggle found themselves 

alone in the battle, as the role of civil 

society organizations was weak in terms of 

organizing themselves for addressing the 

issue of corruption or in getting involved 

in this battle. 

Analysis of this experience led AMAN's 

members to re-evaluate the role of civil 

society organizations in monitoring the 

performance of the Executive Authority 

representing the public interest. Accordingly, 

a number of credible local organizations 

started to analyse the Palestinian context, 

taking into consideration the exceptional 

case of Palestine, being in a transitional 

period combining both the national struggle 

against occupation and the building of the 

state. However, the experience of other 

countries has also shown that transitional 

periods provide a suitable environment 

for corruption. 

a long-term partnership between the 

Coalition and UNDP. The Coalition was 

established by the following members: 

� The Palestinian Initiative for the 

Promotion of Global Dialogue and 

Democracy "MIFTAH," Jerusalem 

�! Arab Thought Forum "ATF," 

Jerusalem 

�! The Palestine Trade Centre "PalTrade," 

Ramallah 

�! The Palestinian Institute for the Study 

of Democracy "MUWATIN," Al-Bireh 

�! Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights, 

Gaza 

�! The Palestinian Council on Foreign 

Relations, Gaza. 

worked on developing a local approach to 

enhancing transparency and accountability 

and combating corruption. This needed 

developing strategies that are specific to 

the Palestinian context. AMAN has decided 

that working on combating corruption 

should be a long-term, continuous process 

through developing and implementing 

the Palestinian National Action Plan 

Against Corruption, in cooperation with 

governmental and non-governmental 

organizations in addition to the private 

sector. This will require adopting a positive 

approach in working with different partners 

from the state and the civil society. The 

work of AMAN is perceived as back up 

to any reforming process in order to 

guarantee its success. 

The Coalition has also developed a 

number of work mechanisms to fulfil its 

goals and objectives. AMAN functions 

as a network of specialized and active 

institutions on the basis of precise criteria 

and requirements that guarantee credibility, 

professionalism, and effective results. 

The member organizations of AMAN 

will implement some of AMAN's projects 

AMAN seeks to contribute to good 

governance through fostering and 

enhancing integrity and accountability in 

the political system as well as in all sectors 

of Palestinian society. The Coalition was 

established to fulfil a number of goals, 

including establishing the Palestinian 

National Integrity System against corruption 

and raising public awareness about 

corruption, its supporting environment, and 

its destructive consequences. In addition, 

All of the above led the founding 

AMAN seeks to contribute to the building 

organizations of the Coalition to think 

of systems of accountability and integrity 

about working on the issue of combating 

within Palestinian institutions, in order to 

corruption collectively, due to the sensitivity 

enhance transparency in the function of 

of the current situation and to think about 

the different institutions such as those of 

enhancing and strengthening the role 

the PNA, civil society organizations, and 

of civil society organizations in this 

the private sector. Since its establishment, 

mission. The United Nations Development 

the Coalition has worked on establishing 

Programme (UNDP) was instrumental in 

the Palestinian chapter of Transparency 

assisting the Coalition in establishing its 

International, participating in regional and 

offices within the first hosting organization, 

international efforts to combat corruption. 

Miftah in September 2001, and then 

continued its support through building The Coalition of AMAN has intensively 

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according to their fields of specialization and 

experience. This also requires coordination 

and cooperation with similar organizations 

locally, regionally and internationally, 

including parliamentary groups, government 

representatives and representatives from 

different sectors of civil society. 

AMAN will be directly addressing all 

concerned parties, including the executive 

authority and its public institutions, to ensure 

the implementation of recommendations, 

plans and suggestions. In addition, the 

Coalition will provide training programmes 

in order to prepare qualified workers 

and contribute to capacity building in 

the areas of systems of accountability 

and transparency. Finally, AMAN will be 

working on enhancing the monitoring of 

institutions and overseeing and endorsing 

their activities by professional and legal 

means. 

Different Agendas for Reform in 

Palestine 

Recently, there have been different 

parties and forces calling for reform in 

Palestine, with often conflicting agendas. 

Photo: Abid Katib

For the Americans, represented by the 

demands of President Bush, Palestinians 

are requested to initiate reform for security 

reasons. For Ariel Sharon, reform is 

a tool for additional delays in political 

negotiations with the Palestinians. For 

the Palestinians, the demand for reform 

varies from formal to substantive. The 

demand for genuine reform, based on 

comprehensive assessment, transparency 

and accountability, is where the AMAN 

initiative lies. 

The National Action Plan Against 

Corruption: Long-Term Continuous 

Partnership 

AMAN has developed the draft for a 

national plan against corruption, with an 

approach that will depend on joint efforts 

of the existing partners comprised of the 

six members of the Coalition, as well as 

partners from outside the coalition. The 

outside partners will be state bodies, 

including executive, legislative and judicial 

authorities; civil society partners such as 

non-governmental organizations working 

in the field of good governance; interest 

groups such as unions, syndicates, and 

professional institutions; political parties; 

the media and the private sector. 

that covers working with parliamentarians, 

the judiciary system, reforming the public 

sector and enhancing transparency and 

accountability at the local government 

level; the civil society component covering 

the media, political parties and the private 

sector; the cross-sectoral component that 

covers the areas of transparency and 

accountability in the electoral systems 

at all levels and promotes values of 

integrity and accountability throughout the 

educational system and the development 

of the Palestinian Corruption Index as a 

tool for assessing the level of corruption 

and recommending reforms based on 

its results; and the core programme 

component that will be implemented 

centrally by AMAN's secretariat to 

strengthen the internal and external 

networking with relevant institutions, 

hold the annual conference of AMAN and 

establish the first specialized resource 

centre in issues of good governance, 

transparency and combating corruption. 

marks in every street and neighbourhood 

they entered. 

The task of rebuilding Palestinian 

institutions will be enormous and will 

face stringent requirements for adequate 

performance. This has led Palestinian civil 

society to quickly hold workshops, national 

conferences and public meetings, in which 

AMAN has actively participated, to evaluate 

the past performance of Palestinian 

institutions and find ways to rebuild those 

institutions on transparent and accountable 

bases. The initial evaluation showed that 

the past performance of Palestinian 

institutions, whether official or nongovernmental, 

lacked adequate systems 

of transparency and accountability, which 

assisted in their quick collapse. 

the beginning of cabinet meetings to put 

forward a programme for political and 

administrative reforms at all levels of the 

PNA. At the civil society level, there were 

two important initiatives. The first was that 

the Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO) has 

decided to form a monitoring committee to 

cooperate with organizations like AMAN 

that are working in the field of good 

governance and combating corruption. 

The second initiative was the demand for 

monitoring public performance, including 

demands for reform, transparency and 

accountability. The press release issued 

after a conference held in Ramallah this 

past May demanded free and fair elections 

at all levels, the separation of authorities 

and the rule of law, in addition to rebuilding 

Palestinian institutions on transparent and 

accountable bases. 

AMAN has already started holding 

meetings and preparatory workshops 

with representatives of different sectors to 

identify the possible areas of cooperation 

in developing and implementing the 

national plan. The direct impact of those 

meetings was encouraging those sectors 

to start discussing issues of transparency 

and accountability in their sectors and to 

Upcoming Challenges 

Palestinian society has been going 

through a transitional phase for a long 

period of time. On one hand, Palestinians 

had to continue their struggle against 

occupation, and on the other they had to 

start building their institutions as the base 

for the future Palestinian state. Since the 

signing of the peace agreements between 

the Palestinians and the Israelis in 1993, 

there have been continuous setbacks in 

the peace process, forcing Palestinian 

institutions to reconsider their priorities 

and postpone reform. 

This vision is not only adopted by 

AMAN, it is now shared by a wide spectrum 

of the Palestinian public, civil society, 

political parties and the PNA. It can be 

said that the issue of reform is now put on 

the national agenda, after being ignored 

for a long time. The issue of reform has 

been recently discussed at different 

levels. At the official level, President 

Yasser Arafat has officially announced 

AMAN will be participating in the 

national effort to reform and rebuild 

Palestinian institutions. This is considered 

a political opportunity to overcome the 

past weakness of the lack of political will 

to combat corruption. The opportunity is 

now available for civil society to activate 

its role in combating corruption. The 

strength of AMAN lies in the fact that it 

is a civil society initiative that has a great 

opportunity to operate and assist in leading 

the process of change towards realizing 

the aspirations of the Palestinian people 

to have a democratic state. What AMAN 

has been trying to do, and will continue 

doing in the future, is to tackle the issue of 

reform as a local Palestinian initiative, to be 

implemented without any interference from 

outside forces that might have a different 

agenda for reform in Palestine. 

think of how to put them on their agenda The military invasion, using tanks, 

in their future activities. 

missiles, rockets and warplanes, resulted 

in great physical damage of Palestinian 

Dr. Azmi Al-Shuaibi 

institutions, particularly the institutions of 

AMAN's Programme 

the PNA. The Israeli army also targeted 

The above-mentioned approach led the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) 

Coalition to identify four main components and many television and radio stations 

within the general framework of the were destroyed, with tanks leaving their 

national plan: the governance component 

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On April 2 nd , 2002, the 

Israeli army mounted 

the largest incursion into 

Bethlehem since 1967 

and forced its entry into the 

Bethlehem Peace Center, 

which is strategically 

located on Manger Square, 

right between the Church 

of the Nativity and the Mosque of Omar. 

Israeli soldiers blasted the rear door to the 

Auditorium from where they took control of 

the rest of the building. The army immediately 

set up its headquarters at the Center, making 

liberal use of each office and space in the 

building for logistical, administrative and 

military purposes for the duration of the reoccupation, 

which lasted 38 days, including 

using the roof and one of the exhibit halls 

as outposts for snipers aiming at people 

both in the Church of the Nativity and on 

Manger Square. The space was also used 

for interrogations and temporary detention 

of Palestinians and foreign nationals, for 

various press conferences and to 'host' 

Palestinian-Israeli negotiations to end the 

standoff at the Church of the Nativity. 

The traces of what must have transpired 

inside the Center speak of unimaginable 

arrogance, violence, insolence and a total 

disrespect for civil society and human 

dignity. It was certainly a furious rampage. 

The director of the Center entered the 

premises on the evening of Friday, May 

10th. Within the hour, diplomats from the 

Swedish Consulate General in Jerusalem 

joined him. What they encountered was a 

scene of utter devastation, inexplicable and 

inexcusable even under the circumstance of 

a military occupation. This was certainly not 

the hallmark of a civilized army. 

While the structure of the building itself 

was left largely intact, the inside of the 

building was defiled in every possible way 

imaginable. This Center, which had been 

a gift from Sweden to Bethlehem and 

is dedicated to the promotion of peace, 

democracy, religious tolerance and cultural 

diversity, was coated in a mixture of dirt, 

beer, wine, urine, eggs, rotting food, and 

spilt coffee and tea. The bathrooms had 

faeces and vomit in the toilets, on the floors 

and on the walls. 

The kitchen, which had been recently 

installed and had never been used, was 


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soiled beyond recognition, 

knee deep in oil and grit 

and grime, with egg yolks 

dripping from the walls 

and spread across the 

kitchen floor. The stocks 

of food, purchased with 

humanitarian donations 

and intended for 

distribution to the needy, were entirely looted. 

Rotting food and drink were everywhere - on 

the tables, on the floor, on the walls and on 

the ceilings. 

The galleries were apparently used 

for shooting and partying. There was 

evidence of heavy drinking of beer and wine 

everywhere. A veritable mountain of empty 

bullet casings on the floor of the gallery facing 

the Church tells its own story. Photographs 

from an exhibit on Palestinian architecture 

were used to cover the windows to protect 

the soldiers from incoming bullets. Joseph 

from the exhibit of a Crèche from Hong 

Kong served as a dummy in a window and 

lost its head. 

The elevator was destroyed, in addition 

to more than 25 cars parked in the garage 

of the Center. Theft was also extensive. 

The list includes at least seven computers 

and printers, fax machines, a heavy-duty 

photocopier, all the telephones in the 

building, a laminator, two scanners, a video 

projector, a DVD, a VCR, two television sets, 

two slide projectors, two sound mixers, CD 

players, microphones and a digital camera. 

Tools and spare parts were stolen from the 

storeroom. Many official files and scores of 

personal items were taken. 

The price tag for restoring the Center to 

the state it was in on April 1st is in the vicinity 

of US$200,000 and will take weeks, if not 

months, to complete. This does not include 

the cars that were in the garage. 

To this day Israel insists that reports of 

looting and vandalism are single and isolated 

incidents perpetrated by individual and 

exceptional criminal elements in the army. 

The extent of the devastation and the fact 

that the Center served as the Israeli army's 

headquarters for 38 days belie Israel's 

denials of intent. This proves beyond the 

shadow of a doubt that the destruction of 

Palestinian civil society and the looting was 

not only tolerated by the military, but was 

orchestrated by the army at the highest level

Note: Please make sure to contact the venue to 

check if the program is still running. 

EAST JERUSALEM 

Centre Culturel Francais (CCF), tel. 02-6282451; 

Palestinian National Theatre (PNT), 

tel. 02-6276293 

ART 

� Tuesday 11 

Inauguration of "Abracadavra" exhibition of 

paintings on old business cards by French artist 

Philippe Favier (please call for details), CCF 

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES 

� Saturday 1 

16:00 Mask making workshop, PNT 

� Sunday 2 

11:00 Play: The Boy and the Wolf, PNT 

12:00 Film: Pluto, PNT 

16:00 Play: The Boy and the Wolf, PNT 


� Thursday 6 

17:00 Film: Charlie's Angels, PNT 

� Friday 7 

11:00 Play: The Sneeze of a Magician (Arabic), 

PNT 

12:00 Film: Toy Story 2, PNT 


� Sunday 9 

11:00 Film: Batman, PNT 

12:00 Play: The River, PNT 




17:00 Film: The Prince and the Pauper, PNT 

� Friday 14 

11:00 Laugh With Us (with clowns), PNT 



� Sunday 16 


12:00 Film: The Gnomes Adventures, PNT 




17:00 Film: Hero in the Family, PNT 

� Friday 21 

11:00 Fun day for children, PNT 


16:00 Paper puppet workshop, PNT 

� Sunday 23 


12:00 Play: The Ass Kicks Asses (silent), PNT 

16:00 Play: The Ass Kicks Asses (silent), PNT 



17:00 Film: The Mermaid, PNT 

� Friday 28 





16:00 Carton puppet workshop, PNT 

� Sunday 30 





ENTERTAINMENT 


14:30 World Cup Games: live broadcast of 

France vs. Uruguay, CCF 


09:30 World Cup Games: live broadcast of 

France vs. Denmark, CCF 

� Friday 21 

Jour de la Musique (Music Day), CCF 

FILMS 


16:00 Les Silences du Palais (French), CCF 

� Tuesday 4 

18:00 Family Man, PNT 


16:00 Le Gout des Autres (French), CCF 

Centre for Jerusalem Studies 

Al-Quds University 

offers a special summer course 

July & August 2002 

Jerusalem, a Palestinian Perspective 

Spoken Arabic language classes 

Guided tours in the Old city 

Inter-disciplinary seminars on Jerusalem 

For more information please contact CJS 

Tel + 02-6287747 

Fax + 02-6280297 

Email: cjs@planet.edu 

The Jerusalem Festival is a yearly Palestinian 

cultural activity organized by Yabous Productions 

in East Jerusalem. Yabous Productions has 

successfully organized ten festivals so far. The 

success of these festivals has been noted on 

many levels: the high-quality per for mances 

and technical support, the revival of cultural life 

in Jerusalem, the uniqueness of the selected 

performance venues, and the development of 

a loyal audience that eagerly awaits the annual 

festivals. 

The Jerusalem Festival has become a reference 

point for a country that does not know despair. It 

stems from our determination not only to grasp the 

present but also to fulfil the potential of the future, a 

potential that becomes reality year after year. Each 

festival takes shape in its own way, as a result of 

new experiences, resources, circumstances and 

oppor tu nities, taking into account the complexities 

of our situation. 


18:00 The Princess Diaries, PNT 

� Wednesday 12 

18:00 Family Man, PNT 


16:00 Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie (French), 

CCF 


18:00 Men of Honor, PNT 


18:00 The Princess Diaries, PNT 


16:00 On Connait La Chanson (French), CCF 


18:00 Men of Honor, PNT 


16:00 Une Affaire de Gout (French), CCF 

GAZA 

Arts and Crafts Village, tel. 08-2846405; 

Centre Culturel Francais (CCF), tel. 08-2867883 

ART 

� Sunday 9 

18:00 Inauguration of "Resurrection," an exhibition 

of paintings by Palestinian artist Huda Salha 

(through June 30th , Sun.-Thu. 09:00-12:30 & 

14:30-18:30, Sat. 14:30-18:30), CCF 

The Jerusalem Festival 

A Festival … That Yabous Will Keep Up 

July 18 - 27, 2002 

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This year's festival will take place during the 

period of 18 -27 July 2002. It is unique in its 

vision and aims, and distinctive in its position 

and concept. It is a crystallization of our dreams 

and aspirations: to climb to the highest rungs of 

culture and civilization, and to explore the widest 

horizons of identity and language. The choice of 

the artistic programme for the 2002 festival was 

not arbitrary; it came as a response to the general 

situation that the entire region is undergoing. It is 

an international festival with a human dimension, 

with music that expresses joy and sorrow. Different 

genres of music that are attached to the sociopolitical 

situation of different countries are invited, 

such as South Africa, Cuba, France, Chile and, of 

course, Palestine. 

More information about the festival will be 

available in the next issue of This Week in 

Palestine. You can visit Yabous's website www. 

yabous.org or contact them at info@yabous.org 

or call 02-6261045. 

ENTERTAINMENT 

� Friday 21 


FILMS 


18:00 French movie (please call for details), 

CCF 



CCF 



CCF 



CCF 

LECTURE 


11:00 "Is Music a Celebration?" Open debate 

on the feasibility of cultural projects during the 

Intifada, CCF 

NABLUS 

Centre Culturel Francais (CCF), tel. 09-2385914 

ENTERTAINMENT

� Friday 21 


RAMALLAH 

Al-Kasaba Theatre & Cinematheque, 

tel. 02-2965292; British Council, tel. 02- 

2963293; Centre Culturel Francais (CCF), tel. 

02-2987727; Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre, tel. 

02-2987374; Popular Art Centre, tel. 02-2403891 

ART 

� Tuesday 4 

18:00 Inauguration of "Black in its Intensity, Red 

in its Surge," watercolour and acrylic paintings 

by Palestinian artist Marwan Allan (through June 

7th , daily from 11:00-17:00), Sakakini 

� Monday 17 

18:00 Inauguration of "Pandemonium," acrylic 

paintings and sculptures by Palestinian artist 

Jawwad Ibrahim (through June 27th , daily from 

11:00-17:00), Sakakini 

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES 

Sunday 2 

11:00 Film: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, 

Al-Kasaba 

Friday 7 


Al-Kasaba 

Sunday 9 


Al-Kasaba 

Thursday 13 

17:00 Workshop: "Come Let's Sing to Life" 

conducted by Omar Al-Jallad, Sakakini 

Friday 14 


Al-Kasaba 

Sunday 16 


Al-Kasaba 

Friday 21 

11:00 Film: Atlantis - The Lost Empire, Al- 

Kasaba 

Sunday 23 


Kasaba 

Friday 28 


Kasaba 

Sunday 30 


Kasaba 

11:30 - 13:00 Let's Learn to do Magic Tricks 

(with clowns from Heart to Heart), British Council 

ENTERTAINMENT 

Saturday 1 

18:00 Musical evening with Sanabel, Al-Kasaba 

Thursday 6 

17:00 Concert: Songs for Sayed Darwish by Sabreen's 

Wisam Murad accompanied by Habeeb 

Shehadeh on Oud, Sakakini 

Friday 21 


Thursday 27 

18:00 Concert: "Samidun" by Sanabel, Sakakini 

FILMS 


17:00 Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, 

Al-Kasaba 

18:00 A Beautiful Mind, Popular Art 


Al-Kasaba 

20:30 Ocean's Eleven, Popular Art 

� Sunday 2 


Al-Kasaba 

18:00 Ali, Popular Art 


Al-Kasaba 

20:30 The Last Castle, Popular Art 

� Monday 3 


Al-Kasaba 

19:00 Serendipity, Popular Art 

20:00 Along Came a Spider, Al-Kasaba 

� Tuesday 4 


Al-Kasaba 

19:00 Riding in Cars with Boys, Popular Art 

20:00 Someone Like You, Al-Kasaba 


17:00 Jawaz Biqarar Joumhouri (Arabic), 

Al-Kasaba 



Al-Kasaba 



Al-Kasaba 

18:00 Training Day, Popular Art 



� Friday 7 


Al-Kasaba 



20:30 Spy Game, Popular Art 



18:00 Where the Heart Is, Popular Art 


Al-Kasaba 


� Sunday 9 


16 Al-Kasaba 

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Al-Kasaba 


� Monday 10 


Al-Kasaba 

19:00 The Others, Popular Art 


Al-Kasaba 



Al-Kasaba 







Al-Kasaba 



Al-Kasaba 


Popular Art 


Al-Kasaba 


� Friday 14 


Al-Kasaba 





17:00 Premier screening of "Jerusalem Another 

Day" (please call for details), Al-Kasaba 


Popular Art 

20:00 The Others, Al-Kasaba 


� Sunday 16 

17:00 Jerusalem Another Day (Arabic), 

Al-Kasaba 




� Monday 17 

17:00 Jerusalem Another Day (Arabic), 

Al-Kasaba 






Popular Art 











� Friday 21 


Al-Kasaba 









� Sunday 23 



Popular Art 



� Monday 24 








Al-Kasaba 










� Friday 28 


Al-Kasaba 


Popular Art 





18:00 The Last Castle, Popular Art 


20:30 Where the Heart Is, Popular Art 

� Sunday 30 





A BEAUTIFUL MIND 

Directed by Ron Howard 

Starring Russell Crowe 

USA, 2002 

Oscar Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting 

Actress, Best-adapted Screenplay. 

Russell Crowe plays the Nobel prize-winning mathematician 

Nash from his days at Princeton, where he 

developed a groundbreaking economic theory, to his 

meteoric rise to the coveted MIT professorship. His 

future was filled with promise, but in the early 50s, he 

went through eventual dismissal due to schizophrenic 

delusions. Nash's amazing will to recover his life 

without the aid of medication is a heartening triumph. 

Russell plays perfectly the role of a man who refuses to 

let his illness destroy him and his family. 

Popular Art: June 1,6,9,11,19,21 

OCEAN'S ELEVEN 

Directed by Steven Soderbergh 

Starring George Clooney, 

Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts 

USA, 2001, 117 min, 

Danny Ocean (George 

Clooney), fresh out of jail, 

masterminds a plan to steal 

$150 million from the seemingly 

impervious vault of Las Vegas's Bellagio Casino, 

not just for the money but to win back his ex-wife (Julia 

Roberts) from the casino's ruthless owner (Andy Garcia). 

To help him pull off the elaborate heist, he seeks 

the help of eleven men, all with different expertise. The 

plan is set, the rules are clear; if all goes right for Danny 

Ocean's plan, the payroll is $150 million, divided by 11. 

Popular Art: June 1,7,12,16,24 

ALI 

Directed by Michael Mann 

Starring Will Smith 


Superstar Will Smith gives the 

performance of his career as 

boxing legend Muhammad 

Ali in an amazing epic drama. 

The film opens with the early 

life of Cassius Clay reading 

a disturbing story about the 

torture-murder of a young 

black boy in the south, floats 

to his motivation as an adult to convert to Islam, and 

shows how his character developed to be the most 

famous boxer on earth. 

Not for persons under 18. 


Bishop (Brad Pitt) gets captured for espionage and is 

scheduled for execution in a Chinese prison. It's Muir's 

last day before retiring, now he has to rescue Bishop in 

less than 24 hours. 


Popular Art: June 7,16,27 

THE LAST CASTLE 

Directed by Rod Lurie 

Starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini 


Explosive star power meets spectacular action when Irwin 

(Robert Redford) goes up against a ruthless prison 

warden (Gandolfini) in this powerhouse action thriller. 

His service to his country made him a hero; one mistake 

made him a prisoner. For General Eugene Irwin, 

it's just a matter of serving out his sentence - until he 

makes the shocking discovery that his fellow inmates 

are being murdered. Now Irwin is taking command one 

last time - and unifying the inmates in a desperate battle 

to overcome a brutality corrupt system and show the 

world the truth. A terrifically entertaining movie. 


Popular Art: June 2, 29 

WHERE THE HEART IS 

Directed by Matt Williams 

Starring Natalie Portman, James 

Frain 

USA, 2000 120 min, 

A pregnant teenager from 

Tennessee, played by Natalie 

Portman, gets abandoned by her 

worthless boyfriend at a Wal-Mart 

in Oklahoma. She has no place to go and no money; 

she has to live in Wal-Mart secretly and ultimately has 

her baby there. She is taken in by some locals and 

starts to get her life together. She falls in love with the 

local librarian, played by James Frain. Her life includes 

many hardships along the way. A funny, sad and 

entertaining movie. 

Popular Art: June 8,29 

SPY GAME 

HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S 

STONE 


Kids/Family and Action/Adventure 

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint 

Directed by Chris Columbus 

Harry Potter is a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday 

that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards 

and that he possesses unique magical powers of his 

own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted 

child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English 

boarding school for wizards. There he meets several 

friends who become his closest allies and help him 

discover the truth about his parents' mysterious death 

Directed by Tony Scott 

at the hands of a powerful adversary. 

Starring Robert Redford, 

Brad Pitt 

Al-Kasaba: June 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,16 

Popular Art: June 13,15,18,23,28 

LITERATURE 

� Sunday 9 

17:00 A tribute in honour of the late Palestinian 

poet and writer Hussein Barghouti, Al-Kasaba 

� Monday 10 

18 18:00 Illustrations of the book "Al-Hattab" by 


A clever, sophisticated and 

satisfying thriller movie, 

focusing on CIA operative 

Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) 

whose companion Tom 

THE OTHERS 


Drama, Thriller and Horror 

Starring Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher 

Eccleston 

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Directed by Alejandro Amenabar 

Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a strong-willed woman 

who waits for her husband's return form World War II. 

Isolated in their dark, cavernous mansion, Grace fiercely 

protects her two children from their rare allergy to 

sunlight. When three new servants arrive, unexplained 

noises begin to fill the house. Grace at first attributes 

the disturbances to the help, but soon wonders whether 

there could be "others" in the house. 

Al-Kasaba: June 5,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28, 

29,30 


SOMEONE LIKE YOU 


Comedy and Romance 

Starring Ashley Judd, Greg 

Kinnear, Hugh Jackman 

Directed by Tony Goldwyn 

Jane Goodale (Ashley Judd) 

has everything going for her. 

She's a producer of a popular 

daytime talk show, and is in 

a hot romance with the show's dashing executive 

producer Ray (Greg Kinnear). When Ray un ex pectedly 

dumps her, she begins an extensive study of male 

THE CANDLE 

Presented by 

Majhool Arts and Theatre Production Group 

East Jerusalem YMCA 

Adapted and Directed by Hussam Abu Aishe 

Sound Effects by Nabil Darwish 

Cast (in alphabetical order): Hadil Abdo, 

Marianne Albina, Rami Assali, Abir Barakat, 

Arda Batarseh, Dania Darwish, Basel Husseini, 

Fuad Muthafar, Ranan Muthafar, Hani Taha 

In times of war, people endure the horrendous repercussions 

imposed by man. The pain and sorrow that 

lie behind Palestinian war stories are enormous, but 

people learn to control their fear and agony when faced 

with the realization that a glimmer of hope still exists. 

Is it not the hope that we so desperately yearn for that 

behaviour to try to find out what makes men tick. Her 

"research" leads her to become an overnight sensation/guru 

for single women everywhere. When Jane 

begins to use her womanising roommate and co-worker 

Eddie (Hugh Jackman) as fodder for her research, she 

finds both humour and answers where they were least 

expected. 

Al-Kasaba: June 

4,7,12,14,22,26,27,30 

ALONG CAME A SPIDER 


Thriller and Drama 

Starring Morgan Freeman, 

Monica Potter, Michael 

Wincott 

Directed by Lee Tamahori 

A girl is kidnapped from a 

school by one of the teachers. 

She turns out to be the daughter of a senator, and the 

kidnapper soon makes a call to a police officer whose 

partner died eight months ago, involving him in the 

kidnapping. One of the secret service people who failed 

to protect the girl at the school decides to help him. But 

not everything is what is seems, and many surprising 

twists follow as the two attempt to catch the spider. 

Al-Kasaba: June 3,6,8,11,18,23,29 

creates our martyrs, and is it not our martyrs who instil 

in us our hope? 

Majhool Arts and Theatre Production Group will take 

you on a path that will allow you to witness life through 

the eyes of our martyrs. We search under the rubble 

of destruction caused by the Israeli armed forces for a 

glimpse of hope. For Majhool, the darkest hour of the 

night is that which is closest to the break of dawn. We 

believe in life and we invite the audience on a journey 

to share our stories, to laugh our laughter and cry our 

tears. Majhool reaffirms its belief in the existence of 

hope and goodness among all mankind. 

The play is a compilation of skits improvised by the cast 

of Majhool. 

People wishing to attend the play need a ticket and a 

candle. 

Hind Husseini, a Jerusalem 

socialite and a dedicated 

Palestinian social activist and 

humanist, was born in Jerusalem 

in 1916. She lived through times 

that were as turbulent as ours. 

The scene of the aftermath of the 

Jenin Refugee Camp massacre 

would have been all too familiar 

for her. In fact, an actual deja 

vue. 

In 1948, she was head of a small women's 

charity called the Social Work Endeavour 

Society. On one April morning during that year 

she was on her way to a meeting when she 

saw clusters of children inside Jaffa Gate. She 

stopped long enough to scold the young children 

and tell them to go home since the streets were 

becoming dangerous with shooting. Hours later 

she saw the children in the same spot. The 

eldest among them explained: "We have no 

home. We are from Deir Yassin." These children 

were pulled out from under the rubble of Deir 

Yassin on April 10th, 1948. They had escaped 

death, but many had lost their entire families in 

the Irgun massacre at their village: their mothers 

and fathers shot in front of them, their homes 

destroyed, everything familiar lost. 

On the spot, Hind herded the 50 children 

she found on the streets and took them to the 

two-room crèche in the Old City that her society 

rented. After two weeks, the fighting around the 

city forced them to move to the Notre Dame de 

Sion convent. She later took the children to 

live with her at her family home. Since then, 

her own house became the Child's Home, or 

"Dar Al-Tifl." 

From 1948 onwards, Hind Husseini was busy 

establishing Dar Al-Tifl Al-Arabi in Jerusalem, 

building-by-building and class-by-class. Today, 

it is a school for commuters as well as boarders, 

from nursery to college level. The roomy 

complex of buildings is in a stately area in the 

heart of East Jerusalem. The Husseini ancestral 

home, built by Hind's great grandfather in 1790, 

now houses the five-room museum of traditional 

Palestinian art and folklore. Classes were 

gradually added onto the original kindergarten, 

one a year, since the preschool began in 1949. 

The school which developed was meant to 

be a departure from the government school 

curricula. Dar Al-Tifl had the first library for the 

primary school level and the first 'hobby' section 

where children could learn creative skills. 

HIND HUSSEINI 

The Woman Behind Dar Al-Tifl 

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Hind Husseini, who was trained 

in education and social work at 

Hamburg University, had definite 

ideas about children's education. 

She was unable to complete her 

own education as she had wished; 

the imminence of World War II 

prevented her from returning to 

Europe. 

The idea of an orphanage in a 

society in which family lines are 

all-important would have been an object of pity 

if begun by anyone of a lesser social standing. 

But Hind Husseini was adamant about the 

right of children to grow up without complexes. 

"Raise your heads, never look down. Be proud. 

The prophet Mohammad was an orphan; Jesus 

was raised by his mother only. Weren't they 

respectable?" she used to tell the children 

generation after generation. 

Before the 1967 war, Dar Al-Tifl had as many 

as 40 children sent by wealthy parents in the 

Gulf as boarding students. The tuition fees 

from these students alone paid the expenses 

of the 120 other children. They also helped 

provide a social mix of children, which Hind 

considered important for the children's growth 

and self-awareness. Dar Al-Tifl is not called an 

orphanage; only one-third of the 1,000 students 

are children who have lost one or both parents. 

A greater number are social welfare cases: 

children who can no longer stay at home, or 

who cannot commute to school from distant 

villages. 

Mrs. Husseini established a women's college 

in the early eighties. In addition to promoting 

women's higher education, the college was 

a symbol of great defiance as the Israeli 

government repeatedly denied permission 

to build an Arab university in the city. The 

realization that uprooting and dispersal did not 

only endanger Palestinian life but its culture 

as well led Mrs. Husseini to establish the 

Palestinian Art and Folklore Museum Centre 

in 1978. She also established a large library 

for Islamic research with a core collection 

on the Arab heritage of Jerusalem., and a 

graduate programme in Islamic archaeology. 

Hind Husseini was able to build a monumental 

institution because she was endowed with great 

compassion for human dignity, and because 

she loved her people and country passionately. 

She passed away in 1994. 

Based on an article that appeared in ALAWDAH English 

Weekly on June 15, 1986.

Artist of the Month 

Youssef Hbeish was born in the village of Yurqa 

in the northern Galilee, not far from 

the city of Acre, in 1967. He started 

playing percussion at the tender age 

of eight, exhibiting great promise 

and talent. He completed his studies 

in literature, philosophy, theatre and 

music from the University of Haifa. 

He is currently pursuing further 

studies in music and is working on 

establishing a specific curriculum 

for percussion. Hbeish imparts 

great sensitivity and emotion in 

playing his instruments with which 

he reacts mentally and spiritually. He does 

not limit himself to traditional percussion 

instruments; he uses unusual instruments to 

create a unique sound. 

Hbeish joined the National Conservatory 

of Music (NCM) in 1996 where he teaches 

percussion at the Conservatory's three branches 

in Jerusalem, Ramallah and Bethlehem. He is 

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a member in various musical groups and 

ensembles such as Karloma and 

the Oriental Music Ensemble of 

the NCM. Hbeish has performed 

at several Jerusalem Festivals 

that are organised by Yabous 

Productions and at seasonal 

festivals organised by the NCM. 

He has also participated in musical 

performances abroad with local and 

foreign groups. Youssef Hbeish is 

currently performing at the Spring 

Festival in Shefa'amr, Nazareth and 

Haifa and will be participating in the 

2002 Jerusalem Festival with Karloma, which 

will present a new programme composed by 

Suheil Khoury. 

Hbeish spends a good part of his time in Paris, 

working on recordings and performances with 

artists such as Abed Azrieh, Issa Hassan and 

Elie Maalouf. 

by Raja Shehadeh 

Steerforth Press. 238 pages. $25 

In this fascinating memoir, leading 

Palestinian lawyer Raja Shehadeh 

offers a chilling and moving view of 

life inside the Occupied Territories. 

Shehadeh describes the uncertainties 

of life during a period of national 

difficulty, offering a glimpse into the 

emotional and political turmoil of the region and 

possibly allowing the reader to form a better 

understanding of the troubles in the Middle 

East. Strangers in the House offers a moving 

description of the daily lives of those who have 

chosen to remain on their land. It is a personal 

tale that offers a good way to grasp the region's 

conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. It is 

also the family drama of a difficult relationship 

between an idealistic son and his politically 

active father complicated by the arbitrary 

humiliation of the "occupier's law." 

His father, Aziz Shehadeh, was also a 

prominent lawyer who, in 1967, was the first 

Palestinian to advocate a peaceful, two-state 

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solution for the Israeli-Palestinian 

conflict. He predicted that if peace 

were not achieved, what remained 

of the Palestinian homeland would be 

taken away, bit by bit, through Israeli 

settlement. He was mysteriously 

murdered in 1985. 

The book, available in hardcover, 

includes a brief chronology at the 

beginning that highlights the major events in 

the history of Palestine starting with the first 

wave of Jewish immigrants in 1878 and going 

up to the present time. 

Raja Shehadeh is a lawyer and writer who 

lives in Ramallah. Three years after his family 

was driven from the coastal city of Jaffa in 1948, 

Raja Shehadeh was born in Ramallah in the 

West Bank. He attended the American University 

in Beirut, Lebanon, and studied law in London. 

He is a founder of the pioneering, nonpartisan 

human rights organization Al-Haq, an affiliate of 

the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva, 

and the author of several books about international 

law, human rights, and the Middle East.

Palestine, which is still battling for liberation and international rec og nition as an in dependent 

state, ac quired autonomy in cyberspace on 22 March 2000, when the Internet 

Corporation for Associated Names and Num bers (ICANN), the regu latory body for net 

addresses, granted the Palestinian National Au thority its own two-letter suffix to ad ver tise real estate on-line. Although it 

is not functioning yet, the au thority will now be able to register addresses under its own domain, "ps," in line with other 

country codes such as "lb" for Lebanon and "it" for Italy. 

UNIVERSITIES: Birzeit University www.birzeit.edu, An-Najjah Uni ver sity www.najah.edu, Al-Quds Univer 

sity www.alquds.edu, Al-Azhar Univeristy (Gaza) www.alazhar-gaza.edu/, Arab American University 

www.aauj.edu, Bethlehem University www.bethlehem.edu, Hebron University www.hebron.edu; The 

Islamic University (Gaza): www.iugaza.edu; Palestine Polytechnic: www.ppi.edu; TOURISM: Ministry 

of Tourism www.visit-palestine.com, Arab Hotel Association www.palestinehotels.com, Arab Travel 

Association www.visit-holyland.com; TRAVEL AGENCIES: Adventure Travel www.paladventure.com, 

Al ter native Tourism Group www.patg.org, Atlas Aviation www.atlasavia.com, Awad Tourist Agency www. 

awad-tours.com, Aweidah Tours www.aweidah.com, Blessed Land Travel www.blessedland.com, Crown 

Tours www.crown-tours.com, Daher Travel www.dahertravel.com, Guiding Star www.guidingstarltd.com, 

Jiro Tours www.jirotours.com, Mt. of Olives Tours www.olivetours.com, Pio neer Links www.pioneer-links. 

com, Raha Tours www.rahatravel.com, Ramallah Travel Agency www.kaoud.org, United Travel www. 

unitedtravelltd.com, Universal Tourist Agency www.universal-jer.com; HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH: 

Augusta Victoria Hospital www.avh.org, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme www.gcmhp.net, 

Palestinian Counseling Center www.pcc-jer.org, Red Crescent Society www.palestinercs.org, Spafford 

Children Clinic www.spafford-jerusalem.org, UNFPA www.unfpa.ps, Union of Palestinian Medical 

Relief Committees www.upmrc.org, RESEARCH AND NEWS: Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem 

www.arij.org, JMCC www.jmcc.org, PASSIA www.passia.org, MIFTAH www.miftah.org, AMIN www. 

amin.org; NEWS: Al Quds www.alquds.com, Al Ayyam www.al-ayyam.com, WAFA www.wafa.pna.net/, 

Al-Hayyat Al-Jadedah www.alhayat-j.com/, Assenara www.assenara.com/; DIRECTORIES, ISPs AND 

POR TALS: Quick-Link www.quick-link.net, Palestine On line www.p-ol.com, Palnet www.palnet.com, 

Palseek www.palseek.com, Paleye www.paleye.com, Al Buraq www.alburaq.net, Aroob www.aroob.com; 

ARTS AND CULTURE: Ashtar Theater www.ashtar-theatre.org/, Baha Boukhari's website www.bahacartoon.net/index.html, 

Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center (Ramallah) www.sakakini.org/, The Popular Arts 

Centre www.popularartcentre.org, Shammout.com www.shammout.com/; BUSINESS AND ECONOMY: 

Arab Pal es tinian In vestment Com pany www.apic-pal.com/, The Palestinian Economic Council for De velopment 

and Re con struction (PECDAR) www.pecdar.org/, Pal es tinian Securities Ex change, Ltd. www. 

p-s-e.com/, Massar www.massar.com, Pal es tine Development and In vestment Ltd. (PADICO) www.padico. 

com/; HUMAN RIGHTS OR GANI ZATIONS: Al Haq www.alhaq.org/, LAW - The Pal es tinian Society 

for the Pro tection of Human Rights and the Environment www.lawsociety.org/, The Palestinian Centre 

for Human Rights www.pchrgaza.com/, BADIL www.badil.org/, Women's Affairs Technical Committee 

(WATC) www.pal-watc.org, www.pcc-jer.org; GOV ERNMENT: PNA www.pna.gov.ps, Ministry of Higher 

Edu cation www.mohe.gov.ps, Min is try of In dus try www.industry.gov.ps, Ministry of Education www.moe. 

gov.ps, Min is try of Health www.moh.gov.ps, Gov ernment Computer Center www.gcc.gov.ps, Orient 

House www.orienthouse.org; 

WEBSITE REVIEW 

This month's review highlights the website of 

an organization whose role is extremely vital as 

Palestinian society tries to recover from the trauma 

caused by the Israeli aggression exhibited over the 

years and most recently in the past 20 months. 

As mentioned on the website, The Palestinian 

Counseling Center aims to provide mental 

health services to the Palestinian community in 

Jerusalem, plan and implement programmes 

for the empowerment and development of 

children and youth, and rehabilitate the ecology 

(parents, families, school administrations, and the 

community) of the individual through community 

development projects. 

Among the many programmes it offers 

and that are described on its website are 

individual counselling programmes, child to 

child programmes, internal and external training 

sessions, remedial education programmes, 

social work programmes, big brother big sister 

programmes, youth empowerment programmes, 

and a mental health and education resource 

centre. 

Another interesting section lists publications 

(manuals, booklets, reports, and brochures) on a 

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vast array of mental health issues, documenting 

cases as well as offering advice and counselling 

on issues such as depression and pregnancy. The 

website also offers a contact section in which it 

expresses its eagerness to enlist volunteers. 

The website's design is very basic and fairly 

unattractive; it could use an overhaul. Its availability 

in Arabic and English is highly commendable. The 

navigation was very simple and straightforward. 

Some suggestions I would like to offer would 

be to have the centre's publications available 

online for browsing and downloading. Moreover, I 

would suggest expanding the information on the 

programmes, with online forms for volunteers who 

are interested in a certain programme. Lastly, as 

this centre requires all the support it can receive, 

it might be worthwhile making available a donation 

section, which gives options for supporting the 

centre with hopefully an online donation option. I 

would certainly put some of my money in support 

of this great cause. 

Bassem Nasir - bnasir@hotmail.com 

This Page is 

provided by: 

info@psgateway.org 

G 

The Palestinian Development 

TEWAY 

info@psgateway.org

The Impact of the Political Crisis on the Private Sector 

In the two years prior to the crisis, the 

Palestinian private sector was exhibiting signs 

of becoming the key driver of economic growth 

and job generation, after a period of stagnant 

growth in an economy mainly fuelled by public 

sector expansion. However, due to the political 

crisis, the Palestinian private sector now 

faces serious challenges in an unpredictable 

environment of relative isolation, border 

closures, increased movement restrictions, 

and very low business confidence. As such, 

the main challenge facing the majority of 

Palestinian businesses is survival. 

Since the end of September 2000, the areas 

of the West Bank and Gaza under Palestinian 

National Authority (PNA) jurisdiction have been 

subject to a combination of border closures 

and internal movement restrictions. It can 

be argued that these closures constitute the 

most severe and sustained set of restrictions 

imposed by Israel since 1967. The negative 

impact on the Palestinian private sector has 

been severe, and damage has intensified in 

the last two months, due to the massive Israeli 

incursions into PNA territories. 

The immediate and direct impact has 

been job losses and/or reduction in income 

in all sections of the private sector due to 

failure to reach places of employment or 

obtain business inputs and/or sell goods and 

services. On average, the direct economic 

losses were estimated at 51% of GDP 

produced in the period October-November 

2000 (UNSCO, January 2001 and PCBS, 

December 2000). 

Assuming that the net value of goods 

and services produced in the Palestinian 

economy is distributed evenly over the work 

year, the internal direct losses in incomeearning 

opportunities are estimated at US$9 

million per day. In the first nine months of 

2000 there was an estimated average of 

130,000 Palestinians employed in Israelicontrolled 

areas on a daily basis. The average 

worker was earning a daily wage of about 

US$27, or around US$3 million in total. Using 

the January - September 2000 period as the 

reference period, the average monthly wage 

income loss is estimated at US$60 million, 

which is translated into total cumulative wage 

loss of around US$600 million since October 

2000. Therefore, aggregate direct losses 

inflicted on the Palestinian economy may be 

estimated at US$2.7 billion, equivalent to over 

50% of the estimated GDP for 2000. 

Estimates of direct physical damage 

to private and public assets (buildings, 

infrastructure etc.) vary. Some reports 

indicate that upwards of 3,000 structures 

suffered from partial to total damage during 

the October 2000 - July 2001 period. The 

value of such damage has been estimated in 

the tune of tens of millions of dollars. While 

the Ministry of Finance and the Palestinian 

Central Bureau of Statistics give a total 

estimate of around US$272 million for direct 

physical damage, other reports place the 

figure much lower. 

Clearly, the most damaging impact of this 

current crisis is the reduction in private sector 

investment in employment creation. A recent 

World Bank survey of private businessmen 

and investors indicated that uncertainty (high 

risk perception) was deepening in the current 

circumstances. The World Bank estimates 

that total private investments would drop in 

2000 in the range of 15-20% compared to 

1999 (West Bank and Gaza Update, February 

2001). An unpublished study by MAS 

estimated that drop to be around 24%. 

For further information con tact 

PalTrade, Tel. 02-2408383, 

Fax 02-2408370, 

e-mail: info@paltrade.org, 

website: 

http://www.PalTrade.org 

Jerusalem 

� Dar At Tifl Museum (Dar At Tifl 

Association), Near the Orient House 

Tel: 02-6272477, Fax: 02-6273477 

Opening hours: daily from 9:00 - 13:300 

� Islamic Museum (The Islamic Waqf Association), 

Old City 

Tel: 02-6283313, Fax: 02-6285561 

Opening hours for tourists: daily from 7:30 - 13:30 

� Armenian Museum, Old City 

Tel: 02-6282331, Fax.: 02-6264362 

Opening hours: Mon. - Sat. from 9:00 - 16:30 

� Kalandia Camp Women's Handicraft Coop. 

Tel: 02-6569385, Fax.: 02-5856966 

e Mail: Qalandia@palgate.net 

Ramallah & Al-Bireh 

� Museum of Palestinian Popular Heritage 

- In'ash el Usra, In'ash el Usra society, Al-Bireh 

Tel: 02-2402876, Fax: 02- 2401544 

Opening hours: daily from 9:00 - 14:30 except Fridays 

� Palestinian Archeological Museum, Birzeit 

University 

Tel: 02-2982000 

Opening hours: daily from 9:00 - 14:30 except for 

Fridays and Sundays 

Bethlehem 

� Artas Folklore Museum, Artas Folklore 

Center 

Tel: 02-2774046 

Opening hours: daily from 9:00 - 17:00 

� Baituna al Talhami Museum, Arab Women's 

Society 

Tel: 02-2742589, Fax: 02-2742431 


Sundays and Thursdays afternoon 

� The International Museum of Nativity 

Tel: 02-2747825 

� Maha Al Saqqa Center 

Tel: 02-2742381 

Opening hours: Monday - Saturday from 9:00 - 19:00 

� Natural History Museum 

Tel: 02-2765574, Fax: 02-2772937 

e-mail:wildlife@palnet.com 

� The Crib of Nativity Museum 

Tel: 02-2760876, Fax: 02-2760877 

e-mail:crib@p-ol.com 

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Hebron 

� Hebron Museum, Old City 

Tel: 02-2228122, Fax: 02-2228293 

Opening hours: daily from 8:00 - 14:30 except Fridays 

Nablus 

� Al-Kassaba Museum, Thafer al-Masri 

Foundation 

Tel: 09-2384126 


Fridays

East Jerusalem 

Al-Jawwal Theatre Group 

Tel: 02-6280655 

Al-Kasaba Theatre 

Tel: 02-6264052, Fax: 02-6276310 

e-mail:info@alkasaba.org 

Al-Ma'mal Foundation for 

Contemporary Art 

Tel: 02-6283457, Fax: 02-6272312 

Al-Ruwah Theatre Group 

Telefax: 02-6274041, 050-279607, 

050-456989 

Al-Wasiti Art Center 

Tel: 02-5822859, Fax: 02-5817853 

http://www.alwasiti.org 

British Council 

Tel: 02-6282545, Fax: 02-6283021 

http://www.ej.britishcouncil.org 

Consulate General of 

Turkey-Jerusalem Cultural & 

Commercial Center 

Tel: 02-5400592, Fax: 02-5400563 

e-mail:turkultur@main.aquanet. 

co.il 

French Cultural Centre 

Tel: 02-6282451/6262236, 

Fax: 02-6284324 

e-mail:ccfjeru@shabaka.net 

Hakawati Theatre Company 

Telefax: 02-5854513 

e-mail:tdp@palnet.com 

Issaf Nashashibi Center for 

Culture & Literature 

Tel: 02-5828962, Fax: 02-5818232 

Gallery Anadiel 

Telefax: 02-6282811 

Goethe Institute 

Tel: 02-5610627, Fax: 02-5618431 

Jerusalem Center for Arabic 

Music 

Tel: 02-6274774, Fax: 02-6562469 

Nakhleh Esheber Institute 

For Art Production 

Telefax: 02-6276268/050-495973 

National Conservatory of 

Music 

Telefax: 02-6263230 

Palestinian National Theatre 

Tel: 02-6280957, Fax: 02-6276293 

e-mail:pnt@palnet.com 

Palestinian PEN Center 

Tel: 02-6262970, Fax: 02-6280103 

Public Affairs Office - US 

Counsulate General 

Tel: 02-6282456, Fax: 02-6282454 

http://www.uscongen-jerusalem.org 

Sabreen Musical Center 

Tel: 02-5321393, Fax: 02-5321394 

e-mail:sabreen@netvision.net.il 

Sanabel Culture & 

Arts Theatre 

Tel: 02-6714338 

Spanish Cooperation 

Tel: 02-6286098, Fax: 02-6286099 

e-mail: cooperac@netvision.net.il 

Theater Day Productions 

Tel: 02-5854513, Fax: 02-5854513 

e-mail: tdp@palnet.com 

Yabous Productions 

Tel: 02-6261372, Fax: 02-6261045 

http://www.yabous.org 

Bethlehem 

Al-Liqa'-Center for Religious 

& Heritage Studies in the 

Holy Land 

Telefax: 02-2741639 

Anat Palestinian Folk & 

Craft Center 

Tel: 02-2772024, Fax: 02-2772024 

Artas Folklore Center 

Telefax: 02-2744046 

Bethlehem Academy of Music 

/ Bethlehem Music Society 

Tel: 02-2777141, Fax: 02-2777142 

Bethlehem Folklore Museum 

Telefax: 02-2742589 

Centre for Cultural Heritage 

Preservation 

Tel: 02-2766244, Fax: 02-2766241 

e-mail:info@bethlehem2000.org 

International Center of Bethlehem 

- Dar Annadwa 

Tel: 02-2770047, Fax: 02-2770048 

e-mail:annadwa@planet.edu 

www.annadwa.org 


Music 

Tel: 02-2745989, Fax: 02-2770048 

Palestinian Group for the 

Revival of Popular Heritage 

Tel: 02-2747945, Fax: 02-2747945 

Inad Center for Theatre & 

Arts 

Telefax: 02-2766263 

e-mail:inad38@yahoo.com 


Tel: 02-2766677, Fax: 02-2741057 

e-mail:info@peacenter.org 

http://www.peacenter.org 

The Cardinal House 

Tel: 02-2776676, Fax: 02-2776677 

Hebron 

Association d'Echanges 

Culturels Hebron-France 

(AECHF) 

Telefax: 02-2224811 

Beit Ula Cultural Center 

Tel: 02-2211019, Fax: 02-6288448 

Palestinian Child Arts 

Center (PCAC) 

Tel: 02-2224813, Fax: 02-2220855 

e-mail: pcac@pcac.net, 

http://www.pcac.net 


Tel: 02-2226353 

Jericho 

Jericho Culture & Art Center 

Tel: 02-2321047, Fax: 02-2321047 

Jericho Winter Festival 

Tel: 02-2323836, Fax: 02-2322604 

Municipality Theatre 

Tel: 02-2322417, Fax: 02-2322604 

Jifna 

Al-Burj 

Tel: 02-2810801/2 

Nablus 

Al-Yasmin - Assalah Center 

Tel: 09-2386723, Fax: 09-2384568 


Tel: 09-2385951, Fax: 09-2375953 


Tel: 09-2385914, Fax: 09-2387593 

e-mail:ccfnaplouse@hotmail.com 

Palestinian Scientific 

Society 

Telefax: 09-2942111 


Amideast 

Tel: 02-2408023, Fax: 02-2408017 

e-mail:westbank-gaza@amideast.org 

http://www.amideast.org/ 

A. M. Qattan Foundation 

Tel: 02-2960544, Fax: 02-2984886 

e-mail:info@qattanfoundation.org 

http://www.qattanfoundation.org 

Ashtar for Theater Production 

Tel: 02-2980037, Fax: 02-2960326 

e-mail:ashtar@p-ol.com 

http://www.ashtar-theatre.org 

Al Kasaba Theatre and 

Cinematheque 

Tel: 02-2965292/3, Fax: 02- 

2965294 

e-mail:info@alkasaba.org 

Baladna Cultural Center 

Tel: 02-2958435, Fax: 02-2958435 


Tel: 02-2963293, Fax: 02-2963297 

Carmel Cultural Foundation 

Tel: 02-2987375, Fax: 02-2987374 

Cinema Production Center 

Tel: 02-2986942 

e-mail:cpc@p-ol.com 

Cinema Al-Walid 

Tel: 02-2952295 

First Ramallah Group 

Tel: 02-2952706, Fax: 02-2980583 

http://www.sirreyeh.org 


Tel: 02-2987727, Fax: 02-2987728 

e-mail:ccframa@p-ol.com 

Greek Cultural Center 

- "Macedonia" 

Telefax: 02-2981736/2980546 

e-mail:makdonia@palnet.com 

Goethe Institute 

Tel: 02-2981922, Fax: 02-2981923 

e-mail:giram@palnet.com 

In'ash Al-Usra Society - center 

for Heritage & Folklore Studies 

Tel: 02-2401123, Fax: 02-2401544 

http://www.inash.org 

Khalil Al-Sakakini Cultural 

Center 

Tel: 02-2987374, Fax: 02-2987375 

http://www.sakakini.org 

Manar Cultural Center 

Telefax: 02-2957937, 

Fax: 02-2987598 


Music 

Tel: 02-2959070, Fax: 02-2959071 

Palestinian Association for 

Cultural Exchange (PACE) 

Tel: 02-2958825, Fax: 02-2986854 

Popular Art Center 

Tel: 02-2403891, Fax: 02-2402851 

e-mail: pac@palnet.com 

www.popularartcentre.org 

RIWAQ: Center for Vernacular 

Architecture 

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Tel: 02-2406887, Fax: 02-2406986 

http://www.riwaq.org 

Gaza 

Al Qattan Center for the 

Child 

Tel: 08-2839929, Fax: 08-2839949 

reem@qcc.qattanfoundation.org 

Arts & Crafts Village 

Telefax: 08-2846405 

Ashtar for Culture & Arts 

Telefax: 08-2833569 

e-mail:atlas9@palnet.com 

Culture & Light Center 

Telefax: 08-2865896 

e-mail:ifarah@palnet.com 


Tel: 08-2825574/2825294, 

Fax: 08-2820512 


Tel: 08-2867883, Fax: 08-2828811 

e-mail:ccfgaza@palnet.net 

Gaza Theatre 

Tel: 08-2824860, Fax: 08-2824870 

Rashad Shawwa Cultural 

Center 

Tel: 08-2864599, Fax: 08-2868965 

Science & Culture Center 

Tel: 08-2534477, Fax: 08-2534477 

e-mail:$ccn$rt@p-i-s.com 

Holst Cultural Center 

Tel: 08-2810476, Fax: 08-2808896 

e-mail:mcrcg@palnet.com 

Khan Younis 

Culture & Free Thought 

Association 

Tel: 08-2851299, Fax: 08-2851299 

Appartments for Rent 

In an upscale Beit Hanina neighbourhood 

2 vacant appartments 130m, 

please call 02-5853177

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West Bank 


Addar Suite Hotel 

(30 suites; bf; mr; res) 

Tel: 02-6263111, Fax: 02-6260791 

Alcazar Hotel 

(38 rooms; bf; mr; res) 

Tel: 02-6281111;Fax: 02-6287360 

e-mail:admin@jrscazar.com 

http://www.jrscazar.com 

Ambassador Hotel 

(122 rooms; bf; cf; mr; res) 

Tel: 02-5412222, Fax: 02-5828202 

American Colony Hotel 


Tel: 02-6279777, Fax: 02-6279779 

e-mail:reserv@amcol.co.il 

http://www.americancolony.com 

Azzahra Hotel 

(15 rooms, res ) 

Tel:02-6282447, Fax:02-6283960 

e-mail: azzahrahotel@shabaka.net 

http://www.azzahrahotel.com 

Capitol Hotel 


Tel: 02-6282561/2562, 

Fax: 02-6264352 

Capitolina Hotel (ex. YMCA) 

(55 rooms; bf; cf, mr; res) 

Tel: 02-6286888, Fax: 02-6276301 

e-mail:capitol@cast-jerusalemymca.org 

City Hotel 

(25 rooms; bf; res) 

Tel: 02-5328212, Fax: 02-5328092 

Christmas Hotel 


Tel: 02-6282588, Fax: 02-6264417 

Commodore Hotel 

(45 rooms; cf; mr; res) 

Tel: 02-6271414; Fax: 02-6284701 

Gloria Hotel 

(94 rooms; mr; res) 

Tel: 02-6282431; Fax: 02-6282401 

e-mail: gloriahl@netvision.net.il 

Golden Walls (formerly 

Pilgrim's Palace Hotel) 


Tel: 02-6272416; Fax: 02-6264658 

e-mail:admin@pilgrimpal.com 

Holy Land Hotel 


Tel: 02-6272888/6284841, 

Fax: 02-6280265 

Jerusalem Hotel 

(14 rooms; bf; mr; res; live music) 

Tel: 02-6283282; Fax: 02-6283282 

http://www.jrshotel.com 

Jerusalem Meridian Hotel 


Tel: 02-6285212/6285213, 

Fax: 02-6285214 

http://www.jerusalem-meridian.com 

Jerusalem Panorama Hotel 


Tel: 02-6272277, Fax: 02-6273699 

e-mail:panaroma@trendline.com.il 

Lawrence Hotel 

(30 rooms; business facilites; res) 

Tel: 02-6264208, Fax: 02-6271285 

e-mail:karine@actcom.co.il 

Metropol Hotel 

Tel: 02-6282507, Fax: 02-6285134 

Mount of Olives Hotel 


Tel: 02-6284877, Fax: 02-6264427 

e-mail:info@mtolives.coml 

http://www.mtolives.com 

Mount Scopus Hotel 


Tel: 02-5828891, Fax: 02-5828825 

e-mail:mtscopus@netvision.net.il 

New Imperial Hotel 

(45 rooms) 

Tel: 02-6272000; Fax: 02-6271530 

New Metropole Hotel 


Tel: 02-6283846; Fax:02-6277485 

New Regent Hotel 


Tel: 02-6284540; Fax: 02-6264023 

e-mail:atictour@palnet.com 

New Swedish Hostel 

Tel: 02-6277855; Fax: 02-6264124 

e-mail:SWEDISHHOST@yahoo. 

com 

Notre Dame Guesthouse 

Tel: 02-6279111, Fax:02-6271995 

Palace Hotel 

(68 rooms; mr) 

Tel: 02-6271126; Fax: 02-6271649 

Petra Hostel and Hotel 

Tel: 02-6286618 

Pilgrims Inn Hotel 


Tel: 02-6284883, Fax: 02-6264658 

Rivoli Hotel 

Tel: 02-6284871, Fax: 02-6274879 

Savoy Hotel 

(17 rooms) 

ambassador hotel 

Ideally located in the consulate district 

of East Jerusalem, 1km from the Old City. 

118 room recently renovated 

offering high standard service and 

hospitality to buisnessmen 

and groups alike. 

Conference facilities for 20-350 pax 

Open daily 12 noon - 11pm 

Nablus Rd., Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, Tel. 02- 5412222, 

Fax. 02-5828202 

Tel:02-6283366, Fax:02-6288040 

Seven Arches Hotel 


Tel: 02-6267777 

Fax: 02-6271319 

e-mail:svnarch@trendline.co.il 

St. George Hotel 


Tel: 02-6277232/6277323 

Fax: 02-6282575 

St. George's Pilgrim Guest 

House 


Tel: 02-6283302 

Fax: 02-6282253 

Three great kitchens under one roof catering 

French, Italian and Middle Eastern cuisines 

French & Italian Restaurant 

We aim to live 

to our name and be an 

ambassador of truly fine dining 

Addiwan 

e-mail:sghostel@netvision.net.il 

Strand Hotel 


Tel: 02-6280279 

Fax: 02-6284826 

Victoria Hotel 


Tel: 02-6274466 

Fax: 02-6274171 

YWCA Hotel 

(30 rooms; bf; mr) 

Tel: 02-6282593 

Fax: 02-6284654 

e-mail:ywca@pl.org 

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Antonio's 

Middle Eastern Restaurant 

Addiwan offers 

the most dilicious 

Mezzeh and 

Middle Eastern food 

Bethlehem 

Alexander Hotel 


Tel: 02-2770780 

Fax: 02-2770782 

Andalus Hotel 

Tel: 02-2741348 

Fax: 02-2765674 

Beit Al-Baraka Youth Hostel 

(19 rooms) 

Tel: 02-2229288 

Fax: 02-2229288

Bethlehem Hotel 


Tel: 02-2770702 

Fax: 02-2770706 

e-mail:bhotel@p-ol.com 

Bethlehem Inn 


Tel: 02-2742423 

Fax: 02-2742424 

Bethlehem Palace Hotel 


Tel: 02-2742798, Fax: 02-2741562 

Bethlehem Star Hotel 

(72 rooms; cf; bf; res) 

Tel: 02-2743249/2770285, 

Fax: 02-2741494 

e-mail:hstar@hally.net 

Casanova Hospice 


Tel: 02-2743981 

Fax: 02-2743540 

Everest Hotel 


Tel: 02-2742604 

Fax: 02-2741278 

Grand Hotel 


Tel: 02-2741602/1440, 

Fax: 02-2741604 

e-mail:bandak@p-ol.com 

Golden Park Resort & Hotel 

(BeitSahour) 

(54 rooms; res, bar, pool) 

Tel: 02-2774414 

Inter-Continental Hotel 

(Jacir Palace) 

(250 rooms; su; bf; cf; mr; res) 

Tel: 02-2766777 

Fax: 02-2766770 

Nativity Hotel 


Tel: 02-2770650 

Fax: 02-2744083 

e-mail: nativity@nativity-hotel.com 

http://www.nativity-hotel.com 

Orient Palace Hotel 

(25 rooms, bf,res) 

Tel:02-2742798/2076, 

Fax:02-2741562 

Paradise Hotel 

(129 rooms; cf; bf; mr; res) 

Tel: 02-2744542/4543, 

Fax: 02-2744544 

e-mail:paradise@p-ol.com 

Saint Antonio Hotel 

(36 rooms; mr; cf;res;pf) 

Tel: 02-2767374/5/6 

Fax: 02-2767377 

e-mail: smaria@p-ol.com 

Santa Maria Hotel 


Tel: 02-2744308 

Fax: 02-2770063 

Shepherd Hotel 

Tel: 02-2740656 

Fax: 02-2744888 

e-mail:info@shepherdhotel.com 

http://www.shepherdhotel.com 

St. Nicholas Hotel 

(25 rooms; res; mr) 

Tel: 02-2743040/1/2 

Fax: 02-2743043 

Talita Kumi Guest House 

(Beit Jala) 

(22 rooms; res; mr; cf) 

Tel: 02-2741247 

Fax: 02-2741847 

Al- Zaytouna Guest House 

(Beit Jala) 

(7 rooms; bf; res; mr) 

Telefax: 02-2742016 

Jericho 

Deir Hijleh Monastery 

Tel: 02-9943038 

Mob: 050-348892 

Jericho Resort Village 

(60 rooms; 46 studios; bf; cf; mr; res) 

Tel: 02-2321255 

Fax: 02-2322189 

marketing@jericho-resort.com 

http://www.jericho-resort.com 


(22 rooms) 

Tel: 02-2322444 

Fax: 02-9923109 

Hisham Palace Hotel 

Tel: 02-2322414 

Fax: 02-2323109 


(181 rooms; su; bf; cf; mr; res; ter; tb) 

Tel: 02-2311200 

Fax: 02-2311222 

Oasis Casino & Resort 

Tel:02-2311111 

Fax:02-2311110 

http://www.oasis-jericho.com 

Telepherique & Sultan Tourist 

Center 

(55 rooms) 

Tel:02-2321590 

Fax:02-2321598 

e-mail: info@jericho-cablecar.com 

Hebron 

Beit Abouna Ibrahim - family 

managed home-accommo dation 


Telefax: 02-2224811 

Mob: 052-229897 

e-mail:lownp@palnet.com 

Hebron Tourist Hotel 

Telfax:02-2226760 

Regency Hotel 

(76 rooms; su; res; tb; cf; bf) 

Tel: 02-2257389/98 

Fax: 02-2257388 

e-mail:regency@hebronet.com 

Nablus 

Al-Qaser Hotel 


Tel: 09-2385444 

Fax: 09-2385944 

e-mail:alqasr@netvision.net.il 

Al-Yasmeen Hotel & Souq 

(30 rooms; cf; mr; res) 

Tel: 09-2333555 

Fax: 09-2333666 

e-mail:yasmeen@palnet.com 

http://www.alyasmeen.com 

Asia Hotel 

(28 rooms, res ) 

Telfax:09-2386220 

Chrystal Motel 

(12 rooms) 

Telfax:09-2333281 


Al-A'in Hotel 

Tel:02-2400683 

Fax:02-2405925 

Al-Bireh Tourist Hotel 

(50 rooms; cf; res) 

Telefax: 02-2400803 

Best Eastern Hotel 

(91 rooms; cf; res) 

Tel: 02-2960450 

Fax: 02-2958452 

e-mail:besteastern@jrol.com 

City Inn Hotel 

(89 rooms; bf; cf; res) 

Tel: 02-2409191 

Fax: 02-2409189 

e-mail:cityinn@p-ol.com 

http://www.cityinn-hotel.com 

Grand Park Hotel & Resorts 

38 rooms; bf; cf; mr; res) 

Tel: 02-2986194 

Fax: 02-2956950 

e-mail:info@grandpark.com 

http:// www.grandpark.com 

Gemzo Suites 

(90 executive suites; cs; mr; pf; gm; res) 

Tel: 02-2963929 

Fax: 02-2987532 

e-mail:gemzo@Palnet.com 

http:// www.gemzosuites.net 

Al-Hajal Hotel 

(22 rooms; bf) 

Telefax: 02-2987858 

Merryland Hotel 

(25 rooms) 

Tel: 02-2987176, 

Telefax: 02-2987074 

Al-Murouj Pension 

(Jifna village) 

(8 rooms; res) 

Telefax: 02-2957881 

Rocky Hotel 

(22 rooms; cf; res; ter) 

Tel: 02-2964470, 

Telefax: 02-2961871 

Pension Miami 

(12 rooms) 

Telefax: 02-2956808 

Plaza Hotel 

Telefax: 02-2982020 

Ramallah Hotel 


Tel: 02-2953544 

Fax: 02-2955029 

Royal Court Suite Hotel 

(24 suites; res) 

Tel: 02-2964040 

Fax: 02-2964047 

Al-Wihdah Hotel 

Telefax: 02-2980412 

Gaza Strip 

Adam Hotel 


Telefax: 08-2823521/19 

Al-Amal Hotel 

Tel: 08-2841317 

Fax: 08-2861832 

Al Deira 

(11 suites; cf; mr; res; ter) 

Tel:08-2838100/200/300 

Fax:08-2838400 

e-mail: ADEIRA@P-I-S.com 

Al-Hilal Al-Ahmar Hotel 

Telfax:08-2054261 

Beach Hotel 


Telefax: 08-2825492, 

Telefax: 08-2848433 

Cliff Hotel 


Tel: 08-2823450 

Fax: 08-2820742 

Marna House 


Tel: 08-2822624 

Fax: 08-2823322 

Palestine Hotel 


Tel: 08-2823355 

Fax: 08-2860056 

Al-Quds In ter na tional Hotel 

(44 rooms; 2suites; bf; mr; res) 

Telefax: 08-2826223/63487/5118 

34 35 

Summerland Tourist Village 

(casino; cf; res) 

Tel: 08-2847171 

Fax: 08-2864008 

The Windmill Hotel 


Tel: 08-2869284 

Fax: 08-2826813 

UN Beach Club 

(12rooms) 

Tel:08-2822274 

e-mail: 

UNREC-HOUSE@unrwa.org 

Zahrat Al-Madain 

Tel: 08-2826801 

Fax: 08-2826801 

Key: su = suites; 

bf = business facilities; 

mr = meeting rooms; 

cf = conference facilities; 

res = restaurant; 

ter = terrace bar; 

tb = turkish bath; 

cf = coffe shop; 

gm = gym; 

pf = parking facilities

West Bank 


Abu-Shanab Pizza 

Tel: 02-6260752 

Al-Arabi 

Telfax: 02-5833 

Al-Diwan (Ambassador Hotel) 

Tel:02-5412213, Fax:02-5828202 

Al-Shuleh Grill 

Tel: 02-6273768 

Al-Quds Al-Arabi 

Tel: 02-6273963 

Antonio's (Ambassador Hotel) 

Tel: 02-5412222 

Arabesque, Poolside & Patia 

Restaurants 

(American Colony Hotel) 

Tel:02-6279777,Fax:02-6279779 

Armenian Tavern 

Tel: 02-6273854 

Askidinya 

Tel: 02-5324590 

At-Taboon 

Tel: 02-6282588 

Az-Zahra 

Tel: 02-6282447 

Café Europe 

Tel: 02-6284313 

Café Imperial 

Tel: 02-6282261,Fax:02-6271530 

El Dorado 

Coffe & Computers 

Tel: 02-6260993 

Kan Zaman (Jerusa lem Ho tel) 

Tel: 02-6271356 

La Cota Bar & Grill 

Tel: 02-5400007 

Moon Light Pizza 

Tel: 02-6275277 

Nafoura 

Tel: 02-6260034 

National Palace Restaurant 

Tel: 02-6273273 

Notre Dame - La Rotisserie 

Tel: 02-6279114; Fax: 02-6271995 

Papa Andreas 

Tel: 02-6284433 

Pasha's 

Tel: 02-5825162; 02-5328342 

Patisserie Suisse 

Tel: 02-6284377 

Philadelphia 

Tel: 02-6289770 

Pizza House 

Tel: 02-6273970 

Quick Lunch 

Tel: 02-6284228 

The Gate Café 

Tel: 02-6274282 

Popular Arab 

Tel: 02-5833226 

Victoria Restaurant 

Tel: 02-6283051 

Bethlehem 

Abu Eli 

Tel: 02-2741897 

Andalos 

Tel: 02-2743519 

Al Makan Bar - Jacir Palace 

Inter-Continental Bethlehem 

Tel: 02-2766777, Fax: 02-2766754 

Ararat 

Tel: 02-2772410, Fax: 02-2773855 

Baidar - Jacir Palace Inter- 

Continental Bethlehem 

Tel: 02-2766777, Fax: 02-2766754 

Bahamas 

Tel: 02-2745450 

Baker Dozen Donuts 

Tel: 02-2766338 

Central 

Tel: 02-2741378 

Cigar Bar - Jacir Palace Inter- 

Continental Bethlehem 

Tel: 02-2766777, Fax: 02-2766754 

Checkers Restaurant 

Tel: 02-2766338 

Cleopatra 

Tel: 02-2741961 

Dar Jdoudnah 

Coffeeshop & Bar 

Tel: 02-2743212 

Diwan 

Tel: 02-2770333, 02-2770329 

Dolphin 

Tel: 02-2743432 

Golden Roof 

Tel: 02-2743224 

Al-Karawan 

Tel: 02-2747439 

Mariachi (Grand Hotel) 

Tel: 02-2741440 

Monaliza 

Tel: 02-2745450 

Piano 

Mob: 050-356160 

RadioNet Cafe (Beit Sahour) 

Tel: 02-2774883, Fax: 02-2774882 

Riwaq Courtyard - Jacir Palace 


Tel: 02-2766777, Fax: 02-2766754 

Shepherds Valley Village 

Tel: 02-27773875 

Tachi Chinese 

Tel: 02-2744382 

Zaitouneh - Jacir Palace 


Tel: 02-2766777, Fax: 02-2766754 

Jericho 

36 37 

Al-Amara 

Tel: 02-2323500 

Al-Rawda 

Tel: 02-2322555 

Al-Rabiyah Park & Restaurant 

Tel: 02-2324060, 

Mobile:055-5338295 

Green Valley Park 

Tel: 02-2322349 

Jabal Quruntul 

Tel: 02-2322614; 02-2322593 

Jericho Tent 

Tel: 02-2323820 

Old Jericho Tent 

Tel: 02-2323820 

Papaya Park 

Mob: 050-286067 

Samhouri 

Tel: 02-2323252 

Spanish Park 

Mob: 050-515518 

Seven Trees 

Tel: 02-2322781 

Shallal 

Mob: 050-520932 

Sultan Restaurant - 

Jericho Cable Car 

Tel: 02-2324025 

Tahhan 

Tel: 02-2322600

Nablus 

Al-Mankal 

Tel: 09-2675362 

Rozana 

Tel: 09-2385676 

Salim Afandi 

Tel: 09-2371332 

Zeit Ou Zaater 

(Al-Yasmeen Hotel) 

Tel: 09-2383164 


The Orthodox Club Restaurant 

Tel: 02-2956520 

Al-Aseel 

Tel: 02-2980456 

Al-Bardauni's 

Tel: 02-2951410 

Al-Burj (Jifna) 

Tel: 02-2810801/2 

Al-Dai'ah 

Tel: 02-2408367 

Al-Mattal 

Tel: 02-2986529 

Angelo's 

Tel: 02-2956408 

Baker Dozen Donuts 

Tel: 02-2987067 

Baladna Ice Cream 

Tel: 02-2958434 

Caesar's (Grand Park Hotel) 

Tel: 02-2986194 

Café Olé 

Tel: 02-2984135 

Café Mocha Rena 

Tel: 02-2981460 

Casablanca 

Tel: 02-2987658 

Champs 

Tel: 02-2987188 

Checkers Restaurant 

Tel: 02-2987067 

Chinese House Restaurant 

Tel: 02-2964081 

Cliff House (Rocky Hotel) 

Tel: 02-2964470 

Elite Coffee House 

Tel: 02-2965169 

Ein Al-Marj (Birzeit) 

Tel: 02-2810220/1 

Fattoush 

Tel: 02-2955834 

Fawanees 

Tel: 02-2987046 

Fino 

Tel: 02-2980456 

New Flamingo's 

Tel: 02-2966128 

Kanbatta Zaman 

Tel: 02-2956146 

Kings 

Tel: 02-2964040 

K5M - Caterers 

Tel: 02-2956813 

La Strada 

Tel: 02-2965968 

La Terrace 

Tel: 02-2987701 

Layali As-Sultan Roof 

Tel: 02-2980275 

Magic 

Tel: 02-2956057 

Mandy Tatchi (Chinese) 

Tel: 02-2987027 

Mr. Pizza 

Tel:02-2403016 

Muntaza Restaurant & 

Garden 

Tel: 02-2956835 

Noor Restaurant 

Tel: 02-2963815/6 

Osama's Pizza 

Tel: 02-2953270 

Pepperoni (Al-Kasaba) 

Mob: 059-798901 

Pizza Inn 

Tel: 02-2981181/2 

Plaza Restaurant & Park 

Tel: 02-2956020 

Privacy (for women only) 

Tel: 02-2956141 

Pronto Resto-Café 

Tel: 02-2987312 

Red Valley Restaurant & 

Garden (Jifna village) 

Mob: 050-567550 

Rukab's Ice Cream 

Tel: 02-2956467 

Rumours 

Tel: 02-2953770 

Samer 

Tel: 2405338 

Sangria's Coffee Shop 

Tel: 02-2964040 

Spoons 

Tel: 02-2984135 

Stones 

Tel: 02-2966038 

Tabash (Jifna village) 

Tel: 02-2810932 

Taboun 

Tel: 02-2980505 

Tel El-Qamar Roof 

Tel: 02-2987905/6 

Top Burger 

Tel: 02-2956057 

Tweety Sandwich 

Tel: 02-2966818 

Urjuwan 

Tel: 02-2987783/4 

Villa Vatche 

Tel: 02-2965966 

Zarour Bar BQ 

Tel: 02-2956767; 02-2964480 

Ziryab 

Tel: 02-2959093 

Gaza Strip 

Abu Nuwas 

Tel: 08-2845211 

Al-Andalus 

Tel: 08-2821272 

Al-Baidar 

Tel: 08-2861321 

Al-Deira 

Tel: 08-2838100/200 

Broaster chicken 

Tel: 08-2842855 

Al-Diwanea Tourist 

Tel: 08-2825062 

Alladin 

Tel: 08-2823355 

An Nawras Tourist Resort 

Tel: 08-2833033 

Cyber Internet Café 

Tel: 08-2844704 

Deleice 

Tel: 08-2822569 

Fisher tourist 

Tel: 08-2834779 

Granada 

Tel: 08-2822165 

Haifa 

Tel: 08-2534655 

Al-Marsa 

Tel: 08-2863599 

Al-Molouke 

Tel: 08-2868397 

Mika Cafeteria 

Tel: 08-2866040 

Matouq 

38 39 

Tel: 08-2826245 

La Mirage 

Tel: 08-2865128 

Lido 

Tel: 08-2864198 

Lotus 

Tel: 08-2842431 

Love Boat 

Tel: 08-2861353 

Palm Beach 

Tel: 08-2860142 

Pizza Inn 

Tel: 08-2840415 

Sea Breeze Cafeteria 

Tel: 08-28426 

Summer land Village 

Tel: 08-2453441 

Al-Salam 

Tel: 08-2822705 

Al-Sammak 

Tel: 08-2864385 

Al Sammak Ghornata 

Tel: 08-2840107 

As-Sayad 

Tel: 08-2834779 

Salam Beach 

Tel: 08-2844964 

White Tent 

Tel: 08-2860380

The Chinese have been drinking tea since 

the year 3000 BC. Tea has become such a 

popular beverage that we tend to forget that it 

is also a very beneficial herb. There are three 

main types of tea: green, oolong and black. 

Green tea is rich in fluoride, therefore aiding 

in the reduction of cavity formation in teeth. 

Compresses of it using the wet leaves are 

applied to insect bites to reduce scratching, 

allay inflammations and stop bleeding. 

Green tea is also 

used to combat skin 

cancer and cancer of 

the stomach and to 

reinforce the immune 

system. 

A tisane made from 

oolong tealeaves is 

usually drunk after 

a meal rich in fat, to 

Herbal Medicine 

Tea (Camellia sinensis) 

reduce the level of cholesterol. It is also taken 

as a preventive measure against arterial 

diseases. A very strong tisane (two teaspoons 

of tea to one cup of hot water, without the 

addition of milk or sugar) of black tealeaves is 

recommended for the treatment of diarrhoea 

and food poisoning. It is also a traditional 

remedy for drunkenness. Used tea bags are 

applied to tired eyes to reduce puffiness and a 

mild wash of black tea soothes sunburns. 

Persons with an 

irregular heart beat 

and pregnant women 

should avoid drinking 

more than one to two 

cups of tea a day. 

The same goes for 

those who suffer from 

stomach ulcers. 

(Herbal Medicine, p. 44) 

From the onset of the Israeli occupation of 

Palestine, Israelis have taken the liberty of freely 

'borrowing' items from the Palestinian kitchen 

and adopting them as their very own. It is not 

uncommon to find in Israeli eateries such items as 

houmos, falafel, labaneh, za'atar and tabbouleh. 

Leafing through Israeli cookbooks one can spot 

such perennial Palestinian dishes as maftoul, 

tajen, fatteh and sfeeha. One cookbook, dedicated 

to houmos and its many variations, went so far as 

to declare that the best houmos joints are Israeli! 

Those defending the pilferage of Palestinian 

culture claim that the role of the Palestinians has 

been to preserve the Israelite culture during the 

thousands of years that they were away. This 

is akin to saying that the prophet Jacob, the 

grandfather of the tribe of Israel, used to have 

houmos and falafel for breakfast and musakhan 

and tabbouleh for lunch, followed by knafeh for 

dessert! This would have been true had Jacob 

been Palestinian or had the Palestinians been the 

descendants of Israel. The truth is that Palestine 

is older than Jacob and his forefathers Isaac and 

Abraham. The Bible says that Abraham came to 

a strange land, when he landed in Palestine. He 

was promised the land but not its cuisine. If it were 

Abraham who had introduced us to this cuisine, 

how come that it is not known in the countries from 

which he had come, namely Iraq or the Arabian 

peninsula? Unless it came to him as an inspiration. 

Alternatively, why had the Israelites entrusted us 

with their cuisine rather than take it with them? 

Visiting the food halls of large department 

stores in Europe and the U.S.A., one can see 

Palestinian items marketed as authentic Israeli 

Bm.Efjsb!Sftubvsbou 

Al-Deira Hotel 

Gaza City 

Tel. 08-2838100 

As part of the fabulous Al-Deira Hotel on the 

coast of Gaza City, the sight and the at mo sphere 

of the Andalusian style building coupled with the 

beauty of the sea waves make this restaurant a 

special place to be in. As the immaculately dressed 

waiters set a fine table, one starts getting the 

im pression that this is indeed a res tau rant to be 

reck oned with. The Middle Eastern entrées are 

select, not too many and just right, including a 

perfect houmos, great spicy salads, and sesame 

seed paste with parsley at its finest. Although the 

menu contains a broad se lection of Italian and 

some French dishes, one cannot go wrong with 

the va ri ety of freshly caught fish that is marinated 

Palestinian Kitchen 

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Restaurant Review 

40 41 

food. Confusion is deliberate when our cuisine is 

referred to sometimes as Arab and sometimes as 

Oriental. This makes for easy 'borrowing.' 

The Israeli occupation of Palestine has 

imposed on it a western style of living, starting with 

education and affecting most aspects of life such 

as work, personal relationships and, of course, 

food. The Palestinian dietary culture has been 

greatly affected and even altered. Hamburgers 

are quickly replacing kiftah and pizza is taking the 

place of sfeeha. This, however, is more evident in 

the cities than in the villages where the change 

was mainly in the raw materials used, with rice 

replacing burghul for instance. 

Occupation brought with it a decrease in the 

consumption of vegetables and pulses and saw a 

sharp and unhealthy increase in meat consumption. 

In the city of Nazareth, for instance, not a day passes 

in which its residents do not consume red meat, 

although history tells us that the dish of mjadarrah 

was the pride of the city, with its own festivals and 

celebrations. Most of these seasonal festivals have 

all but perished, largely due to the difficulty of moving 

from one village or town to another. 

The educational system is also to blame. 

Palestinians do not have their own institutions 

of higher education when it comes to culinary 

studies. Therefore, anyone wishing to undertake 

such studies must attend Israeli schools at which 

the Palestinian kitchen is largely ignored. 

Sufian Mustafa 

Chef and Researcher 

in lemon, oil, garlic, pars ley or any combination 

thereof. Ca lamaries and shrimps are also 

marinated in a num ber of home made sauces, 

often served as an entrée and can be ordered 

as a main dish. Un for tu nately, like in all of Gaza, 

neither wine nor beer are served in the restaurant. 

But as a con so lation, there are divine fresh juices 

of strawberry, guava and mango served in large, 

elegant glasses. 

To top off any meal, coffee, cappuccino, espresso 

or Turkish coffee accompany a va ri ety of Eu ro pean 

cakes, the best of which is quite a rich tiramisu. 

The service is slightly on the slow side, but then 

again we all know that heaven must wait. Prices are 

not cheap, at about 80 NIS for a three-course meal, 

but then again not excessive for a five-star meal. 

Note: The views expressed here reflect the experiences 

of the reviewer at the restaurant listed.

EAST JERUSALEM 

� Car Rental 

AutoNation 

Tel: 02-5851666, Mob: 050-414449 

Dallah Al-Baraka 

Tel: 02-6564150 

Good Luck 

Tel: 02-5327126 

Green Peace 

Tel: 02-5859756, Mob: 050-522619 

Orabi 

Tel: 02-5853101 

Petra 

Tel: 02-5820716, Mob: 050-511105 

� Taxis 

Abdo 

Tel: 02-5858202 (Beit Hanina) 

Tel: 02-6283281 (Damascus Gate) 

Al-Sha'ab 

Tel: 02-6724908 

Aqsa 

Tel: 02-6273003 

Beit Hanina 

Tel: 02-5855777 

Holy Land 

Tel: 02-5855555 

Iman 

Tel: 02-5852299 

Imperial 

Tel: 02-6282504 

Itihad 

Tel: 02-6286941 

Jaber 

Tel: 02-5855566 

Khaled Al-Tahan 

Tel: 02-5855777 

Mount of Olives 

Tel: 02-6272777 

Nijmah 

Tel: 02-6276699 

Panorama 

Tel: 02-6281116 

Rashid 

Tel: 02-6282220 

Ash-Sham 

Tel: 02-6569222 

Ummeh 

Tel: 02-2340378 

Zahra & Sabeel 

Tel: 02-6284455 

� Tourist Trans por tation 

Peace Land 

Tel: 02-6281973 

Mount of Olives 

Tel: 02-6271122 

Abdo Tourist 

Tel: 02-6281866 

BETHLEHEM 


Murad 

Tel: 02-2747092 

Orabi 

Mob: 050-372687 

Petra 

Mob: 050-511105 

� Taxis 

Asha'b 

Tel: 02-2742309 

Beit Jala 

Tel: 02-2742629 

HEBRON 


Holy Land 

Tel: 02-2220811 

� Taxis 

Al-Asdiqa' 

Tel: 02-2229436 

Al-Badawi 

Tel: 02-2228545 

Al-Itihad 

Tel: 02-2228750 

JERI CHO 


Orabi 

Mob: 050-405095 

Petra/Allenby Bridge Branch 

Tel: 02-9400494, Fax: 02-9400493 

� Taxis 

Petra 

Tel: 02-2322525 

NABLUS 


Orabi 

Tel: 09-2383383 

� Taxis 

Al-Ittimad 

Tel: 09-2371439 

Al-Madina 

Tel: 09-2373501 

RAMALLAH & 

AL-BIREH 


Good Luck 

Tel: 02-2342160 

MENA 

Tel: 02-2965744 

Orabi 

Tel: 02-2403521 

Shkoukany 

Tel: 02-2954764 

Shorouq 

Tel: 02-2986154 

TWINS 

Tel: 02-2964688 

� Taxis 

Amer Alam Airport Transfer 

Mob: 050-302670, Tel:02-2953675 

Al-Bireh 

Tel: 02-2402956 

Al-Salam 

Tel: 02-2955805 

Al-Wafa 

Tel: 02-2955444 

Al-Itihad 

Tel: 02-2955887 

Shamma' Taxi Co. 

Tel: 02-2960957 

Omaya 

Tel: 02-2956120 

GAZA STRIP 


Imad 

Tel: 08-2864000 


Tel: 08-2823841 

Yafa 

Tel: 08-2825127 

� Taxis 

Azhar 

Tel: 08-2868858 

Al-Nasser 

Tel: 08-2861844/2867845 

Imad 

Tel: 08-2865390 

Midan Filastin 

Tel: 08-2865242 


Abdo Tourist & Travel 

Tel: 02-6281865, Fax: 026272973 

e-mail: abdotours@hotmail.com 

Albina Tours 

Tel: 02-6283397, Fax: 02-6281215 

e-mail: albina@netvision.net.il 

Arab Tourist Agency (ATA) 

Tel: 02-6277442, Fax: 02-6284366 

e-mail: : jack@a.t.a.wslmail.com 

Atic Tours & Travel Ltd. 

Tel: 02-6286159, Fax: 02-6264023 

e-mail: atictour@palnet.com 

www.atictour.com 

Awad & Co. Tourist Agency 

Tel: 02-6284021, Fax: 02-6287990 

e-mail: admin@awad.tours.com 

www.awad-tours.com 

Aweidah Bros. Co. 

Tel: 02-6282365, Fax: 02-6282366 

e-mail: aweidah@netvision.net.il 

www.aweidah.com 

Ayoub Caravan Tours 

Tel: 02-6284361, Fax: 02-6285804 

e-mail: caravan@palnet.com 

Bible Land Tours 

Tel: 02-6271169, Fax: 02-6272218 

e-mail: links@palnet.com 

Blessed Land Tours 

Tel: 02-6286592, Fax: 02-6285812 

e-mail: blt@blessedland.com 

www.blessedland.com. 

Carawan Tours & Travel 

Tel: 02-2447495, Fax: 02-2349826 

Daher Travel 

Tel: 02-6283235, Fax: 02-6271574 

e-mail: dahert@netvision.net.il 

www.dahertravel.com 

Dajani Palestine Tours 

Tel: 02-6264768, Fax: 02-6276927 

e-mail: dajani@netvision.net.il 

Dakkak Tours Agency 

Tel: 02-6282525, Fax: 02-6282526 

e-mail: dakkak@netmedia.net.il 

4M Travel Agency 

Tel: 02-6271414, Fax: 02-6284701 

e-mail: info@4m-travel.com 

www.4m-travel.com 

George Garabedian Co. 

Tel: 02-6283398, Fax: 02-6287896 

e-mail: ggc@ggc-jer.com 

Hajj& Umra Services 

Tel: 02-6280770, Fax: 02-6285912 

Guiding Star Ltd. 

Tel: 02-6273150, Fax: 02-6273147 

e-mail: mark@guidingstar2.com 

www.guidingstarltd.com 

J. Sylvia Tours 

Tel: 02-6281146, Fax: 02-6288277 

e-mail: sylviatours@yahoo.com 

Jiro Tours 

Tel: 02-6273766, Fax: 02-6281020 

e-mail: jiro@netvision.net.il 

www.jirotours.com 

Jordan Tourist Agency 

Tel: 02-6274389, Fax: 02-6275037 

e-mail: Jordanta@netvision.net.il 

Jordan Travel Agency 

Tel: 02-6284052, Fax: 02-6287621 

KIM's Tourist & Travel Agency 

Tel: 02-6279725, Fax: 02-6274626 

e-mail: kim@shabaka.net 

www.kimstours.com 

Lawrence Tours & Travel 

Tel: 02-6284867, Fax: 02-6271285 

e-mail: info@lawrence-tours.com 

Mt. of Olives Tours Ltd. 

Tel: 02-6271122, Fax: 02-6285551 

e-mail: moot@netvision.net.il 

www.olivetours.com 

Nativity Tours Ltd. 

Tel: 02-6262312, Fax: 02-6277512 

e-mail: nativity@palnet.com 

Nawas Tourist Agency Ltd. 

Tel: 02-6282491, Fax: 02-6285755 

Near East Tourist Agency (NET) 

Tel: 02-6282515, Fax: 02-6282415 

e-mail: operations@netours.com 

www.netours.com 

New Holy Land Tours 

Tel: 02-6264422, Fax: 02-6264421 

e-mail: holyland@holylandltd.com 

O.S. Hotel Services 

Tel: 02-6289260, Fax: 02-6264979 

e-mail: oshths@jrol.com 

Overseas Travel Bureau 

Tel: 02-6287090, Fax: 02-6284442 

e-mail: otb@netvision.net.il 

Safieh Tours & Travel 

Tel: 02-6264447, Fax: 02-6284430 

Samara Tourist & Travel Agency 

Tel: 02-6276133. Fax: 02-6271956. 

e-mail: samto@palnet.com 

Shepherds Tours & Travel 

42 Golden Dome Company for 

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Tel: 02-6284121, Fax: 02-6280251 

e-mail: shepherd@baraka.org 

Shweiki Tours Ltd. 

Tel: 02-6736711, Fax: 02-6736966 

Sindbad Travel Tourist Agency 

Tel: 02-6272165, Fax: 02-6272169 

e-mail: sinbad@palnet.com 

Siniora Star Tours 

Tel: 02-6286373, Fax: 02-6289078 

e-mail: travel@siniora.net 

Tony Tours Ltd. 

Tel: 02-6288844, Fax: 02-6288013 

e-mail: tonytour@aelia.com 

United Travel Ltd. 

Tel: 02-6271247, Fax: 02-6283753 

e-mail: unidas@palnet.com 

www.unitedtravelltd.com 

Universal Tourist Agency 

Tel: 02-6284383, Fax: 02-6264448 

e-mail: uta@palnet.com 

http://www.universal-jer.com 

Zatarah Tourist & Travel 

Agency 

Tel: 02-6272725, Fax: 02-6289873 

e-mail: zaatarah@jrol.com 

Bethlehem 

Crown Tours & Travel Co. Ltd. 

Tel: 02-2740911/12, Fax: 02-2740910 

e-mail: crowntt@p-ol.com 

http://www.crown-tours.com 

Gloria Tourist & Travel Agency 

Tel: 2765813 Fax: 2765812 

Golden Gate Tours & Travel 

Tel: 02-2766044, Fax: 02-2766045 

e-mail: ggtours@palnet.com 

Kukali Travel & Tours 

Tel: 02-2773047, Fax: 02-2772034 

e-mail: kukali@p-ol.com 

Lama Tours International 

Tel: 02-2743717, Fax: 02-2743747 

e-mail: litco@p-ol.com 

Millennium Transportation 

TeleFax:02-6767727 

Mobile: 050-242270 

Mousallam Int'l Tours 

Tel: 02-2770054, Fax: 02-2770054 

e-mail: Mitours@palnet.com 

Nativity Travel 

Tel: 02-2742966, Fax: 02-2744546 

Terra Santa Tourist Co. 

Tel: 2770249 Fax: 2770250

Beit Jala 

Guiding Star Ltd. 

Tel: 02-2765970, Fax: 02-2765971 

e-mail: info@guidingstar2.com 

Beit Sahour 

Alternative Tourism Group 

Tel: 02-2772151, Fax: 02-2772211 

e-mail: atg@p-ol.com 

http://www.patg.org 

Ramallah 

Adventure Tourism & Travel 

Tel: 02-2407705, Fax: 02-2408273 

e-mail: info@paladventure.com 

http://www.paladventure.com 

Al-Asmar Travel Agency 

Telefax: 02-2954140, 2965775 

e-mail: asmar@p-ol.com 

Al Awdah Tourism & Travel 

Tel:02- 2952597, Fax:02- 2952989 

Amani Tours 

Telefax: 02-2987013 

e-mail: amanitr@p-ol.com 

Anwar Travel Agency 

Tel: 02-2956388, Fax: 02-2956517 

e-mail: alaa@palnet.com 

Airport Information 

Flight information: 

Gaza International Airport 

Tel: 08-2134289 

Ben Gurion Airport 

Tel: 03-9723344 

Air France 

Tel: 02-6282535/6 (Jerusa lem) 

Tel: 08-2860616 (Gaza) 

Alitalia 

Tel: 02-6283515/6788 (Jerusalem) 

Air Malta 

Tel: 02-2986395 (Ramallah) 

British Airways 

Tel: 02-6288654 (Jerusalem) 

Cyprus Airways 

Tel: 02-2404894 (Al-Bireh) 

Arab Office for Travel & 

Tourism 

Tel: 02-2956640, Fax: 02-2951331 

Atlas Tours & Travel 

Tel: 02-2952180, Fax: 02-2986395 

http://www.atlasavia.com 

Darwish Travel Agency 

Tel: 02-2956221, Fax: 02-2957940 

Golden Globe Tours 

Tel: 02-2965111, Fax: 02-2965110 

e-mail: gg-tours@palnet.com 

Kashou' Travel Agency 

Tel: 02-2955229, Fax: 02-2953107 

e-mail: mkashou@palnet.com 

The Pioneer Links Travel & 

Tourist Bureau 

Tel: 02-2407859, Fax: 02-2407860 

e-mail: pioneer@pioneer-links.com 

Raha Tours and Travel 

Tel: 02-2961780, Fax: 02-2961782 

e-mail: raha@palnet.com 

www.rahatravel.com 

Ramallah Travel Agency 

Tel: 02-2953692, Fax: 02-2955029 

e-mail: admin@kaoud.org 

www.kaoud.org 

Reem Travel Agency 

Tel: 02-2953871, Fax: 02-2953871 

Shbat & Abdul Nur 

Tel: 02-2956267, Fax: 02-2957246 

Egypt Air 

Tel: 02-2986950/49 (Ramallah) 

Tel: 08-2821530 (Gaza) 

Emirates Airlines 

Tel: 02-2407705/6, (Ramallah) 

Gulf Air 

Tel: 09-2386312 (Nablus) 

Malev-Hungarian Airlines 


Iberia 

Tel: 02-6283235/7238 (Jerusalem) 

KLM 

Tel: 02-6284896/7 (Jerusa lem) 

Lufthansa 

Tel: 09-2382065 (Nablus) 

Palestine Airlines 

Tel: 08-2822800 (Gaza) 

Tel: 08-2829526/7 (Gaza) 

Qatar Airways 

Tel: 02-2404895 (Al-Bireh) 

Tel: 08-2842303 (Gaza) 

Skyway Tourist Agency 

Telefax: 02-2965090 

Jenin 

Asia Travel Agency 

Tel: 04-2438056, Fax: 04-2438057 

Jarrar Tourist Agency 

Tel: 04-2503359, Fax: 04-2503359 

Nablus 

Holiday International 

Tel: 09-2389159, Fax: 09-2840630 

Yaish International Tours 

Tel: 09-2372111, Fax: 09-2381411 

e-mail: yaishtrl@palnet.com 

Gaza 

El- Nasser Co. For Tourism & 

International Aviation 

Tel: 07-2823704 Fax: 07-2866075 

Maxim Tours 

Tel : 07-2824415 Fax: 07-2867596 

Al-Muntazah Travel Agency 

Tel. 08-2827919 Fax. 08-2824923 

National Tourist Office 

Tel: 07-2860616 Fax: 07-2860682 

e-mail: shurafa@mtcgaza.com 

Time Travel Ltd. 

Tel: 08-2836775, Fax: 08-2836855 

e-mail: timetravel@marna.com 

Royal Jordanian Airways 


Tel: 08-2825403/13 (Gaza) 

Sabena 


SAS Scandinavian Airlines 

Tel: 02-6283235/7238 (Jerusalem) 

Singapore Airlines 


South African Airways 


Swissair 


Tunis Air 


Tel: 08-2860616 (Gaza) 

Turkish Airlines 

Tel: 02-2770130 (Bethlehem) 

Varig 


Tel: 08-2821530 (Gaza) 


Standard Chartered Grindlays 

Bank 

Tel: 02-6263444, Fax: 02- 6263311 

Arab Bank 

Tel: 02-2796671, Fax: 02-2796673 

Center for Development 

Consultancy (CDC) 

Tel: 02-5833183, Fax: 02-5833185 

Commer cial Bank of 


Tel: 02-2799886, Fax: 02-2799258 

Bethlehem 

Arab Bank 

Tel: 02-2770080, Fax: 02-2770088 

Arab Land Bank 

Tel: 02-2740861 

Cairo-Amman Bank 

Tel: 02-2744971, Fax: 02-2744974 

Jordan National Bank 

Tel: 02-2770351, Fax: 02-2770354 

Palestine Bank 

Tel: 02-2765515/6, Fax: 02-2765517 

Palestine Investment Bank 

Tel: 02-2770888, Fax: 02-2770889 

Ramallah/Al-Bireh 


Bank 

Tel: 02-2960122, Fax: 02-2960126 

Arab Bank (Al-Balad) 

Tel: 02-2986480, Fax: 02-2986488 

Arab Bank (Al-Bireh) 

Tel: 02-2959581, Fax: 02-2959588 


Tel: 02-2958421 

Bank of Palestine Ltd. 

Tel: 02-2985921, Fax: 02-295920 

Beit Al-Mal Holdings 

Tel: 02-2986916, Fax: 02-2986916 

HSBC Bank Middle East 

Tel: 02-2987802, Fax: 02-2987804 


Tel: 02-2985790, Fax: 02-2955437 

The Center for Private Enterprise 

Development 

Tel: 02-2986786, Fax: 02-2986787 

Commercial Bank of 


Tel: 02-2954141, Fax: 02-2954145 

Cooperative Development 

Unit 

Tel: 02-2900029, Fax: 02-2900029 

Deutsche Ausgleichsbank 

(DTA) 

Tel: 02-2984462, Fax: 02-2952610 

The Housing Bank 

Tel: 02-2986270, Fax: 02-2986276 

International Islamic Arab 

Bank 

Tel: 02-2980060, Fax: 02-2980065 

Jordan Bank 

Tel: 02-2958686, Fax: 02-2958684 

Jordan-Gulf Bank 

Tel: 02-2987680, Fax: 02-2987682 

Jordan National Bank 

Tel: 02-2959343, Fax: 02-2959341 

Palestine International Bank 

(PIB) 

Tel: 02-2983300, Fax: 02-2983333 


Tel: 02-2987880, Fax: 02-2987881 

Union Bank 

Tel: 02-2986412, Fax: 02-2956416 

World Bank 

Tel: 02-2366500, Fax: 02-2366543 

Gaza 

Arab Bank 

Tel: 08-2824729, Fax: 08-2824719 


Tel: 08-2822046, Fax: 08-2821099 


Tel: 08-2823272, Fax: 08-2865667 

Beit Al-Mal Holdings 

Tel: 08-2820722, Fax: 08-2825786 


Tel: 08-2824950, Fax: 08-2824830 



Tel: 08-2825806, Fax: 08-2825816 


Tel: 08-2826322, Fax: 08-2861143 

Jordan Bank 

Tel: 08-2820707, Fax: 08-2824341 

Palestine Development Fund 

Tel: 08-2824286, Fax: 08-2824286 

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Palestine International Bank 

(PIB) 

Tel: 08-2844333, Fax: 08-2844303 


Tel: 08-2822105, Fax: 08-2822107 

Nablus 


Bank 

Tel: 09-2384555, Fax: 09-2384563 

Arab Bank 

Tel: 09-2382340, Fax: 09-2382351 


Tel: 09-2383651, Fax: 09-2383650 


Tel: 09-2382030, Fax: 09-2382923 


Tel: 09-2381301, Fax: 09-2381590 



Tel: 09-2385160, Fax: 09-2385169 


Tel: 09-2386060, Fax: 09-2386066 

Jordan Bank 

Tel: 09-2381120, Fax: 09-2381126 

Jordan-Gulf Bank 

Tel: 09-2382191, Fax: 09-2381953 

Jordan-Kuwait Bank 

Tel: 09-2377223, Fax: 09-2377181 

Jordan-National Bank 

Tel: 09-2382280, Fax: 09-2382283 


Tel: 09-2385051, Fax: 09-2385057

PALTEL Cus tomer 

Service Centers 

West Bank Regional 

Management Office 

Um AL-Sharayet 

Tel: 02-2980222 

Ramallah 

Al-Khateeb building 

Tel: 02-2981099 

Jerusalem 

Al-Ram, Jamjoom building 

Tel: 02-2344444 

Abu-Dees 

Near Jerusalem Governorate 

Tel: 02-2796199 

Jericho 

City Center, public square opposite 

the Post Office 

Tel: 02-2321199 

Bethlehem 

Jamal Abdel- Al-Naser St. Near 

Freres School, District Circle 

Tel: 02-2748484 

Hebron 

Ein Sara, Al-Esraa building 

Tel: 02-2255199 

Dora 

Dora Municipality building 

Tel: 02-2281300 

Yatta 

Yatta, City Center 

Tel: 02 - 2270300 

Al Zaheria 

Al Zaheria, Tower Area 

Tel: 02 - 2266199 

Nablus 

Faisal St. Post Office & 

Telecommunications building 

Tel: 02-2390112 

Salfeet 

Salfeet Exchange Building 

Tel: 09-2399221 

Qalqelia 

Nablus St. Qalqelia office. New 

PALTEL Building 

Tel: 09-2940499 

Tulkarem 

Opposite to Governmental Hospital 

Tel: 09-2671199 

Ateel 

Atteel Central building 

Tel: 09 - 2660199 

Jinin 

Haifa St. near the District 

Tel: 04 - 2501023 

Gaza Regional 

Management Office 

Tal-El- Hawa, opposite to Ministry 

of Finance 

Tel: 08-2826730 

Jabalia 

Jabalia, Main Street, Near Al Faloja 

School 

Tel: 08-2477774 

Deir Al-balah 

Salah Al Dein St. Al Zawaideh, 

Paltel Building 

Tel: 08-2550555 

Khan Younis 

Khan Younis, Main St. Near the 

Post Office 

Tel: 08-2053609 

Rafah 

West Rafah, Al Shaoot Area, 

Behind the previous Cairo Amman 

Bank Building 

Tel: 08-2146300 

JAWWAL Cus tomer 

Service Centers 

Ramallah 

Nablus St. 

Tel: 02/2407477 02/2407478 

Fax: 02/2407475 

Hebron 

Assalam St. 

Tel: 02/2214661 02/2214663 

Fax: 02/2214664 

Bethlehem 

Assahel St. 

Tel: 02/2764645 02/2764642 

Fax: 02/2764643 

Nablus 

Rafedia St. 

Tel: 09/2337370 09/2337367 

Fax: 09/2337366 

Jericho 

Amman St. 

Tel: 02/2322633 02/2322514 

Fax: 02/2322233 

Qalqilya 

Almalab St. 

Tel: 09/2945860, Fax: 09/2947860 

Tulkarem 

Almustashfa St. 

Tel: 09/2681199, Fax: 09/2681499 

Gaza Head Quarter 

Tal Elhawa 

Tel: 08/2833331, Fax: 08/2843075 

Gaza 

Alwehda St. 

Tel: 08/2833100, Fax: 08/2833110 

Azzawaideh 

Main St. 

Tel: 08/2550000, Fax: 08/2551600 

Khan Younes 

Near Post Office 

Tel: 08/2050333, Fax: 08/2052900 

Jabalia 

Alfaloujeh St. 

Tel: 08/2475555, Fax: 08/2551600 

City Fire Ambulance Police 

Jerusalem* 02-6282222 101 100 

CHS (Old City Jerusalem) 101 / 050-319120 

Jenin 04-2501225 101 / 04-2502601 04-2501035 

Tulkarem 09-2672106 101 / 09-2672140 09-2672161 

Nablus 09-2383444 101 / 09-2380399 09-2383518 

Qalqilia 09-2940440 101 / 09-2940440 09-29422730 

Ramallah 02-2956102 101 / 02-2957574 02-2956571 

Jericho 02-2322658 101 / 02-2321170 02-2322521 

Bethlehem 02-2741123 101 / 02-2744222 02-2748231 

Hebron 02-222844 101 / 02-2228917 

Border Crossings 

Allenby Bridge 02-9943358 

Sheikh Hussien 04-6586422 

Rafah Border 08-6734205 

Eretz Crossing 08-6741672 

Calls from Overseas 

Dial access code, international 

country code (972) or (970), 

area code (without the zero), 

Telephone Services 

Information 144 

Phone Repairs* 166 

Telegrams* 171 

Time* 155 

Wake Up* 174 

International operator* 188 

Weather 03-9668855 

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Tourism and An tiquities 

Police 

Bethlehem 02-2770750/1 

Gaza 08-2829017 

Nablus 09-385244 

Jericho 02-2324011 

* can only be called from East Jerusalem

CONSULATES 


Apostolic Delegation 

Tel: 02-6282298, Fax: 02-6281880 

Belgium 

Tel: 02-5828263, Fax: 02-5814063 

e-mail: jerusalem@diplobel.org 

European Community - Delegation 

to the OPT 

Tel: 02-5326341, Fax: 02-5326249 

France 

Tel: 02-5828250, Fax: 02-5820032 

Great Britain 

Tel: 02-5414100, 

Fax: 02-5322368; 02-5325629 

e-mail: britain@palnet.com 

http://www.britishconsulate.org 

Greece 

Tel: 02-5828316, Fax: 02-5325392 

Italy 

Tel: 02-5327447, Fax: 02-5322904 

Spain 

Tel: 02-5828006, Fax: 02-5828065 

Sweden 

Tel: 02-5828212, Fax: 02-5828801 

Turkey 

Tel: 02-5323310, Fax: 02-5820214 

United States of America 

Tel: 02-6227230, Fax: 02-6259270 

REPRESENTATIVE OF- 

FICES TO THE PNA 


Australia 

Tel: 02-2407710, Fax: 02-2408290 

e-mail: austrep@palnet.com, 

ausaid@palnet.com 

Austria 

Tel: 02-2401477, Fax: 02-2400479 

Canada 

Tel: 02-2958604, Fax: 02-2958606 

Cyprus 

Tel: 02-2406959, Fax: 02-2404897 

Czech Republic 

Tel: 02-2965595, Fax: 02-2965596 

Chile 

Tel: 02-2960850, Fax: 02-2984768 

Denmark 

Tel: 02-2402330, Fax: 02-2400331 

Finland 

Tel: 02-2400340, Fax: 02-2400343 

Germany 

Tel: 02-2984788, Fax: 02-2984786 

e-mail: gerrprof@palnet.com 

Hungary 

Tel: 02-2407676, Fax: 02-2407678 

e-mail: humisram@palnet.com 

Ireland 

Tel: 02-240 6811/2/3, 

Fax: 02-240 6816 

e-mail: irishrep@palnet.com 

Norway 

Tel: 02-2345050, Fax: 02-2345079 

e-mail: noreppal@palnet.com 

The Netherlands 

Tel: 02-2987639, Fax: 02-2987638 

Portugal 

Tel: 02-2407291/3, Fax: 02-2407294 

South Africa 

Tel: 02-2987355, Fax: 02-2987356 

e-mail: sarep@sarep.org 

http://www.sarep.org 

Switzerland 

Tel: 02-2408360/1, Fax: 02- 

2408362 

e-mail: swissrep@p-ol.com 

Gaza 

Egypt 

Tel: 08-2824290, Fax: 08-2820718 

Germany 

Tel: 08-2825584, Fax: 08-2844855 

India 

Tel: 08-2825423, Fax: 08-2825433 

Japan 

Tel: 08-2842406, Fax: 08-2842416 

Jordan 

Tel: 08-2825134, Fax: 08-2825124 

Morocco 

Tel: 08-2824264, Fax: 08-2824104 

Norway 

Tel: 08-2824615, Fax: 08-2821902 

Qatar 

Tel: 08-2825922, Fax: 08-2825932 

Russian Federation 

Tel: 08-2821819, Fax: 08-2821819 

Tunisia 

Tel: 08-2825018, Fax: 08-2825028 

UNITED NATIONS 

ORGANIZATIONS 

UNSCO - United Nations Office 

of the Special Coordinator in 

the Occupied Territories 

Gaza 

Tel: 08-2843555, Fax: 08-2820966 

e-mail: unsco1@palnet.com 

UNTSO - United Nations Truce 

Supervision Organization 

Jerusalem 

Tel: 02-5687222/3 - 5687200 

Fax: 02-5687400, 6732538 

e-mail: 

DPKO-UNTSO-admin@un.org 

UNRWA - United Nations 

Relief and Works Agency 

Gaza 

Tel: 08-6777333, Fax: 08-6777555 

e-mail: : unrwapio@unrwa.org 

West Bank 

Tel: 02-5890401, Fax: 02-5322714 

firstletterofsurname.familyname @unrwa. 

org 

IBRD - International Bank for 

Reconstruction and De velopment 

(World Bank) 

West Bank 

Tel: 02-2366500 

Fax: 02-2366543 

Gaza 

Tel: 08-2824746 

Fax: 08-2824296 

firstletterofsurname. 

familyname@worldbank.org 

IMF - International Monetary 

Fund 

Gaza 

Tel: 08-2825913 

Fax: 08-2825923 

e-Mail: imf@imf.org 

UNICEF - United Nations 

Children's Fund 

Jerusalem 

Tel: 02-5830013,4 

Fax: 02-5830806 

Gaza 

Tel: 08-2862400 

Fax: 08-2862800 

e-mail: Jerusalem@unicef.org 

WHO - World Health Organization 

Jerusalem 

Tel: 02-6276680 

Fax: 02-6276690 

e-mail: who@papp.undp.org 

Gaza 

Tel: 08-2822033 

Fax: 08-2845409 

e-mail: who@palnet.com 

ILO - International Labor 

Organization 

Jerusalem 

Tel: 02-6260212, 02-6280933 

Fax: 02-6276746 

e-Mail: khaled.doudine@undp.org 

Ramallah 

Tel: 02-2900022 

Fax: 02-2900023 

Nablus 

Tel: 09-2375692 

Tel: 09-2338371 

Fax: 09-2338370 

WFP - World Food Programme 

Gaza 

Tel: 08-2827463 

Fax: 08-2827921 

Jerusalem 

TeL: 02-6268200 

Fax: 02-6268222 

e-mail: mushtaq.Qureishi@wfp.org 

UNFPA - United Nations 

Population Fund 

Jerusalem 

Tel: 02-6281789/1 

Fax: 02-6282347 

mohamedabdel-ahad@undp.org 

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 

Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP) 

4 Al-Ya'qubi Street, Jerusalem 

Tel: 02-6268200, Fax: 02-6268222 

E-mail: registry.papp@undp.org / URL: http://www.papp.undp.org 

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OHCHR - Office of the 

High Commissioner For 

Human Rights 

Gaza 

Tel: 08-2827021 

Fax: 08-2827321 

e-mail: ohchr@undp.org 

West Bank Office 

Telefax: 02-2965534 

UNIFEM - United Nations 

Development Fund for 

Women 

Tel: 02-2402370 

Fax: 02-2406838 

e-Mail: unifem@palnet.com 

UNESCO - United 

Nations Educational, 

Scientific, and Cultural 

Organization 

Ramallah 

Tel: 02-2959740 

Fax: 02-2959741 

e-mail: unesco@palnet.com 

For all those who love flowers and embroidery, here is something new from Pales- 

Available Now 

SPRING IS HERE 

An Arabic / English publication featuring 

original embroidered designs of 

23 Palestinian spring flowers with 

landscape photographs of the spring 

in Palestine. 

The book, available in hardcover (120 

NIS) and paperback (80 NIS), can be 

found at the following bookshops: 

Educational Bookshop - Jerusalem 

American Colony Bookshop - Jerusalem 

Sharbain Bookshop - Jerusalem 

Y.W.C.A. - Jerusalem 

Dar Al Shuruq - Ramallah 

Al Ju'beh Bookshop - Ramallah 

For further information please call 

02-2951262 or 02-5826366

WEST BANK 


Hospitals 

Augusta Victoria 

Tel: 02-6279911 

Dajani Maternity 

Tel: 02-5833906 

Hadassah (Ein Kerem) 

Tel: 02-6777111 

Hadassah (Mt. Scopus) 

Tel: 02-5844111 

Maqassed 

Tel: 02-6270222 

Red Crescent Maternity 

Tel: 02-6286694 

St. John's Opthalmic 

Tel: 02-5828325 

St. Joseph 

Tel: 02-5828188 

Clinics and Centers 

Arab Health Center 

Tel: 02-6288726 

CHS Clinics 

Tel: 02-6280602/0499 

Jerusalem First Aid Clinic 

Tel: 02-6264055 

Ibn Sina Medical Center 

Tel: 02-5400083/9, 02-5322536 

Medical Relief Women's 

Health Clinic 

Tel: 02-5833510 

Palestinian Counseling 

Center 

Tel. 02-656 2272, 02-656 2627 

Peace Medical Center 

Tel: 02-5324259 

Red Crescent Society 

Tel: 02-586056 

Spafford Children's Clinic 

Tel: 02-6284875 

The Austrian Arab Community 

Clinic (AACC) 

Tel: 02-6273246 

Pharmacies 

Al-Hayat 

Tel: 02-5859386 

Balsam 

Tel: 02-6272315 

Beit Hanina 

Tel: 02-5854680 

Dar Ad-Dawa' 

Tel: 02-6282058 

Bethlehem 

Hospitals 

Al-Dibsi Maternity 

Tel: 02-2744242 

Caritas Baby 

Tel: 02-2741171 

The Holy Family 

Tel: 02-2741151 

Al-Hussein Government 

Tel: 02-2741161 

Mental Health 

Tel: 02-2741155 

St. Mary's Maternity 

Tel: 02-2742443 


Audiology 

Tel: 02-2742439 

Beit Shaur Medical Center 

Tel: 02-2794443 

Bethlehem Dental Center 

Tel: 02-2743303 

Pharmacies 

Al-Razi 

Tel: 02-2741647 

Al-Sha'ab 

Tel: 02-2742472 

Hebron 

Hos pi tals 

Al-Ahli 

Tel: 02-2220212 

Amira Alia 

Tel: 02-2228126 

Mohammed Ali Muhtaseb 

Tel: 02-2220246 



Tel: 02-2227450 

UPMRC 

Tel: 02-2226663 

Pharmacies 

Al-Hikmah 

Tel: 02-2228254 

Ibn Sina 

Tel: 02-2229649 

Jericho 

Hospitals 

Jericho Government 

Tel: 02-2321967/8/9 

Pharmacies 

Hijazi 

Tel: 02-2322694 

Grand Jericho 

Tel: 02-2322456 


UPMRC 

Tel: 02-2322148 

Nablus 

Hospitals 

Al-Ittihad 

Tel: 09-2371491 

St. Luke's 

Tel: 09-2383818 

Rafidia 

Tel: 09-2390390 

Al-Watani 

Tel: 09-2380039 


Al-Amal Center 

Tel: 09-2383778 

Arab Medical Center 

Tel: 09-2371515 


Tel: 09-2382153 

UPMRC 

Tel: 09-2837178 

Pharmacies 

Kamal Shawkat 

Tel: 09-2377711 

Al-Jalil 

Tel: 09-2373570 


Hospitals 

Arabcare Hospital 

Tel: 02-2986420 

Al-Mustaqbal Hospital 

Tel: 02-2963562/4 

Ramallah Government 

Hospitals 

Tel: 02-2982216/7 

Red Crescent Hospital 

Tel: 02-2956260 



Tel: 02-2954334 

Arabcare Medical Center 

Tel: 02-2986420 

Emergency & Trauma Center 

Tel: 02-2988088 

Harb Heart Center 

Tel: 02-2960336 

Modern Dental Center 

Tel: 02-2980630 

Patients' Friends Society 

K. Abu Raya Rehabilitation 

Centre 

Tel: 02-2957060/1 

Peace Medical Center 

Tel: 02-2959276 


Tel: 02-2957574 

UPMRC 

Tel: 02-2984423 / 2960686 

Pharmacies 

Bushnak 

Tel: 02-2953740 

GAZA STRIP 

Hospitals 

Al-Ahli Al-Arabi 

Tel: 08-2863014 

Dar Al-Salam 

Tel: 08-2854240 

Nasser 

Tel: 08-2051244 

Shifa 

Population and Demography 

Projected Population (end 2001-mil.) 3.4 

Projected Population by age (2001) 

0-17 years 53.1% 

18-64 43.6% 

65+ 3.3% 

Sex Ratio(2001) 102.1 

Fertility rate (1999) 5.9 

Population growth (2001) 

Education 

4.95 

(2001/2002- preliminary results) 

Schools 1.894 

School teachers 34.400 

School students 953.482 

Students per class (schools) 36.9 

Drop-out rate (schools 99/200) 1.8% 

Repetition rate (schools 99/2000) 2.35% 

Health (2000) 

Hospitals 63 

Doctors per 1000 population 1.4 

Bed per 1000 population 1.3 

Insured persons 

Infant mortality rate 

60.4% 

per 1000 live birth (1995-1999) 

Child mortality rate 

25.5 

per 1000 live birth (1995-1999) 28.7 

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Tel: 08-2862765 



Tel: 08-2862163 

Beit Hanoun Clinic 

Tel: 08-2858065 

Dar Al-Shifa 

Tel: 08-2865520 

UPMRC 

Tel: 08-2827837 

Pharmacies 

Al-Fayrouz 

Tel: 08-2865502 

Al-Rimal 

Tel: 08-2822522 

Berlin Pharmacy 

Culture (2000) 

Mosques 1.753 

Churches (1999) 150 

Daily newspapers 16 

Museums 10 

Culture centers 66 

Labour Force (Third Quarter, 2001) 

Male Fe male 

Labour Force participation rate 65.8% 10.4% 

Unemployment rate 

Average net daily wage for employees 

38.1% 25.9% 

working in the Palestinian Territory (US$) 15.1 12.3 

Macroeconomics 

GDP: (1999-million US$) 4,954 

GNP: (1999-million US$) 6,125 

Establishments by economic activity (1999): 

� Quarrying and manufacturing 15.646 

� Construction 462 

� Commerce 41,918 

� Transportation, storage & communic. 750 

� Hotels and Restaurants 2.848 

� Financial Intermediation 696 

� Others 17.971 

Imports (1999-million US$) 2,629.0 

Exports (1999-million US$) 372.2 

Prepared by the Palestinian Central Bu reau of Sta tis tics. Tel: 02-2406340, Fax: 02-2406343, 

email: diwan@pcbs.pna.org, URL: www.pcbs.org

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BT 

Distances in Ki lo me ters 

BT 

G 

86 28 38 10 61 145 

28 94 73 35 88 

38 136 73 39 86 

10 92 35 39 51 

61 75 88 88 51 

30 

72 

73 

104 

134 

82 

56 

99 

35 

78 

16 

63 

172 

126 

157 

122 

51 119 

61 73 

30 

56 

35 

16 

51 

119 

72 

99 

78 

63 

61 

73 

73 

G 86 94 136 92 75 182 104 134 82 

H 

JR 

JS 

LA 

H 

97 

JR 

101 

JS 

62 

LA 

NZ 145 182 172 126 157 122 

RM 

NB 

TA 

NZ RM NB TA 

50 

50 

18 102 60 57 

BT - Bethlehem, G - Gaza, H - Hebron, JR - Jericho, 

JS - Jerusalem, LA - Lod R.G. Airport, NZ - Nazareth, 

RM - Ramallah, NB - Nablus, TA - Tel Aviv 

97 

101 

62 

18 

102 

60 

57 

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Map of Jericho source: Pecdar 

JERICHO 

To Quruntul 

&Mt. of Temptation 

To Ramallah 

A L-NAKHIL ST. 

Herod's Palace 

TAL ES-SAMRAT 

TAL ABU EL-'ALAYEQ 

TEL E-SULTAN 

Jericho 

Cable 

Car 

N 

To Bi ssan 

100 m 

0 100 200 300 400 500 

To Kh. el Mafjir 

Synagogue 

Elisha's Spring 

EIN EL-SULTAN ST. 

AL-HADEWI ST. 

SAL E 

AH -DIN ST. 

EL HASHE MI ST. 

SO UTH SABIHA ST. 

BILAL ST. 

EL-ZUHUR ST. 

Health Dept. 

Catholic 

Convent 

Orthodox Church 

JERUSALEM RD. 

WARDET AL-ADRA ST. 

Meteorological 

Serv. 

To Tel Abu Alayiq & W QiltN W 

To Jerusalem 

5 

Casino Oasis 

H 

1 

Public Wks. Dept. 

LEGEND 

1 

2 

Archeological site 

Souvenir Shop 

Church 

Mosque 

Hotel 

H 

JAFFA ST. 

AL-RAWDA ST. 

E JERICHO ST. 

Hospital 

RASHID ST. 

Gas Station 

Bus Station 

Public Office 

Post Office 

QASR HISHAM ST. 

Coptic Monastery 

3 

Police Stn. 

Municip. 

Russian Church 

To Jiftlik 

CITY CENTER 

AL AGAMI ST. 

Public Garden 

AL - MADARAS 

Tourist Information 

Office 

Historic site 

Built up area 

Built up area 

KHALID BIN AL-WALID ST. 

Agricultur Stn. 

AMMAN ST. 

HEALTH OFFICE 

St. George's 

Monastery 

Ein Kelt 

Mar Saba 

Monastery 

EL MA'AMUN ST. 

Jericho Stadium 

PALESTINE ST. 

MAGHTAS ST. 

AL KADISIYYAH ST. 

N 

1km 

0 1 2 3 4 5 

Deir el-Quruntul 

Nu'eima 

Tel Sultan 

JERICHO 

Nabi Musa 

EL MA'AMUN ST. 

JERICHO GREEN ORCHIDS 

Papaya Park 

Qasr Hisham 

Ein al-Sultan 

Qalya 

Qumran 

Awja e-Tahta 

Reserve 

(Ein Fashkha) 

4 

To Allenby Bridge 

SHEIKH SABEH ST. 

To Qasr el Yahud 

Jordan River 

Allenby Bridge 

Border Crossing 

Mashru'a 

Musa el-Alami 

Wadi Kelt 

Aqbet Jaber 

Refugee Camp 

Ein Hijle 

Deir Hijle 

Dead Sea 

HOTELS 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

Jericho Resort Village 

Jericho Pension 

Hisham Palace Hotel 



Where to Go? 

Cz{boujof!Kfsjdip 

Several churches and monasteries were 

built in and around Jericho during the 

Byzantine period. The most important of 

those is the Monastery of Temptation 'Dair 

Quruntul' on the Mount of Temptation. The 

word 'Quruntul' derives from the Latin word 

Quadraginta meaning forty, to indicate the 

forty days of Christ's fast. The Crusaders 

were the first to build a church here in the 

12th century. They named it Quruntul and 

the name came to designate the mountain 

as well. The mountain rises some 350m 

west of Jericho overlooking the Jordan 

Valley. 

The present monastery was built in 1895, 

replacing the earlier Crusader church 

of the 12th century. The Greek monks 

initially wanted to build their monastery at 

the summit of the mountain, but the lack 

of funds prevented them from continuing 

the project. The unfinished monastery 

and the Herodian fortress at the top of the 

mountain are great places to visit. There 

are more than thirty caves on the eastern 

slopes of the mountain, but only those 

inside the monastery are accessible and 

in use today. 

(Pace guide, pp. 129-130)

BETHLEHEM 

Map of Bethlehem source: Arab Hotel Association/Pecdar 

Where to Go? 

The Fine Arts Museum 

This museum is housed in a beautiful new 

building on the main Bethlehem-Hebron road, 

close to the Jacir Palace Inter-Continental 

Hotel. The museum was opened in July 2000 

with funding from the Japanese government 

through UNDP. It is one of the projects of 

the Arab Women's Society in Bethlehem, 

although the museum is to be managed 

by the arts department at the Palestinian 

Ministry of Culture. This museum is the first of 

its kind in Palestine to feature contemporary 

works of art in addition to artwork that reflects 

Palestinian life and culture. 

The Museum of Olive Oil 

Production 

Another project funded by the Japanese 

government through UNDP, this museum 

is located on An-Najajreh Street in the old 

city of Bethlehem. It is housed in one of 

the historical buildings of Bethlehem dating 

back to the 18th century. "Bad Giacaman," 

as the museum is called, is unique in its 

presentation of the Palestinian rural economy 

and the history of 

the development 

of the olive oil 

production industry 

in Palestine, which 

dates back to more 

than 5000 years. 

The Arabic word 

"Al-Bad" refers 

to the traditional 

instrument used 

to extract oil from 

fresh olives. At the 

museum one can 

view the traditional 

olive oil production 

methods and the 

various handicrafts 

related to it.

Map of Jerusalem source: Arab Hotel Association/Pecdar 

JERUSALEM 

58 59 

Where to Go? 

Nabi Samuel 

The skyline further north from Jerusalem, 

on the Nablus road, is dominated by a 

beautiful mosque on the top of the hill of 

Nabi Samuel, with its high minaret. This is 

the traditional tomb of the prophet Samuel. 

The Crusaders called the spot 'Mount Joy.' 

From there their armies, in 1099, got a first 

glimpse of the Holy City. A church was built 

there in 1157 by the Premonstratensians 

but it was abandoned when the Crusaders 

retreated to Akko after the battle of Hittin 

in 1187. Richard the Lionheart spent a few 

hours there in 1192. It was his only glimpse 

of the city he had come so far to conquer; 

he was forced to abandon his plan to 

attack Jerusalem when expected support 

did not arrive. 

The site was a place of pilgrimage for Jews 

until the 16th century AD, when a mosque 

replaced the church. The mosque follows 

the lines of the medieval church. The place 

was badly damaged by Turkish shells in 

1917, but the edifice was restored during 

the British Mandate. From the annex along 

the northern side, steps lead down to a 

crypt, which is a rock-cut tomb. This tomb 

may have been at the origin of the tradition 

of Samuel's burial, a cenotaph of the Old 

Testament's most famous judge. 

(Pace guide, pp.60-61)

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