November 2019 Arab girl playing in the old city. She and her friend insisted on giving me sweets. A young police officer shows flattered embarrassment when I asked if I could take her picture. If you come across a Haredi jew who looks you happily in the eye while he kicks off an English pop song for you on his guitar; you can be sure he is a Ba’al Teshuva. A Jew who has left a secular (often rock’nroll) lifestyle behind and embarked on a religious – orthodox path. Our smiling Muslim girl sits in the middle. The girls are on a school excursion to the Temple Mount – a place sacred to Jews and Muslims alike. Until a few years ago Jewish women covering up like this were unheard of. Still, it’s an extremely rare sight. Israelis, usually a secular bunch, teasingly refer to these women as “the Taliban.” Wall (door) painting.
Linda,DSU says 14th November 2019 at 8:24 pm I love all your pictures. You are a first class photographer. Reply
Anonymous says 14th November 2019 at 10:12 pm An interesting and beautiful view of Israel! Lovely photos! XxxLucy Reply
Linda,DSU says
I love all your pictures. You are a first class photographer.
Anonymous says
An interesting and beautiful view of Israel! Lovely photos!
XxxLucy
Israela Hargil says
interesting-being our eyes
Dory says
wonderful!!!
Dory
eva ingemarsson says
Bilderna säger mer än ord!!