a brief respite...
by Adam | Tuesday 26 September 2006
See you in October......
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Pale September
by Adam | Friday 22 September 2006
As I feel my personal stock in Zionism waning, or maybe just shifting, I go to Har Herzl, which is the major Israeli military cemetery (akin to our Arlington ...but existentially very different) to test the feeling. It's a...
Ramallah Redux
by Adam | Tuesday 19 September 2006
While West Jerusalem is on Shabbat lockdown, I accompany Hassan on his first trip to Ramallah. By this point, I am old hat at Ramallah, I know all the best places to go for baklawa and Arafat keychains. Here's...
TFR Update
by Adam | Thursday 14 September 2006
A profound apologies for any recent bad grammar and posting delays. The TFReporter has been overcoming jetlag and intense grief over the passing of the beloved Ann Richards. Check back soon for myriad updates. Hugs, TFR Staff...
Deheishe Refugee Camp
by Adam | Thursday 14 September 2006
One Thursday afternoon...one towards the end of all of this...I end up in the Deheishe refugee camp in Bethlehem for a tour organized by a (newly arrived) French activist at the Faisal. One more wait through the Bethlehem checkpoint...
The Bethlehem Incident
by Adam | Sunday 10 September 2006
From the top of the Herodion outside of Bethlehem, you can see a great deal. To the north, you can look into Bethlehem to the Church of the Nativity and Rachel's Tomb... and beyond the first set of hills, into...
Bethlehem
by Adam | Sunday 10 September 2006
Church of the Nativity Low entrance...presumably to keep horses and ogres out St. Jerome, Mary, and the Cross Birthplace of Jesus Hassan and I paid tribute...and not just in case we turn out to be wrong in the end....
Warehouse Eyes, Arabian Drums
by Adam | Saturday 9 September 2006
Reflections on Jordan A surreal moment arrives while moving south from Amman on the Desert Highway, when after miles of desert and isolation, you reach the turn-off for the main road leading east to Iraq. The idea that if I...
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Petra Postcards
by Adam | Saturday 9 September 2006
This is the pet that eventually rose up against the smurfs. The quest for the grail is not archeology, it's a race against evil... This grammatically-incorrect sign is the only reason why I even bothered to come. Hassan figured...
Script Notes for Al-Manar Television
by Adam | Wednesday 6 September 2006
My last night in Jerusalem, I grab dinner near the Faisal and decompress by the television with the locals at the hostel. Sidenote: I've just found out this morning that the owner of the hostel (Hisham) a sweet guy with...
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Breaking News by Alexander Bijou
by Bijou | Tuesday 5 September 2006
An update on previous TFR interviewee Walid Hamis whom according to Haaretz news service has been sacked as deputy mayor of Haifa. I will withhold any further commentary on this matter because it will violate my neutrality as a journalist....
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Life and Near-Death in the Hashemite Kingdom
by Adam | Friday 1 September 2006
Alright, maybe that's hyperbole. Hassan gives up my cover at about 11:15 P.M. after we've exchanged all bilingual pleasantries with the fine residents of the ancient town of Karak and the conversation now shifts to Islam. We've been invited in...
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