Dawn on the Mt. of Olives and other Palestine Things to Do Tips

Go to the top of the Mt. of Olives, in East Jerusalem, right in front of the Seven Arches Hotel, overlooking the Old City. Do this on a Friday during noon prayers! I actually never got to do this, even if I did live there for 4 years. But my friend told me it was stunning to hear the prayers of thousands of people rising up from the dome of the rock compound! Or go to the same spot at 4 am in the morning before sunrise to hear the first birds chipper away to the tune of the morning's call to prayer...pretty haunting actually. Better not to go alone, especially if you're a woman (unless you know how to handle harassing men!)
Eerie, haunting and bittersweet...but it makes you forget about the conflict. Plus you get a neat view of the Jewish burial grounds below. It's a great photo opportunity too...

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Directions: Top of the Mt. Of Olives in front of the Seven Arches Hotel built by the Jordanians (before 1967, obviously)

When in Israel Palestine WHATEVER, do head down to the lowest point on earth when there's a full moon; watch the sun set behind you while watching the full moon rise over the mountains of Jordan...
It's sheer magic.

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Directions: Dead Sea. There are busses that go from the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem. It's easy to find out how to get there.

Drive past a date palm plantation in the Jordan Valley.
Desert landscape and palm trees and the moon rising over Jordan and the hot desert air....aaaaahhh

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Directions: Various places in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea. So just take the highway down to the Dead Sea(although you probably can't now cuz of the awful situation...) and you should bump into some...