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Local Customs: Go with no pre-conceptions

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on Aug 26, 2002

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Just go there with an open mind! Especially if you're a woman. Yes you might be harassed but I always thought about all the good people I met there, keeping in mind that 95% of all my memories of the Palestinian people and way of living was positive. In Ramallah you can get away with wearing t-shirts, jeans, funky clothes, whatever. But stay away from miniskirts and shorts. No need to wear a veil in this city. Avoid eye-contact with men! This is the best way to avoid annoying comments etc. Although it can turn you in to a meanie who never smiles (at least while walking around town...)

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Local Customs: Prepare yourself

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on Aug 29, 2003

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B'tselem

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Once you're there you might want to familiarize yourself with the human rights and political situation. Some valuable sources (I feel) are www.palestinemonitor.org (the voice of Palestinian civil society), www.btselem.org (Israeli human rights organization-monitors abuses from both sides) and www.haaretzdaily.com (Israeli daily newspaper in English. Look for articles by Amira Hass and Gideon Levy for accounts of the lives of Palestinians under occupation and of course more of an Israeli perspective on the conflict.) Ha'aretz also gives a good perspective on Israeli society from all different view points.

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Local Customs: Flag of Palestine

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Proud to be Palestinian

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Palestinians love their flag. (Who doesn't?) During the first Intifada they were banned from waving or showing it, so they resorted to wearing clothes with the color of their flag or flying kites with black red green and white. Here my friend Ali is at an anti-war march in SF proudly waving his flag...they might not have a state but a flag they do! So many symbols...

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SLLiew Fri Jan 9, 2009 18:59 UTC Thanks for sharing your experience in Palestine. It is very educational.	mfas2000 Mon Jun 16, 2008 08:41 UTC visit my newly formed Palestine page..regds
rob12c Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:53 UTC hey loved your tips. really makes me want to visit palestine which i hope to do some day.	JohnniOmani Fri May 9, 2008 03:41 UTC Amazing you certainly understand the people. I too lived in a tiny village in the Middle East (Oman for 3 yrs) and my experiences are unforgettable. Lovely people. Jz

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