Another day that Armando stayed in the hotel for business meetings and Paula went to visit the West Bank.
Paula joined a Tour that picked her up from the Hotel and too her first through border patrol to Bethlehem and the Church of Nativity.
Since at least the 2nd century AD people have believed that the Church of Nativity, Bethlehem, now stands where Jesus was born. One particular cave, over which the first Church was built, is traditionally believed to be the Birthplace itself. In locating the Nativity, the place both marks the beginnings of Christianity and is one of the holiest spots in Christendom. The site also includes Latin, Greek Orthodox, Franciscan and Armenian convents and churches, as well as bell towers, terraced gardens and a pilgrimage route.
Next she visited the West Bank Wall, a separation barrier in the West Bank. Israel calls it a security barrier against terrorism, while Palestinians call it a racial segregation or apartheid wall. It has a total length of 708 kilometres (440 mi) upon completion.
An interesting part of the visit was to The Walled Off Hotel which was intended as a temporary and provocative piece of installation art, turning the oppressive 700-kilometre-long wall that cuts through occupied Palestinian land into an improbable tourist attraction. Visitors drawn to Bethlehem by Banksy’s art – both inside the hotel and on the colossal wall outside – are given a brief, but potent, taste of Palestinian life in the shadow of Israel’s military infrastructure of confinement.
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