Under the Bethlehem star - silence.
Under the Bethlehem star - silence.
Why on a boundary of millenia and there was no tourist
Boom on the Earth promised?
WHEN our not numerous group has arrived to one of hotels
Jerusalem, we were unpleasantly surprised with silence in a lobby. Before
To give out us electronic cards which play a role of keys from
Numbers, the porter long and painfully searched for the demand from
The ministries of the tourism, organised a trip to Israel for
The five of the Russian journalists. The calm in hotel looked still
More surprising against slightly tinsel shine warm
Eilat, pritulivshegosja on a northeast extremity Red
The seas, and cheerful vanity in five-star health resorts of the sea of another -
The dead. There to execute every possible social programs
The whole pilgrimage of pensioners from this was observed
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa.
However, already next day in our hotel all
It was changed - the well-known Jewish Khanuka began. And hotel
There and then became the centre of gravity of tourists from Israel and because of
Boundary. Apparently, in a turn of New Year's holidays on the Earth
Promised this time only two rather silently pass
Christmases - Catholic and orthodox. Under influence
Deliberately sensational reportings CNN and Euronews many
Pilgrims on a boundary of millenia have refused a trip to Israel.
Silence was established in legendary Bethlehem and Nazareth, though
New Year's tricks of extremists have happened very far from these
Cities. And after all, judging by all signs, under the pretext of the next
intifady a series is presented to the civilised world only
Dismantlings between semicriminal groupings of the most different
Nationalities. Though someone from them gives out itself(himself) for certain
"Avengers", someone hurries to enrol in fighters for belief, essences
Has put it does not change - it seems in Israel they have bothered all - and
To Jews, and Arabs.
On many events, which western journalists there and then
Qualify as pervopolosnye, the Israeli mass-media simply not
Pay attention. Besides anybody here does not call
Doubts, that to the Israeli competent bodies always is than
To respond to any threat of terrorists - the strengthened mode
Safety. That there is at least a vast conversation with
Representatives of security service of airline or careful
Check of everything coming to a legendary Western wall, Rposle
Such to someone indeed can seem, that Israelis
pomeshany on safety. But nevertheless for such vigilance at those
The Jerusalem policemen, apparently, there are all bases. After all
Despite a Khanuka hooligans obkidali stones praying at the Wall
Crying, but have there and then received from policemen in the answer a fair portion
Rubber bullets. But even for the sake of such news has come to nobody in
Head to interrupt regular transfers as it is at times do on that
CNN. But here when in the Russian capital has happened, so to say,
"hanukalnyj" an incident - representatives of an extremist wing of Jews
Have tried to drown in ritual pool of the rabbi from number
Chassids differing by toleration, the Israeli mass-media not
Have kept silent. Transfers were not only are interrupted, to an aether has gone as well
The vast comment on disagreements in the ranks of the Russian Jews.
Hardly it is necessary to be surprised, that on our stay in Israel
Dismantlings of extremists in any way to be reflected simply not could. Similar, and
Resort delights of Eilat, and philosophical silence Galilejsky
Deserts, and a sanatorium mode of coast of the Dead Sea, and
The Mediterranean subtropics wishing to "do some fighting" deeply
Are indifferent. It is possible to agree that conditions in Israel,
Let's tell so, not idyllic but somehow to face
With terrorism, so beautifully painted with the western mass-media, on the Earth
Promised even journalists should undertake the defined
Efforts. For six days, spent in Israel, I three times, that
Is called, "left in a self-wolf" - did sorties, that personally
To familiarise with difficult conditions in the country.
First of all, in Eilat, I have visited on Egyptian and
Jordanian borders - the blessing both that and another all in a driving half an hour
From a resort. Has talked to the Israeli frontier guards and even with
The Jordanian sergeant. As it was possible to find out, the only thing
Incident lately was collective (on a six)
Heat of our former compatriots from the Jordanian Aqaba to Eilat.
As frontier guards, citizens of one of the CIS countries at all have told
Tried to hide, that floated to Israel "on earnings". However
What sort there will be these "earnings", girls did not admit. I think,
It is not necessary to be surprised such bent for to the Earth promised - here even
Average pension are two thousand dollars, that several times
More than the average salary in the same Jordan, and in tens times more
The best salary in any of the former union republics.
The second sortie was no more successful - inhabited quarters in new
Parts of Jerusalem a little than differed from the same quarters in
To any other Mediterranean country. In Jewish and
Christian quarters children came back from school, and in the Arabian
Quarter dealers in every possible way kosterili the - "Arabian"
The terrorists undermining on a root all trade of the peace
Coreligionists.
The third "the exit in people" has poured out in slow acquaintance with
Night life of Jerusalem with quite usual beer and a jazz, and
Then has slowly passed in walk on only just clearing up
To narrow small streets of an old city. This time not absolutely usual
There was only one - being put forward "on initial" for execution
Services, police of the Great city tastefully used foul language on
The cleanest Russian, occasionally alternating the speech by melodious chords
"ridnoj ukrainskoj speeches".
HOWEVER, for any who will be going to to Israel where it is more interesting
There will be absolutely other information - after all on the eve of New year here without
Any superfluous efforts it is possible to bathe at once in three seas. That I and
Has done. By the way, I was much surprised with passivity of the local
Fans of winter swimming. They still somehow can be understood in Haifa,
Where water has cooled down already degrees to nineteen (at twenty five
On air). Or on the Dead Sea where in the winter, I will remind, time
Pensioners spend basically. But that is why bathe in a little
Red sea, to me all the same it is not clear - here and a heat even under
New year reaches 30 degrees, and water never cools down
Below twenty five. As service in Eilat without dependence
From a season always remains most that on is summer - hotels
Here, unlike the next Egypt, are not closed all year long,
And show business not during a season, apparently, becomes even more
The attractive. Whether it is necessary to be surprised, what even during the period
"Nonseasonal" activity of terrorists indicators of the tourist
Branches of Israel in 2000 have appeared hardly probable not the highest
For all its history.
Alexey podymov.
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//* an information Source: the Russian newspaper, 5.01.01
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