Beit Jala & Herodian


Palestinian men pass the time waiting at a checkpoint in Beit Jala, a village not far from Bethlehem.


A couple of kids on a donkey at the Beit Jala Checkpoint.



Armed illegal settlers from a nearby settlement pose for the camera. These guys loved having their pictures taken. (The woman is not a settler, but one of our group).


A new illegal settlement in the shadow of Herodian, about 1/2 a kilometre from a Palestinian village. This settlement is illegal even under Israeli law (they have no planning permission, hence the temporary nature of the structures), yet they are still being protected by the IDF.