Can a plan for rural tourism in the region survive renewed violence?
• See Maja Daniels’ photographs of people and places along the Abraham PathEnjoying the outdoors on the West Bank and its borders presents special challenges. On my way to a climbing trip,I hold dash into Israeli army flying checkpoints, and been stopped mountain-biking by police: had I heard gunshots? I hadnt.
On the other side of the equation is a beautiful landscape rolling desert and sharp limestone hills, or carved by deep wadis where goatherds tend their flocks. It is a region of surprising encounters: youths clattering their horses across stony tracks,shady valleys full of Palestinian picnickers who invite strangers to sit down.
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Source: theguardian.com