East Jerusalem ,the old city. In the Market

Carvings from Olive Trees ,mostly from the West Bank and the area near Bethlehem, The word Bethlehem ,is composed of the hebrew words Beit= House Le'cham = Bread. Bethlehem the House of Bread.



Backgammon is one of the oldest known board games. The object of the game is to move your pieces along the board's triangles and off the board before your opponent does. It is quiet popular with the Arab shop keepers. In the photo one player not in the photo has lost while the victor is asking for yet another game.



Again the SHUK, the market in the old city. Shop keepers wait but really now no tourists