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Will in your lifetime, i guess the first question will be in your lifetime will you be able to visit yafa? [ speaking foreign language ] >> she says she hopes she can. she also hopes she can go to jerusalem as well. so shes optimistic. yeah. [ speaking foreign language ] shes saying -- first she said youre not allowing us to. then he self-corrected and said the israelis arent allowing us to. >> go, go. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this is the normal tone of voice. hes not upset, by the way. ...

Israel is bordered by egypt, jordan, syria and lebanon. in 1967, after the six-day war, israel took control of the gaza strip, the sinai peninsula, the the west bank, the golan heights and annexed east jerusalem. in 2003, israel began construction on a wall along the green line representing the israeli-palestinian border. the wall now stretches 450 miles. when completed, it will span 700 miles. 85% of it in palestinian territory. on one hand, theres no doubt that the number of suicide bombings f...

In 2003, israel began construction on a wall along the green line representing the israeli-palestinian border. the wall now stretches 450 miles. when completed, it will span 700 miles. 85% of it in palestinian territory. on one hand, theres no doubt that the number of suicide bombings fell drastically. on the other, theres this. you cross from jerusalem into the west bank also called judea, samaria, also called palestine. since 1967, half a million settlers have moved here, all in contravention ...

Particular attachment or loyalty to israel doesnt mean that plenty of people on this earth dont hate me in principle. i know that. but the state of israel, i never really knew what to think. ♪ first look around, its like everybody says. its pretty. its awesome. its urban. sophisticated. hip. like southern california. only nicer. then you see the young draftees in the streets, and you start to get the idea. this is jerusalem. >> im taking you through damascus gate, which is one of the gates to ...

One day its good and the other day its just -- you never know. its a crazy country. >> the local police would prefer them off the streets for obvious reasons. but the track here, such as it is, has its drawbacks. its basically a parking lot across from the detention center. what do they think about this next door? do they ever give you problems? >> this is an israeli jail. one time we were here with speed sisters and there was problems because of the prisoners. so i just stopped my car over ther...

House. we will go today and ask the palestinians who is the great evil? you ask these kids, who will they recognize? they recognize a man from gaza, who is an arab idol named muhammad assa, a singer who sings. he becomes more famous than abu mazen and arafat and everybody else. this is another image of palestine. ♪ >> you can almost believe for a minute or two that some kind of peace, some kind of reconciliation, meeting of the minds, sanity is possible after you visit majda. its a restaurant ...

The wall now stretches 450 miles. when completed, it will span 700 miles. 85% of it in palestinian territory. on one hand, theres no doubt that the number of suicide bombings fell drastically. on the other, theres this. you cross from jerusalem into the west bank also called judea, samaria, also called palestine. since 1967, half a million settlers have moved here, all in contravention of international law. many in contravention of israeli law. though in effect, it seems to make little differenc...

♪ >> you can almost believe for a minute or two that some kind of peace, some kind of reconciliation, meting of the minds, sanity is possible after you visit majda. its a restaurant in what looks like an idyllic village in the judean hills. about 20 minutes from jerusalem. it feels like an alternate universe for a number of reasons. one of these people is jewish. one is muslim, from a nearby village. theyre partners, co-owners of majda, and also married. theyre unsurprisingly friends of yotam....

And i got shot in the back. it was tear gas. >> the canister hit you? >> yeah. so my speed sisters, they took me to the hospital. i fainted. >> have you thought of challenging the israelis to put up a team? >> i cant race because my car is palestinian. >> what if they come over here? >> theyre not allowed to enter the west bank and were not allowed to go to jerusalem, so how can we race together? >> silly question. as quietly as possible. no sudden movements. google search: bodega beach house.

My treachery is complete. just because i was raised outside the faith with no particular attachment or loyalty to israel doesnt mean that plenty of people on this earth dont hate me in principle. i know that. but the state of israel, i never really knew what to think. first look around, its like everybody says -- its pretty. its awesome. its urban. sophisticated. hip. like southern california. only nicer. then you see the young draftees in the streets and you start to get the idea. this is jerus...