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Course, and a very sophisticated, very urbane cuisine. >> curious what you think. 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 f...

Then as history progressed they built up the walls, so the top bed is the newest. >> and by newest you mean -- >> up to about the ottoman time. the turks left here about 150 years ago. and the brits came and they conquered us. i wasnt here. >> born here, now cooking in london yota is the widely known respected chef and co-author of the book "jerusalem." >> basically, this city was divided into two until 1967 when there was the famous six-day war. >> yep. >> and the hall that were traveling in no...

Start shooting at me. 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. sir, were going to need you on the runway later dont let a ...

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 jerusalem. >> im taking you thr...

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. [ female announcer ] theres a gap out there.

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, sumaria, also called palestine. since 1967, half a million settlers have moved here, all in contravention of international law. many in contravention of israeli...

♪ >> 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 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 women is jewish. one is muslim, from a nearby village. theyre partners, co-owners of majda, and also married. theyre unsurprisingly friends of yotan....

Then you start to get the idea. this is jerusalem. >> im taking you through damascus gate, which is one of the gates to the old city. and these walls are pretty ancient. people say the deepest go back to king david. and then they built up the walls so the top bit is the newest bit. >> and you mean -- >> i mean up to the moment in time the turks left here about 150 years ago. and the brits came and conquered us. i wasnt here. >> born here, now cooking in london, he is the widely known, respected ...

Built up the wall. so the top bed is the newest. >> and by newest you mean -- >> up to about the ottoman time. the turks left here about 150 years ago. and the brits came and they conquered us. >> i wasnt here. >> born here, now cooking in london, he is the widely known respected chef and co-author of the book "jerusalem." >> basically, this city was divided into two until 1967 when there was the famous six-day war. >> yep. >> and the hall that were traveling in now, walking in is east jerusalem...

Hero? >> you ask these kids, who will they recognize? they would recognize -- he becomes more famous than arafat and everybody else. this is another image of palestine. >> you could 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 majdah, its a restaurant that looks like an idyllic village in the hills, 20 minutes from jerusalem. it feels like an alternate universe for a number of reasons.