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Treachery is complete. just because i was raised outside the faith with no particular attachment or loyalty to israel doesn't mean that plenty of people on this earth don't hate me in principle. but the state of israel i never knew what to think. first look around it's like everybody says. it's pretty. it's awesome. it's 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. >> i'm taking you through dmas cast gate. people say that the deepest go

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, there's no doubt that the number of suicide bombings fell drastically. on the other, there's 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 law, though in effect, it seems to make little difference. they're here, and in ever-larger numbe...

>> just because i was raised outside the faith with no particular attachment or loyalty to israel doesn't mean that plenty of people on this earth don't hate me in principle. i know that. but the state of israel, i never really knew what to think. first look around, it's like everybody says. it's pretty. it's awesome. it's urban, sophisticated, it. like southern california, only nicer. then you see the young draftees in the streets and you start to get the idea. this is jerusalem. >> i'm taking you through damascus gate, which is one of the gates of the old city. these walls are pretty ancient...

They recognize? they recognize a man from gaza, mohamed assa, a singer who sings. he becomes more famous than arafat and everybody else. this is another image of these times. ♪ >> 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. it's 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. they're partners, ...

>> in your lifetime, i guess the question will be, in your lifetime, will you be able to visit yaza? >> she says, you know, she hopes she can. she also hopes she can go to jerusalem as well. she's optimistic, yeah. >> what? >> first he said you're not allowing us to. then he self-corrected and said the israelis are not allowing us to. >> go, go. >> this is the normal tone of voice. he's not upset, by the way. this is how we talk. we don't yell. >> what is he saying? >> he said, give me a permit. if they allow me, of course i