Jerusalem — Ines Ward

The sun sets on the rooftops of Bethlehem.

Banksy was here

The lonely flag

Evidence of prayers at the Milk Grotto Church, Bethlehem.

View over Bethlehem. In the background is the Israeli town of Har Homa. Despite both communities being close geographically, little contact happens between them due to the Wall that separates them.

Playtime

The silence in Hebron old town is occassionaly broken by the joyous shouts of children playing football.

One of the few shops to have survived in H2 Hebron sells pigeons.

Upstairs and Downstairs.

Palestinian boys confront Israeli soldiers who calmly look on.

In 2017, Hebron old town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since then it has benefited from investments to preserve its heritage. Here works are being carried out to install water pipes in the ground.

Markets and Cafes in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is known for its history and religious importance, but it also has a strong culinary heritage. Malawach and Kubaneh breads are a staple of Jerusalem’s food and can be bought at most food stands.

Globalization has caught up with Jerusalem in the form of Sponge Bob, Chelsea and the Patriots memorabilia on sale in the Jewish Quarter.

Artists workshop in old Jerusalem.

Jerusalem has a tradition of family run handicraft businesses. This artist’s family came from Armenia to Jerusalem 6 generations ago, when Jerusalem was under Ottoman rule. They all worked in this workshop, as he does today.

At the 4th station of the Via Crucis, where Jesus met his mother, pilgrims today can quench their thirst with fresh pomegranate juice.

The Cotton Merchants Gate, Bab Al Qattanin, is one of the most beautiful gates that leads up to the Temple Mount also known as the Al Aqsa Mosque. During the day it is very busy and noisy. At night, all is quiet.

Dawn in Jerusalmem old town. Merchants are getting ready for the day before the tourists arrive.

Jerusalem may seem calm on the surface but there is always an underlying tension in the city, symbolized here by the Israeli Police check point at the end of the road.

The Dome on the Rock was built by the Umayyad Caliphs on the site of the second Jewish Temple. Completed in 692 AD, it is one of the oldest manifestations of Islamic architecture. It is said the Prophet Mohammad started his night journey up to hea

The Dome of the Rock is also regarded as Judaism’s holiest site. For Jewish people, the Foundation Stone inside the Dome on the Rock is where God created the World and the first human Adam. It is also allegedly here that Abraham was about to sacrif

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The sun sets on the rooftops of Bethlehem.

Banksy was here

The lonely flag

Evidence of prayers at the Milk Grotto Church, Bethlehem.

View over Bethlehem. In the background is the Israeli town of Har Homa. Despite both communities being close geographically, little contact happens between them due to the Wall that separates them.

The silence in Hebron old town is occassionaly broken by the joyous shouts of children playing football.

One of the few shops to have survived in H2 Hebron sells pigeons.

Upstairs and Downstairs.

Palestinian boys confront Israeli soldiers who calmly look on.

In 2017, Hebron old town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since then it has benefited from investments to preserve its heritage. Here works are being carried out to install water pipes in the ground.

Markets and Cafes in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is known for its history and religious importance, but it also has a strong culinary heritage. Malawach and Kubaneh breads are a staple of Jerusalem’s food and can be bought at most food stands.

Globalization has caught up with Jerusalem in the form of Sponge Bob, Chelsea and the Patriots memorabilia on sale in the Jewish Quarter.

Artists workshop in old Jerusalem.

Jerusalem has a tradition of family run handicraft businesses. This artist’s family came from Armenia to Jerusalem 6 generations ago, when Jerusalem was under Ottoman rule. They all worked in this workshop, as he does today.

At the 4th station of the Via Crucis, where Jesus met his mother, pilgrims today can quench their thirst with fresh pomegranate juice.

The Cotton Merchants Gate, Bab Al Qattanin, is one of the most beautiful gates that leads up to the Temple Mount also known as the Al Aqsa Mosque. During the day it is very busy and noisy. At night, all is quiet.

Dawn in Jerusalmem old town. Merchants are getting ready for the day before the tourists arrive.

Jerusalem may seem calm on the surface but there is always an underlying tension in the city, symbolized here by the Israeli Police check point at the end of the road.

The Dome on the Rock was built by the Umayyad Caliphs on the site of the second Jewish Temple. Completed in 692 AD, it is one of the oldest manifestations of Islamic architecture. It is said the Prophet Mohammad started his night journey up to hea

The Dome of the Rock is also regarded as Judaism’s holiest site. For Jewish people, the Foundation Stone inside the Dome on the Rock is where God created the World and the first human Adam. It is also allegedly here that Abraham was about to sacrif