Friday, July 9, 2010

Tel Aviv Fieldtrip Notes

So, let’s chat about Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. It is a Tale of Two Cities, Two Capitals. Jerusalem is a very symbolic and emotional capital; Tel Aviv is the center of business and diplomacy. The heart of Israel, in many ways, is Tel Aviv. But the city faces a crisis of identity, desperately searching for its historic roots and seeking out what it is.
Tel Aviv vs. Jerusalem: New vs. Old. Modern vs. Tradition. Secular vs. Religious. Sand vs. Hills. The City that Never Sleeps vs. Feeling of Curfew. Liberal vs. Conservative. Hebrew vs. Jewish.

2 comments:

  1. I'm confused. Can we please put the x vs y thing so that the "x"s all go with Tel Aviv and the "y"s with Jerusalem? At first I thought they were just swapped, then I thought only some of them were.
    /mr. uneducated about Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

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  2. Ooh. Becca fail. Sorry about that...fixed.

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