We go to Ramallah in the West Bank. One of the largest cities in the West Bank and the center of the Palestinian Autoritatet, the capital, so to speak.
in Germany or in Europe, people often get the picture that you just should not go there, because it was in the West Bank and dangerous, but it is dangerous in any way. However, there is a restriction, at night, one should rather not be in the West Bank cities (at least not on the street) to stop, because the Israeli army often leads some operations and it can be dangerous under certain circumstances for every could.
So we decide even for a day trip. After 45min. a checkpoint and we are there. Ramallah is a bustling city, most people here are under 25, and the streets full, it looks like any other Arab city, too. The people in Ramallah are very nice, everywhere will be greeted friendly and they seem to be pleased that you visit the city. There are particularly many tourists here, perhaps for lack of tourist attraction that is missing beside the grave of Yasser Arafat. Nevertheless, Ramallah is definitely worth a visit.
On the way back to get to the checkpoint. The bags are checked and we have to through a metal detector. Passport control anyway (only Palestinians who were born in Jerusalem can get out of the West Bank) . Everything is going very slowly in the hanging doors overlooking a green light, then one can again through ..... The IDF soldiers sit in a room behind bullet-proof glass and communicate with people through the speakers .....
We meet a couple of young Palestinians, they learn German, want to leave here. They tell us that there is no life, but it looks like a prison. Many of them have to pass through the checkpoint every day and every day it takes at least an hour .... Your patience is admirable.
We have made it after about 1 hour on the other side waiting for the bus and we go home ... ....
Ramallah - Circle 
Yasser Arafat's grave 
checkpoint on the way to Jerusalem ... 
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