J e r i c h o

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Pictures from 2003 till 2006

Below some pictures of Jericho and daily life plus have a look at the index

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Deir Quruntal / Mt. of Temptation
Hisham Palace
Horseback Riding
Tree of Life

 

After the first checkpoint which is israelian, there is another one, but palestinian (since 2005)
The palestinian checkpoint
(May 22, 2005)

Hotel Oasis (October 24, 2004)

On September 16, 1998, a medium-sized casino (35 tables - later increased  several times - and 220 slot machines) and hotel (220 rooms) jointly  called Oasis were opened on the souther outskirts of Jericho. Owned by  the Palestine Investment Fund as well as foreign investors including  Austrian financier Martin Shlaff and South African financier Cyril Kern  and operated by Casinos Austria, the project was the largest private  employer in the West Bank with over 1 000 local and foreign workers  (mainly coupiers).
Hamas who originally opposed the opening of the casino, refuses to reopen it while heading the Palestinian Government.

President’s Office

March 27, 2005 (for the following 11 pictures)
Visiting friends in Jericho

Making fun for the camera with the parent’s water pipe.

Enjoying a bicycle ride (October 24, 2004)

Horseback Riding

I took some horseback riding lessons in Jericho. At these stables, former President Arafat keeps his black horse (it was a gift).The owner of the stables takes once a week some disabled children to enjoy a day out here and they also ride horses under attendance.

one of the customer’s German Shepard

They also take in abandoned and street dogs and trying to get a nice home for them.

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