Thursday, January 28, 2010

Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

If you're interested in Israel Tours, then as someone who spent most of his life in Jerusalem and heard about the night life of Tel-Aviv, I have to say: it's all you heard of and more;


But first, a few words; In Jerusalem, though being the biggest city in Israel, the population is - you must have heard about it - very "complicated", Arabs who don't know what country they belong to, Arabs who hold Israeli nationality, Arabs who don't care about nationality,  Orthodox Jewish communities who don't believe the state of Israel should exist; Orthodox Jewish who believe it should but they don't have to help; religious Jews who think the Israeli state is the beginning of the "Geula" - the Jewish Mashiah coming; Small christian communities from all churches and many who don't care about politics or religion.
And this is just the beginning...

This situation means that in almost every neighborhood of the Jewish capital, there are some limitation so no religion will be offended.









So, there are a few areas in the city, each has its magic but the differences between them are amazing.

One example: one of the most religious (Jewish) areas in the city is the "Geula" neighborhood which is very close to Jaffa st. - where you can find bars who close their doors at dawn. Jaffa st. is connected to the old city (It begins in Jaffa Gate) where you will find one of the biggest Muslim communities in Israel.

And this is just an example...

Tel Aviv is very different, the population is more or less homogeneous and very tolerant.



As a result; in Jerusalem there are a few areas in which you can find restaurants, bars and clubs. In tel-Aviv, you can find these places all over the city and unlike many European cosmopolitan cities, in TelAviv, you can find a bar in 3:30am...

Sorry for the mess in this post, but well, we have a messy country. :-)

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