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Pictures from Gaza, Yerucham and Bahad-1 [pics]

Posted: 2006-09-24 09:53am
by The Grim Squeaker
Here you are, Pictures from my last 2 weeks at the mekina/Negev Desert-
Including pics of the "devastated" West bank, the officer training school Bahad-1 (I checked, the pics are legal and not classified) [where we toured and prepared for our midnight navigation ], and the economically ruined welfare city of Yerucham.

The West bank (From our day in the settlers town of Sederot)
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A picture of the West bank/Gaza from a distance

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The lego-block esque building is a synagogue
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Walking with our Colonel guide, and some of the in-base training grounds.
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The Courtyard, where graduations are made and flags are raised.
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The poverty stricken city of Yerucham:

The playground of the place. (The girl's from Canada, she volunteered to go to the service year here with us)
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Swinging at me - BAM!
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Getting ready for the all-nighter. (We didn't sleep the whole night)
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Back we go.
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The red hills at sunbreak.
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Invasion of the concrete phone holder booths!
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a quickr pickr post

Posted: 2006-09-24 04:41pm
by salm
That synagoge fucking rocks.

Posted: 2006-09-25 12:16am
by The Grim Squeaker
salm wrote:That synagoge fucking rocks.
sadly they'll be tearing it down to build a bigger one. [at yum cippur the whole ground area is bursting].
And yes it does (Rock) 8)

Posted: 2006-10-01 01:29pm
by Kettch
A picture of the West bank/Gaza from a distance
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Which is it? West Bank or Gaza? Thay are not the same place, one is on the west & south coast (Gaza) & the other to the east & north of the Negev. If that shot is of both, please explain because I'm, confused.

Posted: 2006-10-01 01:33pm
by Ace Pace
Kettch wrote:
A picture of the West bank/Gaza from a distance
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Which is it? West Bank or Gaza? Thay are not the same place, one is on the west & south coast (Gaza) & the other to the east & north of the Negev. If that shot is of both, please explain because I'm, confused.
I suspect Gaza and that it's just Death being Death. The west bank is far hillier.

Posted: 2006-10-01 04:59pm
by The Grim Squeaker
Ace Pace wrote:
Kettch wrote:
A picture of the West bank/Gaza from a distance
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Which is it? West Bank or Gaza? Thay are not the same place, one is on the west & south coast (Gaza) & the other to the east & north of the Negev. If that shot is of both, please explain because I'm, confused.
I suspect Gaza and that it's just Death being Death. The west bank is far hillier.
Er yeah It's Gaza :oops:

Posted: 2006-10-02 09:48am
by Sarevok
Nice country to live in. Beautiful landscape and people too. :d Too bad they wont let me in. Stupid conflict between muslims and jews !

Posted: 2006-10-02 09:59am
by The Grim Squeaker
Sarevok wrote:Nice country to live in. Beautiful landscape and people too. :d Too bad they wont let me in. Stupid conflict between muslims and jews !
Which part is beautiful?
The first 2 pics are Gaza, aka one of the poorest and densest places on Earth, and it's controlled by the Hamas.
The later pics are a school for officers, with the ropes being for training between meals.
The last ones are from Yerucham, a poor city with a large youth problem, unemployment issues (little work inside, and few people working) and large amounts of minorities, and where the majority of it's income is welfare or trust fund based (To the point where we were told about a student who bought a car with trust funds).

Also it shouldn't be hard for you to come here if you can speak English/Hebrew and have a skilled profession. (It's harder these days due to problems with large amounts of illegal foreign workers from Vietnam and the Philippines, and deportion issues stemming from that).
:P

Posted: 2006-10-02 12:35pm
by TheMuffinKing
That area is beautiful! Would anyone have a beer with me if I took the wife over for a week or so?

Posted: 2006-10-02 12:42pm
by Ace Pace
I might, but it depends where you're going. :wink:

Posted: 2006-10-02 12:47pm
by TheMuffinKing
Cool, I'll put a trip together. It won't be for a few years though.

Posted: 2006-10-02 02:56pm
by The Grim Squeaker
TheMuffinKing wrote:Cool, I'll put a trip together. It won't be for a few years though.
Give me a call when you do (Though I'll be in the army by then) :).
I'll be able to show you all the best spots in the South :)

Posted: 2006-10-03 12:49pm
by Sarevok
Which part is beautiful?
The landscape in general is beautiful. I like the deserts or the mountainous terrain that seem common in Israel. Here it is boring tropical forests if you leave city limits and head for countryside.


Also it shouldn't be hard for you to come here if you can speak English/Hebrew and have a skilled profession. (It's harder these days due to problems with large amounts of illegal foreign workers from Vietnam and the Philippines, and deportion issues stemming from that).
A page from my passport. :D

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Since I am in a muslim country there is no chance of travelling to Israel till muslims and jews solve hostilities and muslim countries start recognising Israel. Israel is an awesome country. I wish I could visit someday. Sadly that seems impossible in the forseeable future.

Posted: 2006-10-03 03:11pm
by Lord Woodlouse
Sarevok wrote: A page from my passport. :D
Since they say Isreal is a country that does not recognise your passport is that not an indirect admission that Isreal is in fact a country? :P

Posted: 2006-10-03 05:37pm
by Ace Pace
Never trust the Muslim nations not to be hypocrites. They refuse to recognise Israel then deal with it secretly. :wink:

Posted: 2006-10-04 01:50am
by The Grim Squeaker
Lord Woodlouse wrote:
Sarevok wrote: A page from my passport. :D
Since they say Isreal is a country that does not recognise your passport is that not an indirect admission that Isreal is in fact a country? :P
2061 wrote:All the planets are yours, except Europa
Never trust the Muslim nations not to be hypocrites
Pretty much.
It's a bit odd that an indian passport doesn't allow Israel, Pakistan I can understand, but India :?: .
I like the deserts or the mountainous terrain that seem common in Israel
Thats the South (For desert) and north for wet mountains.

Posted: 2006-10-04 01:54am
by Ace Pace
Death, Savevok is from Pakistan/Bangeldesh. :wink:

Posted: 2006-10-04 01:49pm
by The Grim Squeaker
Ace Pace wrote:Death, Savevok is from Pakistan/Bangeldesh. :wink:
Doh, I thought Bangladesh was the capital of India.
Life skills of D wrote: Navigation=Passable. Geography=Stinker.