One thing I never mentioned on this blog was that Emma and I “moved” mid way through my stay in Tel Aviv. The first flat we stayed in was on King George, in central Tel Aviv. As of a week ago we have been staying at much nicer digs in the northern fringes of Yaffo. It’s in an old industrial area with spots of weird gentrification and fancyness that reminds me quite a bit of Williamsburg.
Here are some shots, there are more on my Flickr page, as usual.
“Our” House:
“Our” Street:
“Our” Back Yard:
Tel Aviv Street Art:
Small Synagogues:
Empty House:
Categories: Israel · Tel Aviv
Tagged: Architecture, Jaffa, Jaffo, Local Color, Tel Aviv, Yafa, Yaffa, Yaffo, Yafo
So, it turns out the beach we were at yesterday used to be a cemetery. Literally.
Today we got up earlier than we have so far to meet up with a friend of Emma’s. His name is Dimi and he is part of a Arab-Jewish coexistence organization in Yaffa. This week the organization was going for a tour of Yaffa. The tour incorporated two narratives of the city history; the Palestinian one and the official Zionist version. We tagged along with the tour and the subsequent discussions and lunch.
Again, it felt very strange returning to central Tel Aviv after having been in a more organic (albeit disrupted) urban setting. There is a lot I could say. For now I just give you some pics. As usual you can click the photos to see more on my flickr page.
Pausing for shade and a discussion of the historical part of the tour in the Arab-Hebrew Theatre of Yaffa:
Sami, the Palestinian tour guide briefs us on gentrification and displacement in modern day Yaffa:
Getting the Zionist narrative:
A razed house; most likely Palestinian:
Building new luxury developments:
Yaffa Cafe; a Hebrew-Arabic bookstore in Yaffa. Also excellent mint lemonade:
Categories: Israel · Tel Aviv
Tagged: Arabs, Coexistance, Israel, Jaffa, Jews, Palestinians, Politics, Tel Aviv, Yafa, Yaffa, Yaffo, Yafo
