Jerusalem, Israel On the road with Michael Kohn

[CloseTheseEyes]

Always wanted to visit Israel. Beautiful place, beautiful people. Tolerant, warm, open.

[MrRebelSniper]

@CloseTheseEyes tolerant warm? i been in isreal all my life and trust me i am DYING to leave

[CloseTheseEyes]

@MrRebelSniper I'm just looking at the facts, the inventions, the culture, the people who I know who are Israeli (I live in a very Jewish area), what I have heard and read from the studies... I know no where is perfect, but the world has Israel to thank for much.

[MrRebelSniper]

@CloseTheseEyes i am a teenager, and the youth here is horrible, i am a very friendly person but its hard for me to finjd people who aren't complete assholes

[zzz4001]

Jerusalem is a Palestinian city ..

[CloseTheseEyes]

@zzz4001 LOL.

[superbubbleaquapower]

@zzz4001 What do you mean?

[FIL086]

awesome video!

[nubianhoney333]

Jerusalem is not part of Israel according to international law, it's an occupied territory so please remain accurate and neutral when reporting as this is a highly political issue and what you're doing is you're bluntly taking sides in contradiction to international law

[kirby4d]

@nubianhoney333 Gee international law. I think that means you dont hide behind civilians, you dont shoot rockets at civilians, you dont blow up restaurants. You accept the partition plan, etc...

[dec231985]

Nice video, if you ever need someone to help you film with high-end HD camera, i'm an american that recently moved to israel and would be glad to help.

[welcomegohome]

Zionist LonelyPlanet, wtf... Now is not the time to promote tourism to "Israel".

[Cal900]

@welcomegohome

LOL grow up.

[ashmantoronto]

@welcomegohome WHY NOT?! and why is Israel in quotes like you're trying to say something else. Fear gets you nowhere, and if all you see is what they show you on TV then you're just a couch potato. There are tons of countries that are always put by the world as 'dangerous' but what good does that do? Nothing. Travelers are the REAL ambassadors of the world as we go to places tourists never go to - travelers come back and promote how REALLY safe it is to travel. Fear gets you nowhere

[welcomegohome]

@ashmantoronto "Israel" is a fucking hypothetical state. That land had an Arab majority and governance for centuries upon centuries, til it was only recently given to the Jews. Just look at a map of settlement expansion. It's ridiculous, it's like giving the US back to Native Americans, or Asia and east Europe suddenly deciding to re-submit to Mongol rule. And TV? All I hear is "Israel is the only democracy in the region and they fight TERRORISTS", hardly anything abtt them violating Geneva cnvt

[ashmantoronto]

@welcomegohome FORTUNATELY I am not American, I am Canadian. So don't expect me to understand where you are coming from, a Canadian's view of Israel and Middle East is absolutely different from an American's view. Truthfully, I feel sorry for the American view. Did you even watch THIS video? This video is about Israel, not about the war or nuclear stuff you spoke of. Look beyond that and understand this video, will you?! You don't think I assume everyone is OBESE in the US, right?

[welcomegohome]

@ashmantoronto Any attention to this "Jewish state" is only going to legitimize their existence in the minds of foreigners. Israel needs to be boycotted.

[kirby4d]

@welcomegohome Your mom needs to be boycotted for bringing an idiot into the world.

[ashmantoronto]

@welcomegohome WHY?! What backwards way of thinking. If you ignore the existence of one culture, you're only becoming even more ignorant. Seriously, did you watch THIS video? Did you really not see a different side of Israel besides your dumb assumptions of what this beautiful country is about? You're so close-minded, I don't have time to speak to people like that.

[welcomegohome]

@ashmantoronto No, you arrogant bastard, you're ignoring history. Judaism is a religion, not an ethnic nation, not til 1946. Jews were an extremely small minority prior to the creation of Israel. Like I said before, look at a map of Jewish settlement expansion. You think Palestinians suddenly converted to Judaism, they just went away? No. Because of their anger that their land is being taken over innocent people get their homes bulldozed for new Israeli settlements.

[ashmantoronto]

@welcomegohome Thanks for the unnecessary education like I was just born yesterday. It's not about looking back into history...and holding grudges! It's about looking forward, moving onwards and making this world a better place by seeing what's REALLY out - out there are PEOPLE who are like us, who have the same needs and wants like we do and should not always be associated by their nation's past. You think I look at every American and automatically think they're stupid? Well, you may be one.

[kirby4d]

@welcomegohome You want to know who violates geneva? The people that shoot ak 47s from behind pregnant women.

[welcomegohome]

@kirby4d You're a fucking moron. Just look at the video you have uploaded on your profile... what the fuck is that? Is that funny? Is that supposed to be a joke? Once I saw that, I realized; that just goes to show how you're not really all up there, pal.

[kirby4d]

@welcomegohome lol ok. go take a nap and come back to me later mr grumpypuss.

[welcomegohome]

@ashmantoronto [Cont'd] They're nuts! They never signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty yet they have nukes and get up in arms if anyone wants to cal them out about it, and they expect us to help fucking defend them from their angry neighbors with nukes. Annually enough of our American tax dollars STILL go toward Israel so they can continue to collectively imprison the people of Gaza, produce weapons. That chunk of our tax dollars is enough to give EVERY Israeli citizen $500 annually.