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Jerusalem

on 2021.12.14

9 Places

"Bourdain travels to Jerusalem, where he tries to make sense of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He meets Israeli-British chef Yotam Ottolenghi, theater director Abed Abusrour, and cookbook author Laila El-Haddad. He tries fatit ’ajir, a dish made of baby watermelon and unleavened bread, and maqluba, a traditional Palestinian dish made of layers of fried eggplant. In the West Bank Bourdain meets Betty Saadeh and Mona Ennab, the first all-female racing team in the Middle East."

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מידס

Permanently Closed

Tony spoke with the owner of this restaurant whose daughter was killed. They discussed both sides of the conflict.

Majda

Permanently Closed

"It feels like an alternate universe..." Tony says of this restaurant run by acouple, where the husband is Muslim and the wife is Jewish. Bourdain ate: fried eggs with roasted peppers, roasted tomatoes, okra, onions, and mint; grilled zucchini covered in fried yogurt sauce; fresh zucchini with mint and tiny sweet apricots Dinner dates: Michal Baranes and Yaakov Barhum, owners of Majda

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Damascus Gate

Tourist attraction · Old City

Writer Yotam Ottolenghi took Tony to East Jerusalem, where Palestinians live. They had falafel from a street vendor.

Western Wall

Shrine · Old City

Tony is not a religious person, half Jewish and half Catholic, he felt uncomfortable here at the Wall.

West Bank

Ramallah and Al-Bireh

Tony visited the Palestinian side, referred to as the West Bank or the Samaria, Palestine, or Judea.

עלי

Nablus

Tony and guide stopped to view this settlement and talked about the conflicts between Palestinians and Jews.

Ma'ale Levona

Ramallah and Al-Bireh

Tony had dinner of salmon marinated in pomegranate juice at a home in this town with Amichai Luria and Amiad Cohen.

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Ramallah

On the edge of this town, Tony visited an all-women racing team

Bethlehem

Tony visited Aida Refugee camp and had a meal at the martyr center.

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