Jerusalem's Old City is an impressive sight. The best viewing of it is from the famous Mountain of Olives which is actually a nearby hill. This is where virtually all the famous photos of Jerusalem are taken and where tourists go.
Barely out of view from this area - to the south - is something else which is becoming famous. The Wall. It is just a few miles south of Jerusalem yet visitors never see it because it is just barely out of view from the Panoramic Viewing Area.
But if you walk just a couple hundred yards beyond the viewing area you see why the residents of Bethlehem can no longer travel to Jerusalem. Twice as high as the Berlin Wall, it snakes along the hills shutting off people from Bethlehem and the Occupied Territories to the south.
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