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Originally Posted by Chocoholic
And to the another poster who thought that Jerusalem isn't as progressive as Tel Aviv, it is, it's an international city where Jews, Christians and Arabs co-exist in contiguous neighborhoods. There are discos, restaurants etc, and it's like many other metro cities. People have this idea due to a small orthodox Jewish population that the entire city is like the Mea Sharim neighborhood, when it's not. Israel is more secular than it is religious.
Here's a fun video of Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=ULtglogZbR8&feature=related |
I haven't been to the homeland yet
Also, that video is the cutest thing ever! Love it!