Chapter 36 bright ten thousand years

We learned last night that we are having trouble applying for a temporary driving license in Israel.The relevant department agreed to issue us a license valid for one year, and the price was very high. In fact, we only stayed in Israel for a dozen days. What is the use of a year?If you apply for a short-term application, you must first purchase insurance, and the insurance company charges a lot of money, and there are other fees after purchasing the insurance.Money is still a trivial matter. The problem is that every link has to wait for a long time, and I don't know when it will be completed.

After discussing with each other, we decided to make a concerted effort to take the risk of driving illegally without a license. Today we will go to the farthest place first, and then slowly come back, leaving Jerusalem for later interviews.Removed the far place, not afraid of trouble. Early this morning, several jeeps without license plates started together, leaving Jerusalem, which is still unfamiliar, and heading north. The place we are going today will be familiar to anyone who cares a little about the international situation.First enter Jericho, which is under Palestinian jurisdiction, then continue north along the West Bank, climb the Golan Heights, and then enter the separation zone between Israel and Syria where the UN peacekeepers are stationed.

In my opinion, this road is to step down the place names of the media that have been heard for many years one by one. It is to grind down the modern international knowledge that was previously known in the past. It is to understand the crisis that may erupt from time to time. And steepness, feel with your own body and mind. Fortunately, I met a man named Amon.Jacob's doctor of history, with a cheerful beard, wanted to introduce the ancient and modern deeds of this place to foreigners, so he was invited to our car. Jericho, called Jericho in the Bible and Aliha in Arabic, is 45 kilometers north of Jerusalem and is the first Palestinian jurisdiction we see in Israel.This is the fastest-growing area in Palestine, but compared with the areas administered by Israel, the difference in lifestyle is stark.

As you already know, there are often conflicts here.We parked carefully and got down slowly. Unexpectedly, most people on the street gathered around to watch in a blink of an eye.They were disheveled and friendly, but we were vaguely uneasy after watching for a long time. In a normal living environment, people only glance at foreigners when they see foreigners. If everyone has an extraordinary sensitivity to any strange signals, it must be the result of long-term instability, and new instability will also be generated. Except for the small city center, many houses in other places have only door openings and window openings, but no doors and windows. They seem to have opened their eyes of fear and aggrievedness, and have not closed them.

Jacob kept urging us to leave as soon as possible. We asked him why, and he said in English: Life is too short, why take this risk? We said we wanted to film a few more Palestinian policemen and asked him to tell us where the sentry boxes were.He said it was convenient, walked into the police station not far away, and after a while, several smiling policemen came towards us.We were amazed how he, as an Israeli, had such ability in the Palestinian territories. He said: I am a friend of the chief of police here.The people are not actually confronting each other, but the more troublesome ones are the political extremists on both sides.

I'm afraid it's not that simple.In my view, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is as broad as many other ethnic conflicts.Politicians are sensitive to ownership of sovereignty, cultural people are sensitive to historical ethics, and ordinary people are sensitive to ecological differences.Among them, the most fundamental is the ecological difference, including the rhythm of life, educational background, customs characteristics, hygiene habits, and psychological trends. Behind them are the self-esteem and grievances of generations hidden, so troubles will inevitably arise. Not far from the current urban area, we saw the ruins of the ancient city of Jericho.Archeology proves that this ancient city existed in 8,000 BC, exactly 10,000 years ago, making it the oldest city in the world.

I went down to an archaeological pit and looked carefully at the remains of an observation tower. I thought that people had been proudly guarding the city as early as 10,000 years ago, but the current city is still so dilapidated and unsafe. If the ancient pagoda doesn't collapse, it won't last. According to the "Bible" records, the ancient Jews crossed the Red Sea, came out of Egypt, and entered the Jordan River Valley from the Sinai Desert. They first conquered this city before settling in Canaan.The story about conquering this city is detailed and vivid, and it is hard to forget after reading it.There is a mountain of temptation on the side of the city, where Jesus eliminated all kinds of temptations and prayed for dozens of days, and you can still see caves everywhere.

The long and sacred Jericho has always been known as the garden of the gods, and I have also read it in some taken-for-granted modern books.I stood in front of it today and couldn't say a word.There is little other beauty here now, only a few clumps of flowers left from the garden of God, bright in the flying dust, blooming and fading year by year, bright for ten thousand years. On October 26, 1999, continued northward from Jerusalem and stayed overnight at the Nof Ginosar Hotel on the shore of Lake Galilee