In response to this thread on member's forum, here
's my report on a brief but action-packed few days in Israel in June 2006 which gave me a chance to see and taste up close and personal the enormous changes that have taken place in the last two decades. The first day included a visit to the old city of Jerusalem, under the blistering sun (fine until I, along with the other women, had to cover up in order to approach the wailing wall) and...