Journey Through Palestine - Travel Documentary

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  • čas přidán 16. 03. 2022
  • Palestine means a lot of different things to many people, and may not be the most obvious travel destination. It is often associated with conflict and political unrest, overlooking the fact that it’s also a beautiful and fascinating region, with a vibrant culture, incredible historic landmarks, spectacular natural scenery, inspiring religious sites, tasty food, and friendly, welcoming people.
    On this journey, I’m traveling through the Holy Land, a region important to the three main monotheistic religions, and known today as Israel and Palestine.
    In this first episode, I’m exploring the West Bank, the largest and most accessible part of Palestine. From stunning natural scenery to intriguing historic sites. From the busy streets of Ramallah to the narrow alleyways of Nablus’ old city. From religious landmarks in Hebron and Bethlehem to the ancient ruins of Jericho. Along the way, I meet some of the people that call this land home, and sample the local cuisine.
    I’ll do so from a traveler’s perspective, focusing on the positive stories and things to do. But here and there I also mention the conflict between Israel and Palestine, since it has impacted the lives of many people in the region. For those interested in the politics and modern history of the region, however, I recommend to read, watch, and listen to as many different sources as you can.
    This is my first long trip after the pandemic started, and I’m grateful for the chance to travel again. It’s also my second visit to the region. While much of the footage is from the end of 2021 (including the ‘vlog style’ parts), I’ll also use some background material from 5 years earlier.
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    Here’s a brief overview of the content in this video:
    We start this journey in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, with its impressive Church of the Nativity at its core. After visiting the church, I explore the streets around it, meeting people and eating food in the bustling bazaar. There are many other places worth your time in and around Bethlehem, including the Milk Grotto, an olive oil factory (press), Shepherd’s Fields, and the Mar Saba monastery, surrounded by arid mountains.
    Hebron is the next stop, a city in the South of Palestine, and (among other things) famous for its glassblowing factories, and also the Tomb of the Patriarch, or Ibrahimi Mosque. The streets around this place are divided between the local Palestinian community and Israeli settlers. As a tourist, you can visit both areas. At the end of the day, my guide Salwa takes me to a traditional Palestinian restaurant, where we eat some delicious food.
    We continue this trip in Jericho, regarded as the oldest city in the world. Located next to the Dead Sea, it’s also one of the lowest cities on our planet, and can get very hot in Summer. Other sights to visit around Jericho include the Dead Sea, Nabi Musa, Qasr-al-Yahud, and St George’s Monastery, built into a cliff in Wadi Qelt.
    Getting lost in the narrow alleys of Nablus’ old city was among my favorite things to do. There’s a surprise waiting for you around every corner, and perhaps the best one was the Al Aqsa kunafeh store, which is said to make the best version of this Palestinian dessert, which is popular around the Middle East.
    We finish this journey in Ramallah, a young and dynamic city, attracting people from around the region to find work and get educated. It’s a commercial hub with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and provides a different perspective on this part of Palestine.

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  • @Sorriyabanadouri
    @Sorriyabanadouri Před 7 měsíci +550

    I pray most of these lovely people are still alive. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free🇵🇸❤️

    • @suraj001status3
      @suraj001status3 Před 7 měsíci +29

      You are right
      I am form India 🇮🇳🙏

    • @kellyk5123
      @kellyk5123 Před 7 měsíci +10

      🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 7 měsíci +59

      Me too. This video was made in the West Bank, however, while most of the current problems are taking place in Southern Israel and in Gaza. Hope that things will calm down soon for everyone involved.

    • @Sorriyabanadouri
      @Sorriyabanadouri Před 7 měsíci +50

      Right, but Palestinians are still being killed in the West Bank too. If they get the chance, Israel will focus on them next after they're done with Gaza...I pray it all stops soon and justice is served.

    • @azurite_ore9647
      @azurite_ore9647 Před 7 měsíci

      @@Sorriyabanadouriwhats happeneing in wesk bang?

  • @jheevanp7583
    @jheevanp7583 Před 7 měsíci +136

    As an avg Indian whose knowledge about Palestine was news articles, I never in a 100 yrs would have thought this place is so serene and welcoming. I want to visit Palestine soon. Hope the war stops soon.

    • @HamInHashomron
      @HamInHashomron Před 3 měsíci

      You really need to educate yourself. Its not a country, not a peaceful place and if you are gay, Hindu, Christian, Judean, Buddhist, your life might be in danger

    • @yairs26
      @yairs26 Před 2 měsíci +6

      the is no Palestine...go read history!!

    • @davidbellingham3926
      @davidbellingham3926 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@yairs26 Look who's saying. A Zionist immigrant who forcefully took the land of Palestinians. Just go and do a DNA check . You will know for yourself. The Palestinians are the actual ancient people of Jerusalem. That's why israel doesn't allow DNA check

    • @merubmalik8299
      @merubmalik8299 Před měsícem

      Cope dummy

    • @GreenHills-rl8ir
      @GreenHills-rl8ir Před 13 dny

      YOU are not an avg Indian but a muslim living in India....so obvious!

  • @nal_er
    @nal_er Před rokem +169

    The people of Palestine were so friendly. The food was incredible!

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před rokem +13

      Absolutely :)

    • @kellymulderino7156
      @kellymulderino7156 Před 7 měsíci +2

      glad you enjoyed I am surviving on 4 foods for 3 years.

    • @almarodriguez1624
      @almarodriguez1624 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Agree whit your comments 💯 %!!! I feel in love from Palestine people !!

    • @katrb
      @katrb Před 7 měsíci +1

      They are i have coworkers and they are my friends there are nice 🙂

    • @user-uv9tl4jt8w
      @user-uv9tl4jt8w Před 3 měsíci

      @@kellymulderino7156 Those four foods?

  • @shams4489
    @shams4489 Před 5 měsíci +21

    Love this Documentary 😊..prayers for beloved Palestinian innocent people and children!!

    • @SHB77784
      @SHB77784 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Who voted in hamas. Lol

    • @sam00ra
      @sam00ra Před 4 dny

      @@SHB77784Who voted in multiple prime minsters who took part in terrorist attacks on Palestinians? All 50 years before Hamas was voted in. Isntreal is the common denominator. Wake up.

  • @paulinemuthoni8942
    @paulinemuthoni8942 Před 7 měsíci +116

    I never knew Palestine 🇵🇸 is this beautiful 😍😍it breaks my heart. Seeing them fighting 💔 I hope they'll have peace 🙏🙏this city is magical ✨️ 💖 🥰😍😍

    • @LayUp01
      @LayUp01 Před 4 měsíci +1

      well one side hopes for the same peace you are hoping for. another promotes death and teaches kids to become martyr

    • @JawboneDonky
      @JawboneDonky Před 3 měsíci

      Zahir Muhsein was a Palestinian leader of the pro-Syria As-Sa'iqa Ba'athist faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization between 1971 and 1979.
      In an interview with Trouw Magazine, 31. March 1977 he stated....."The Palestinian people do not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism. Yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity exists only for tactical reasons. The establishment of a Palestinian state is a new tool to continue the fight against Israel and for Arab unity.
      Hamas Minister of the Interior and of National Security Fathi Hammad, aired by Al-Hekma TV on March 23, 2012. Stated.....
      .....we all have Arab roots, and every Palestinian, in Gaza and throughout Palestine, can prove his Arab roots - whether from Saudi Arabia, from Yemen, or anywhere. We have blood ties. Personally, half my family is Egyptian. We are all like that. More than 30 families in the Gaza Strip are called Al-Masri ["Egyptian"]. Brothers, half of the Palestinians are Egyptians and the other half are Saudis. Who are the Palestinians? We have many families called Al-Masri, whose roots are Egyptian. Egyptian! They may be from Alexandria, from Cairo, from Dumietta, from the North, from Aswan, from Upper Egypt. We are Egyptians. We are Arabs.
      Salma Fayumi, a resident of Kafr Qasim (Palestin/Israel), demonstrated her cooking prowess on the show "Master Chef." Fayumi proudly showed off her Kushari dish that she prepared, "Egyptian cuisine made of rice and lentil." "My family came from Egypt, from Faiyum, and I am Salma Fayumi from Faiyum," the cook from Kafr Qasim said.
      If Palestine were an Arab state, at any point in recorded history, why was there no mention of them? Because there never was an Arab Palestinian nation, nor any nation called Palestine, ever.

  • @Valerie-dn1vg
    @Valerie-dn1vg Před 7 měsíci +146

    Beautiful country and people ❤. They seem so nice and welcoming! Hello from California 🥰 . #FREEPALESTINE 🇵🇸🙏🏼♥️

    • @user-om8ep8pe1f
      @user-om8ep8pe1f Před 6 měsíci

      Palestina é um território de terroristas

    • @meow-ic6gz
      @meow-ic6gz Před 6 měsíci +5

      it's not even a country

    • @ayoubalharbi1421
      @ayoubalharbi1421 Před 3 měsíci

      cope
      @@meow-ic6gz

    • @visionvtm
      @visionvtm Před 2 měsíci +1

      Just don't go there if you are gay or trans or similar. It wouldn't be fun anymore! Otherwise it looks like a nice place! Nice people! Possibly similar to Europe from 150 years ago.

  • @infinityandbeyond2261
    @infinityandbeyond2261 Před 7 měsíci +106

    Thanks, Stef. I feel elated and filled with awe watching beautiful and spiritual places in Palestine. I never knew Palestine was so beautiful. All Thanks to you, Stef, this is the most beautiful travel video of Palestine I have ever seen. May peace be bestowed on the amazing and beautiful people of this region, and I pray for a peaceful tomorrow.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 7 měsíci +4

      Thank you for your kind words, and I hope and pray for the same.

    • @soldodeserto
      @soldodeserto Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@stefhofferPraying for #Palestine 🇵🇸 too.

  • @youneselk1365
    @youneselk1365 Před 7 měsíci +60

    They deserve peace and freedom ❤
    They teach us too many things 🇵🇸✌
    Thanks for sharing 🙌

    • @loriolson1143
      @loriolson1143 Před 6 měsíci +5

      So does Israel as its their God given Land

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Thank you for watching.

    • @HamInHashomron
      @HamInHashomron Před měsícem

      Yes, Arabs teach us colonialism, genocide, Islamic extremism, terrorism

    • @GreenHills-rl8ir
      @GreenHills-rl8ir Před 13 dny

      They deserve NOTHING!

    • @zeenz111
      @zeenz111 Před 4 dny

      ​@@loriolson1143if God gave them their land why did they k!ll children to get it

  • @katrb
    @katrb Před 7 měsíci +239

    Such a nice video, my prayers for the people in Palestine 🇵🇸 🙏🏻

  • @lindapadilla8393
    @lindapadilla8393 Před 7 měsíci +109

    Sooo beautiful! My heart is broken for this part of the world 😢

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 7 měsíci +6

      Mine too. Let's hope things will calm down soon, and people on 'both sides' can start picking up the pieces and hopefully move on to a better time.

  • @vikramrghanekar
    @vikramrghanekar Před 5 měsíci +37

    Lovely documentary. What I love the most, is the mild manner with which you approach your destinations. There is no hint of self promotion or aggression which otherwise is pretty common in most vlogs on CZcams. You give due importance and respect to the things you see, the people you meet. Thank you for giving us window into these uncommon destinations like Palestine here. Please do continue making more such travelogues.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 5 měsíci +4

      Thanks a lot for your kind words. I do think travel is about the people you meet and places you see, so that's what I like to show to others.

  • @fardous4468
    @fardous4468 Před rokem +35

    Our support to Palestinian brothers and sisters has always been and will be inshaAllah, love to you all the way from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇵🇸🇵🇸💗💌

    • @jeryba
      @jeryba Před rokem

      Palestine (in English: "Palestine") - an ancient foreign name for the Land of Israel derived from Philistia, the official name of the country during the British Mandate period.
      Palestinians - Arabs who were residents of Mandatory Land of Israel (Palestine-AI; in Arabic: Palestine) and their descendants

    • @dankfir1309
      @dankfir1309 Před rokem +1

      To all my Muslim brothers, who claim to love and respect the word of God, there are many of you who oppose and do not recognize the right of the Israelites to the Holy Land.
      Many of you claim that the Jewish children of Israel do not belong here, and they have no right to return to the Holy Land.
      How do you say such a thing when the prophet himself says in the Quran at least 4 times .
      that this land was given to the Israelites.
      On the other hand, the Quran does not say even once that the Holy Land was given to the Arabs or Bnei Ismail.
      So anyone who truly believes in the prophet and the word of God, must accept and acknowledge this right.
      Especially when the prophet also says that the Israelites will return to their land.
      إلى جميع إخواني المسلمين ، الذين يدعون أنهم يحبون كلمة الله ويحترمونها ، هناك الكثير منكم ممن يعارضون ولا يعترفون بحق بني إسرائيل في الأرض المقدسة. يدعي الكثير منكم أن أطفال إسرائيل اليهود لا ينتمون إلى هنا ، وليس لهم الحق في العودة إلى الأرض المقدسة. كيف تقول مثل هذا الشيء؟ عندما سئل ، قال هو نفسه في القرآن 4 مرات على الأقل صراحة أن هذه الأرض قد أعطيت لبني إسرائيل. من ناحية أخرى ، لم يذكر القرآن ولو مرة واحدة أن الأرض المقدسة قد أعطيت للعرب. لذلك يجب على أي شخص يؤمن حقًا بالنبي وبكلمة الله أن يقبل هذا الحق ويعترف به. كما يقول النبي صراحةً أن الإسرائيليين سيعودون إلى أرضهم.
      ‐------------‐----------------------------------------------------
      Surah 5
      21 “O my people, enter the Holy Land which God has assigned for you, and do not turn back, lest you return as losers.”
      ٢١ يَا قَوْمِ ادْخُلُوا الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِي كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا عَلَىٰ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنْقَلِبُوا خَاسِرِينَ
      Surah 7
      137 And We made the oppressed people inherit the eastern and western parts of the land, which We had blessed. Thus the fair promise of your Lord to the Children of Israel was fulfilled, because of their endurance. And We destroyed what Pharaoh and his people had built, and what they had harvested.
      ١٣٧ وَأَوْرَثْنَا الْقَوْمَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُسْتَضْعَفُونَ مَشَارِقَ الْأَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبَهَا الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا ۖ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ الْحُسْنَىٰ عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا ۖ وَدَمَّرْنَا مَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَقَوْمُهُ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْرِشُونَ
      Surah 10
      93 And We settled the Children of Israel in a position of honor, and provided them with good things. They did not differ until knowledge came to them. Your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding their differences.
      94 If you are in doubt about what We revealed to you, ask those who read the Scripture before you. The truth has come to you from your Lord, so do not be of those who doubt.
      95 And do not be of those who deny God’s revelations, lest you become one of the losers.
      ٩٣ وَلَقَدْ بَوَّأْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُبَوَّأَ صِدْقٍ وَرَزَقْنَاهُمْ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ فَمَا اخْتَلَفُوا حَتَّىٰ جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِي بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
      ٩٤ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ فِي شَكٍّ مِمَّا أَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ فَاسْأَلِ الَّذِينَ يَقْرَءُونَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ۚ لَقَدْ جَاءَكَ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِينَ
      ٩٥ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
      Surah 17
      104 After him, We said to the Children of Israel, “Inhabit the land, and when the promise of the Hereafter arrives, We will bring you all together.”
      105 With the truth We sent it down, and with the truth it descended. We sent you only as a bearer of good news and a warner.
      ١٠٤ وَقُلْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اسْكُنُوا الْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ الْآخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا
      ١٠٥ وَبِالْحَقِّ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ وَبِالْحَقِّ نَزَلَ ۗ وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا
      So , tell me my Muslims brothers, if you really respect your Quran that you call him words of Allah.
      How can you deny the Allah words.
      If Allah said that this land is promised to Israel.
      You must respect that.
      You can not be good Muslims if you don't fulfill the hole Quran.
      Today many Muslims around the world saying that we Benei Israel, never been in the Holy Land, and we have to get out of it.
      So, just if you think so, you must know that you don't real Muslim.
      You can not pray to Allah, and don’t accept his words.
      لذا ، أخبروني إخواني المسلمين ، إذا كنتم تحترمون قرآنكم حقًا ، فأنتم تسمونه كلام الله.
      كيف تنكر كلام الله.
      إذا قال الله أن هذه الأرض موعودة لإسرائيل.
      يجب أن تحترم ذلك.
      لا يمكنك أن تكون مسلماً صالحاً إذا لم تستوفي القرآن الكريم.
      اليوم ، يقول العديد من المسلمين حول العالم أننا ، بني إسرائيل ، لم نكن قط في الأرض المقدسة ، وعلينا أن نخرج منها.
      لذا ، فقط إذا كنت تعتقد ذلك ، يجب أن تعرف أنك لست مسلمًا حقيقيًا.
      لا تقدر أن تصلي إلى الله ولا تقبل كلامه.

    • @jeryba
      @jeryba Před rokem +1

      @@dankfir1309 You are absolutely right, but the issue here is that the Arabs who live here in the Holy Land, against whom I have nothing, use the religion of Islam and denigrate it and the mosque on the Temple Mount for political purposes. After all, everyone has freedom of religion here, and the one who endangers life here is them, and they know it, but they don't care about mixing nationalism. and religion to a dangerous place

    • @peace-fp2023
      @peace-fp2023 Před 5 měsíci

      Blah @@dankfir1309

  • @tylercoombs1
    @tylercoombs1 Před rokem +200

    My impression of Palestine was way off. What a beautiful place full of a rich culture and history, the people seem so down to earth. I want to go one day.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 11 měsíci +10

      Hope you can one day, best wishes.

    • @user-rq3xl1pp9h
      @user-rq3xl1pp9h Před 9 měsíci

      czcams.com/video/1iZAvBnrScE/video.htmlsi=rmuMoxU-hu0U2Kve

    • @IntentTrainingMethods
      @IntentTrainingMethods Před 7 měsíci +3

      Yeah I think now would be the perfect time to go!!!

    • @Kezia-rashford
      @Kezia-rashford Před 7 měsíci +5

      ​@@IntentTrainingMethods😢😢why now not funny

    • @captainvaughn5692
      @captainvaughn5692 Před 7 měsíci

      @@IntentTrainingMethods west bank seems safe, fighting is mainly going on in gaza and lebanon, since hamas and hezbollah have no influence in the west bank. There are some Deaths, but when in the last years where there none.

  • @UnaLatinaViviendoEnpalestina

    How are you friend I from Colombia 🇨🇴 but living in Palestine (Nablus)😊 welcome everyone.
    Thanks for your documentary👏👌

    • @Urbanhunter49
      @Urbanhunter49 Před 2 lety +1

      U mean Israel

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +2

      Thank you for watching, I'm sure you enjoy living in Nablus. Best wishes :)

    • @aseel7276
      @aseel7276 Před rokem +3

      @@Urbanhunter49 nope he mean palestine 🇵🇸

  • @marleenneil7542
    @marleenneil7542 Před 7 měsíci +51

    I’m thankful to accidentally happen upon this video; thank you. It’s a piece of art🙏

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 7 měsíci +3

      Thank you for your kind words.

  • @irenajurzak8552
    @irenajurzak8552 Před 7 měsíci +42

    Thank you Stef for a beautiful video of Palestine . I’ve never seen anything like this before.
    Thanks again for a wonderful job!

  • @ameenrashid7827
    @ameenrashid7827 Před 2 lety +64

    MashaAllah... Beautiful. Stef hoffer your Camera views are Amazing. thank you sir. May Allah Protect 🇵🇸Palastain. May Allah Protect 🇵🇸Palastain Peoples. Aameen

    • @ameenrashid7827
      @ameenrashid7827 Před 2 lety +11

      @Name InshaAllah... God will Protect Palastain. This is Not a Imagination. Universe is a Creation of God.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +9

      Thanks a lot for your kind words Ameen. Best wishes :)

    • @nedimlim6523
      @nedimlim6523 Před 2 lety +8

      🤝🏻🇵🇸🤝🏿 💞🇲🇪🇧🇦🇽🇰🇦🇱🇲🇰🇷🇸🇭🇷 SLOBODA PALESTINI / FREE PALESTINE 🌍🌏🌎 🤲 ✊🏻✊🏿 Gospodaru Svevišnji ...Zaštiti narod Palestine na svakom mjestu, zaštiti njihove živote, kuće, imovinu i porodice..Podari im Uspjeh, Sreću i Prosperitet u svim domenima ..Ammin

    • @ameenrashid7827
      @ameenrashid7827 Před 2 lety +4

      @@nedimlim6523Brother May God Accept your prayers. Aameen

    • @ameenrashid7827
      @ameenrashid7827 Před 2 lety +3

      @@stefhoffer Thank you sir. Best Wishes. 💕💕👍❤️

  • @Vobo-Ghure
    @Vobo-Ghure Před 2 lety +335

    Full of rich culture and beauty... Palestine is wonderful...

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +20

      Absolutely agree :)

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +32

      @@stefhoffer A crash course on history of PALESTINIAN STATE:
      1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
      2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
      4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
      6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
      7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
      8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
      9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
      12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
      13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
      14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
      15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
      17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
      20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +19

      There has never been a state called Palestine, Palestine was the name of a region! When the Romans conquered Israel and expelled most of the Jews, they decided to change the name of Israel to Palestine to destroy any connection to Judaism and changed the name of Jerusalem for a time to Cathelina. They named Israel Palestine in honor of the Philistines, who were from Europe and came to try to conquer Israel and lost. That happened 600 years before the religion of Islam was born. The name Palestine has always been a name identified with the Jewish people. You can see old maps, coins, place names registered in Palestine and nearby registered in Hebrew Eretz Israel. Israel is mentioned in Roman writings, ancient Greek books, ancient English literature, and more. Always in his name like Israel and Palestine. Today's Palestinians are descendants of 7th century Muslim conquerors combined with descendants of immigrants from Arab countries who arrived during Ottoman rule. The Arab population in the area adopted the Palestinian identity in 1964! And the State of Palestine was officially declared a state in 1988! They are the conquerors not Jewish. Jewish people are indigenous to this land, Israel is Jewish homeland

    • @natiqulhaqqadri8074
      @natiqulhaqqadri8074 Před 2 lety +15

      @@katehe1en224 stop it

    • @ax2042
      @ax2042 Před 2 lety +35

      @@katehe1en224 since the earth existed, there was never a state called „israel“ it was 2000 years ago an empire judea samarita etc, this Semitic people lost and leave it, especially to Europe and became Europeans by always Mary Europeans and became children so the Semitic blood was generation by generation killed, that’s why you looks more European than Putin himself and don’t even have 1% Semitic blood, because you’re Europeans NOT Semitic, religion and ethnic is a big big difference. Semitic Arabs live there for thousands of years and even during the Roman time the world „Philastin“ was used, during Ottoman Empire they called all „blad el sham“ it’s Syria Palestine Lebanon jordan and iraq, after Ottoman Empire was lost, they became all states it don’t depended by names, because states existed few hundred years ago before everywhere was empire ! The region was called by the inhabitants who lives thousand of years there before Palestine 🇵🇸 they are ethnic Arabs with Palestinian Nationality ! Even if they Chinese, there was never a state Israel NEVER in history and a empire losing thousands of years ago and even the inhibitors didn’t existed for thousand of years, losing their ethnic tradition etc, there aren’t Semitic Jews, there are Jews by religion in there everyone can convert or leave it but a Russian Jew is NOT a Semitic, it’s a Russian belongs to Russia depends by his religion, wtf you searching in an Semitic Arabic country of Palestine in there ARABIC PALESTINIANS lives for thousand of years if you’re Europeans ????? Go back to Europe Russia Romania Belarusian Poland etc and leave Palestinians in peace you’re inavaders and tetrorist

  • @lorascelsi8102
    @lorascelsi8102 Před 7 měsíci +55

    History matters. Prayers for Palestine ❤

    • @lacabenita8598
      @lacabenita8598 Před 5 měsíci

      , hasta ahora no hay respuesta de esas oraciones. 😢😢

    • @HamInHashomron
      @HamInHashomron Před 4 měsíci +2

      There never was an independent country by that name. There was Canaan, Israel, Judea

    • @JawboneDonky
      @JawboneDonky Před 3 měsíci +2

      Zahir Muhsein was a Palestinian leader of the pro-Syria As-Sa'iqa Ba'athist faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization between 1971 and 1979.
      In an interview with Trouw Magazine, 31. March 1977 he stated....."The Palestinian people do not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism. Yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity exists only for tactical reasons. The establishment of a Palestinian state is a new tool to continue the fight against Israel and for Arab unity.
      Hamas Minister of the Interior and of National Security Fathi Hammad, aired by Al-Hekma TV on March 23, 2012. Stated.....
      .....we all have Arab roots, and every Palestinian, in Gaza and throughout Palestine, can prove his Arab roots - whether from Saudi Arabia, from Yemen, or anywhere. We have blood ties. Personally, half my family is Egyptian. We are all like that. More than 30 families in the Gaza Strip are called Al-Masri ["Egyptian"]. Brothers, half of the Palestinians are Egyptians and the other half are Saudis. Who are the Palestinians? We have many families called Al-Masri, whose roots are Egyptian. Egyptian! They may be from Alexandria, from Cairo, from Dumietta, from the North, from Aswan, from Upper Egypt. We are Egyptians. We are Arabs.
      Salma Fayumi, a resident of Kafr Qasim (Palestin/Israel), demonstrated her cooking prowess on the show "Master Chef." Fayumi proudly showed off her Kushari dish that she prepared, "Egyptian cuisine made of rice and lentil." "My family came from Egypt, from Faiyum, and I am Salma Fayumi from Faiyum," the cook from Kafr Qasim said.
      If Palestine were an Arab state, at any point in recorded history, why was there no mention of them? Because there never was an Arab Palestinian nation, nor any nation called Palestine, ever.

  • @Worldofrachel
    @Worldofrachel Před 7 měsíci +47

    This just cemented my desire to go and visit Palestine one day. Such an amazing country blessed with a lot of interesting history.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 7 měsíci +2

      Hope you can one day, best wishes.

    • @kennymilsom
      @kennymilsom Před 7 měsíci

      If it still exists.

    • @Matt0ize
      @Matt0ize Před 7 měsíci +4

      Trust me if palestine is free and independent it would takeover dubai as top tourism destination in middle east due to it's religious significance and history

    • @user-wi6cz4hh5b
      @user-wi6cz4hh5b Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@stefhofferAre there any stories of mythology coming from Palestine?

    • @user-wi6cz4hh5b
      @user-wi6cz4hh5b Před 7 měsíci

      ​​@@Matt0ize​​ Are there any stories of mythology coming from Palestine? And what do you mean by independent? I'm sorry I don't understand these independant/independence debates. Does anybody know who looks after this city/country. Nobody knows if this country is called the right name?

  • @Belrivers
    @Belrivers Před 7 měsíci +8

    Beautiful. It was my dream when I was young to travel, meet people with other cultures, and learn from experience what they love, their festivals, their music. Today I see young people living this dream online.

  • @farooqsiddiqui1890
    @farooqsiddiqui1890 Před rokem +10

    I love Palestine I wish to visit all these most beautiful places thanx to upload a very informative video
    💖 from Karachi Pakistan 💖

  • @eliciaeldridge3452
    @eliciaeldridge3452 Před 4 měsíci +10

    It is wonderful to see the streets and Market Places so full of colours, chatter and of life with a steady energy that is both calm and vibrate. These are the place's that Palestinian's have built and rebuilt after so many bombardments despite having to live under occupation with at times little to no resources they are a Country with strong resilient and determined people who work together through every violent attack so beautifully and have the courage of great warriors. Even now As Gaza is going through a Genocide and each day more and more pepole in the West Bank are murdered by the occupiers the work tirelessly to help each other. They are people that history should always remember. my only wish for this year is for all Palestinians to live in freedom and in peace may their Nation be restored as it once was.

  • @mash7641
    @mash7641 Před 7 měsíci +11

    Thank you for sharing ,we always loved palestine just listening to our friends refugees stories and from reading ,its awesome to be able to see it .

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 5 měsíci

      Happy to read you enjoyed it. Best wishes.

  • @TheIspretzZz
    @TheIspretzZz Před 2 lety +194

    Lovely people and such a prosperous culture. Love to Palestine from Canada 🇨🇦❤️

    • @Lagolop
      @Lagolop Před 2 lety +18

      "palestine" doesn't exist. The land is called ISRAEL.

    • @TheIspretzZz
      @TheIspretzZz Před 2 lety +31

      @@Lagolop you can’t just deny their existence lol? That clearly makes you arrogant.

    • @Lagolop
      @Lagolop Před 2 lety

      @@TheIspretzZz Exactly. Those that deny that the Jews are the aboriginal people of the land. Scrape the surface anywhere in the Golan, Judea, Samaria , ANYWHERE in present day Israel and beyond and the archaeologic evidence is astounding. Then of course there is the historical facts abut the Jews and where they come from.
      The Jewish people had been scattered since the babylonian period. Then came the Greeks then the Romans (who rented JUDEA to "syria palestina" as an insult to the Jews. Why you may ask? Because the Philistines were the biggest enemy of the Jews and the Romans knew that history. The Philistines (derived from the Hebrew word for INVADER) are a European seafaring people that came from the Mediterranean area (likely Greece or islands in that region)
      I agree with you that denying that make you very ignorant :)

    • @midloran
      @midloran Před 2 lety +5

      @@Lagolop Palestine exists, Israel as well

    • @user-ih8yv1fk3g
      @user-ih8yv1fk3g Před 2 lety +1

      @@Lagolop you mean Israel NEVER existed

  • @Qamarun.channel
    @Qamarun.channel Před 2 lety +115

    Dont lose hope, Palestine ❤️

    • @user-gp3zx1zq2u
      @user-gp3zx1zq2u Před 2 lety +1

    • @user-jq4xb5qp5s
      @user-jq4xb5qp5s Před 2 lety +12

      They don’t need hope they need to stop terrorism

    • @alazani1639
      @alazani1639 Před 2 lety +21

      @@user-jq4xb5qp5sIf Israel is over, terrorism will end because they are defending their homeland and you call it terrorism, but if you go from their land they will not attack because their homeland will exist

    • @alazani1639
      @alazani1639 Před 2 lety

      @@user-jq4xb5qp5s You are the biggest terrorist country in 2007 you fired the internationally banned phosphorus bombs on Gaza and 2014 you fired You used vacuum bombs.

    • @alazani1639
      @alazani1639 Před 2 lety +9

      @@MemeMorale A lot of talk leads to contradiction, in short, Israel is an occupation state and racism is a state of terrorism in the sense of the word

  • @rabindranathprabhakar158
    @rabindranathprabhakar158 Před 7 měsíci +18

    🙏Palestine So Beautiful Country I Want Travel Palestine Country 🙏

    • @GreenHills-rl8ir
      @GreenHills-rl8ir Před 13 dny

      Thats going to be a very very difficult holiday because you won't find it....lmao..try buying a ticket to a place that isn't on the world map!.....good luck you'll need it.

  • @jancyillayan1656
    @jancyillayan1656 Před 7 měsíci +9

    What a beautiful and spiritual place is this.... Oh god.... Give peace and recover our life.... 🙏

  • @soccer1955
    @soccer1955 Před 2 lety +106

    I am praying to have real peaceful coexistence peace for all humanity and this small world.
    Live and let live.
    You know what I mean.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +10

      Completely agree with you. Thanks for your nice comment :)

    • @boymeetsbush8232
      @boymeetsbush8232 Před 2 lety +4

      100% Agree. It is not the normal people that are fighting, it is the religions that want to control and dominate are fighting using the emotional people.

    • @aquatranquility7666
      @aquatranquility7666 Před 2 lety

      Al aqsa : Taliban built similar Mosque like | Al Aqsa in kabul:
      czcams.com/video/PCC-snv8574/video.html
      The Muslim world knows very well what this symbolic construction of "Dome of The Rock" in Kabul means. The Prophecy of "Black Flags from Khurasan" who will liberate Falastin is soon going to happen in this decade, In Sha Allah! We are all living in very interesting times, soon the Golden Age by the hands of Al Mahdi will happen. The Sufi nation of Afghanistan fought for over 43 years to establish liberation and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Soon Falastin will witness happiness by the hands of Afghan people.
      "BLACK FLAGS FROM KHURASAAN"
      czcams.com/video/IUq1NBunx88/video.html

    • @msdadsfsx
      @msdadsfsx Před 2 lety +1

      why palestine has occupied some parts of israel

    • @aseel7276
      @aseel7276 Před rokem

      @@msdadsfsx your wrong Isreal is the one who occupied palestine 🇵🇸 because Isreal steals our lands homes

  • @fadihadi5603
    @fadihadi5603 Před 2 lety +134

    You are welcome in Palestine brother, iam really happy as Palestinian to hear your nice complement about our country , god bless you

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +7

      Thank you for your nice comment, it was a really beautiful visit. Best wishes.

    • @yashfini_20.10
      @yashfini_20.10 Před 2 lety +3

      @@stefhoffer what is your country????

    • @pressftopayrespects6325
      @pressftopayrespects6325 Před 2 lety +1

      territory*

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +6

      @@stefhoffer A crash course on history of PALESTINIAN STATE:
      1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
      2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
      4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
      6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
      7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
      8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
      9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
      12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
      13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
      14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
      15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
      17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
      20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +3

      @@yashfini_20.10 There has never been a state called Palestine, Palestine was the name of a region! When the Romans conquered Israel and expelled most of the Jews, they decided to change the name of Israel to Palestine to destroy any connection to Judaism and changed the name of Jerusalem for a time to Cathelina. They named Israel Palestine in honor of the Philistines, who were from Europe and came to try to conquer Israel and lost. That happened 600 years before the religion of Islam was born. The name Palestine has always been a name identified with the Jewish people. You can see old maps, coins, place names registered in Palestine and nearby registered in Hebrew Eretz Israel. Israel is mentioned in Roman writings, ancient Greek books, ancient English literature, and more. Always in his name like Israel and Palestine. Today's Palestinians are descendants of 7th century Muslim conquerors combined with descendants of immigrants from Arab countries who arrived during Ottoman rule. The Arab population in the area adopted the Palestinian identity in 1964! And the State of Palestine was officially declared a state in 1988! They are the conquerors not Jewish. Jewish people are indigenous to this land, Israel is Jewish homeland

  • @sholeha9003
    @sholeha9003 Před měsícem +2

    Beatiful Palestine. Praying for the Palestinian peoples.

  • @user-re7lt8ic5o
    @user-re7lt8ic5o Před 5 měsíci +5

    Thank you so much,May be peaceful all the Palestine people,animals &birds from Myanmar.😊

  • @Salamkhan-mu6ry
    @Salamkhan-mu6ry Před rokem +36

    Love Palestine & its people.
    I'm extremely impressed with the culture, food, simplicity, landscape and nativity of Palestine's beautiful people.
    My heart is also filled for these simple, beautiful & naive people that how they are the victims of the wolves like 🇺🇸 and 🇮🇱.
    My prayers are always with my beautiful Palestinian brothers and sisters.
    ❤ from 🇵🇰
    ❤❤❤

    • @user-mx9ps6sq6b
      @user-mx9ps6sq6b Před rokem +2

      Thank you for your wonderful words and love from God Thank you always

    • @victormeidan1062
      @victormeidan1062 Před rokem

      What fakestinian culture ?
      Oh you mean terrorist bombings, knifings, shootings and other jihadi cultural sports !

    • @triola3983
      @triola3983 Před rokem

      "palestine" doesn't exist. I stand with Israel and India defending themselves against terrorists 🇮🇱🇮🇳💪🏻💙💛

  • @isratkarim3882
    @isratkarim3882 Před 7 měsíci +20

    So beautiful country and other religions people can live peacefully here ❤

    • @GreenHills-rl8ir
      @GreenHills-rl8ir Před 13 dny

      What planet are you on? there is only peace because ISRAEL keeps it. Without the IDF muslim thugs would kill, rape and pollute a beautiful country called ISRAEL..........get REAL.....!

  • @dirknoort4644
    @dirknoort4644 Před rokem +35

    Love to Palestine From Canada! What a beautiful country and amazing people thank you Stef for showing this to the world!

    • @chiefswife1212
      @chiefswife1212 Před rokem +1

      Of course, when they're not blowing up Isreal and killing jews, of course!

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your kind words :)

    • @dirknoort4644
      @dirknoort4644 Před rokem

      @@stefhoffer bedankt Stef, ben een Hollander in Canada, Toronto!

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před rokem

      @@dirknoort4644 Wat leuk, lijkt me een mooie plaats om te wonen!

    • @dirknoort4644
      @dirknoort4644 Před rokem

      @@stefhoffer Hey Stef, is het ook, een mooie moderne stad ben er all 30 jaar!

  • @kristinedepaz6243
    @kristinedepaz6243 Před 7 měsíci +12

    😢😢I’m crying inside seen this Vedic what a simple way of living of Palestinian people while the other parts are full of skyscraper here a simple live but full of beautiful cultural heritage which is mesmerising for the tourist I prayed and hope that miracle one day will freed gaza ❤️❤️

    • @silviaalvesfernandes6662
      @silviaalvesfernandes6662 Před 7 měsíci

      I also pray for a miracle for these suffering peopleI also pray for a miracle for these suffering people. 🤍🌏🤍

    • @hajarlebu3693
      @hajarlebu3693 Před 5 měsíci

      Saya dari Indonesia...do'a yang sama untuk saudaraku di Palestine semoga Perang cepat berakhir dan palestina kembali damai. Aamiin

    • @mkzhero
      @mkzhero Před 16 dny

      This isn't Gaza dude

  • @I.am.SabinaYasmin
    @I.am.SabinaYasmin Před 2 lety +66

    Our hearts, our prayers, our heartfelt love is with you all the time, was, will be, O Palestinians! Lots of love from Bangladesh! 🇧🇩❣️🇵🇸
    Many thanks to Stef Hoffer sir for presenting such a beautiful vlog.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you for watching, best wishes to you :)

    • @triola3983
      @triola3983 Před rokem

      "palestine" doesn't exist. I stand with Israel defending itself against terrorists 🇮🇱💪🏻💙

    • @spikeshnoops9940
      @spikeshnoops9940 Před rokem

      ISRAEL HAS:
      - An Arab Supreme Court judge
      - Countless Arab judges
      - Police chiefs
      - Freely elected Parliament MPs
      - 1/3 of all Israeli doctors are Arabs (same with professors)
      - Freedom of speech & religion
      - Gov. ministers
      Arafat died as one of the world's richest dictators
      All US, EU, Arab countries & UN aid money stolen, gone. Corruption on steroids!
      IMF still searching for 70 billion $ stolen from Palestinians
      Only recipient - Suha Arafat., Yasser’s ‘beloved’ & benevolent…wife ($40,000,000)
      Escaped France (embezzlement)
      Stripped of Tunisian citizenship-corruption
      HAMAS Covenant (Aug 18, ’88).
      ISRAE DESTRUCTION through Jihad 
"Israel will exist “UNTIL JIHAD OBLITERATES IT”
Article 13: “ No solution for Palestinian question except Jihad." [P. 7]
Article 11: “Palestine - an Islamic land for future Moslem generations until Judgement Day.
      Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005.
      The next morning Hamas & Islamic Jihad (both armed & financed by genocidal Iran) began launching more than 100,000 rockets to kill, injure, terrorize, traumatise & shell-shock Israeli men, women, children, toddlers & pets. 30 seconds to seek refuge & duck for life.
      …Remember, Morality is color blind

  • @esthershawa9561
    @esthershawa9561 Před 2 lety +91

    Praying that I can go back for another memorable visit. Very friendly and generous people

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +2

      I hope so too for you, safe travels :)

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +2

      A crash course on history of PALESTINIAN STATE:
      1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
      2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
      4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
      6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
      7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
      8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
      9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
      12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
      13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
      14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
      15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
      17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
      20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +1

      There has never been a state called Palestine, Palestine was the name of a region! When the Romans conquered Israel and expelled most of the Jews, they decided to change the name of Israel to Palestine to destroy any connection to Judaism and changed the name of Jerusalem for a time to Cathelina. They named Israel Palestine in honor of the Philistines, who were from Europe and came to try to conquer Israel and lost. That happened 600 years before the religion of Islam was born. The name Palestine has always been a name identified with the Jewish people. You can see old maps, coins, place names registered in Palestine and nearby registered in Hebrew Eretz Israel. Israel is mentioned in Roman writings, ancient Greek books, ancient English literature, and more. Always in his name like Israel and Palestine. Today's Palestinians are descendants of 7th century Muslim conquerors combined with descendants of immigrants from Arab countries who arrived during Ottoman rule. The Arab population in the area adopted the Palestinian identity in 1964! And the State of Palestine was officially declared a state in 1988! They are the conquerors not Jewish. Jewish people are indigenous to this land, Israel is Jewish homeland

    • @zdx4988
      @zdx4988 Před 2 lety +1

      @@katehe1en224 you're acknowledging that The Holy land has been under Islamic rule for centuries..Arabs whether Muslims, christians or Jews were living peacefully till the British came, Then those who call themselves "Zionists" saw an opportunity to promote for a Jewish state far from European oppression... unfortunately, They invaded a land where their ancestors had left over so many centuries.. Forced the natives to leave it, Killed their children, Stole their homes and their lands....A Modern Holocaust! And yet you're telling us about history?!

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety

      @@zdx4988 Are you sure??🥵The Western Wall of the Jews in Jerusalem has been there for nearly 4,500years and the illegal mosque that the Muslims built in Jerusalem has only existed for 1,400years🥵

  • @barkayyemna9996
    @barkayyemna9996 Před 10 měsíci +14

    Really I'm happy i see Palestine 5 times really beautiful people and history city ❤️ 💙 💜

    • @user-rq3xl1pp9h
      @user-rq3xl1pp9h Před 9 měsíci

      czcams.com/video/mCHzVE4Ymgw/video.htmlsi=kXcL1aodWwBuvpZk

  • @toogeeky4u
    @toogeeky4u Před 8 měsíci +33

    I’ve been to Jericho, Bethlehem, and Ramallah. It was a very interesting trip indeed! The food was amazing and the people were so awesome! I visited twice 2009 and 2012. Thanks for sharing your visit! Brings back lots of memories!

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Thanks for sharing your experience, great to hear you had such a good time!

    • @anonymousworldwide777
      @anonymousworldwide777 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Can you give us some examples of your experiences in those cities?

    • @Tania_170
      @Tania_170 Před 3 měsíci +1

      🥰🥰🫂

    • @Alene-vi2gj
      @Alene-vi2gj Před 2 měsíci

      Wow🎉

  • @johnchristopherkessel1681
    @johnchristopherkessel1681 Před 2 lety +96

    Palestine is beautiful! Hope I can visit there one day. Love from the Philippines!

    • @gili41
      @gili41 Před rokem +9

      You can come to israel, palestine is just a name, not a country that ever existed as a country...

    • @btsgaylesbianarmyvideos5129
      @btsgaylesbianarmyvideos5129 Před rokem +23

      @@gili41 israel was never a country , it was just a region. and Palestine is millions years old Country

    • @gili41
      @gili41 Před rokem

      @@btsgaylesbianarmyvideos5129 tell it to the UN that voted for the state of israel and never for a name Palestine, give me some of the drugs you take, its really good

    • @user-mx9ps6sq6b
      @user-mx9ps6sq6b Před rokem +5

      @@gili41 Listen, brother, we as Muslims believe that you came to Palestine before, but you came from Abraham and Abraham came to Palestine from Iraq, and we do not mind that you live in our country in peace, but you do not want peace, but you want to have a Jewish land and this made you distort the religious books that God revealed to you

    • @gili41
      @gili41 Před rokem +6

      @@user-mx9ps6sq6b i appreciate the way you say things but you also need to understand that we dont see it as your country, our bible says clearly this is the land of the jews and this is what we believe in. If we look at real history its also clear the Palestinians were never the real owner of the land it was always one of the empires that controlled the area. And regarding living peacefully i just remind you that not the jews attacked the arabs in 1948 the jews wanted to live in peace together on this land but they were answered by war. Its not because of the jews that there is no peace on this land.

  • @veronivhbr5244
    @veronivhbr5244 Před 7 měsíci +9

    It was a pleasure to watch your documentary. Thank you!

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thank you for commenting, best wishes.

  • @user-ot5zi5hk6e
    @user-ot5zi5hk6e Před 7 měsíci +16

    Смотрю в октябре 2023, вспоминаю свое путешествие десятилетней давности. Жаль, что там опять напряженность. Спасибо за спокойный рассказ. Всем мира!

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Well said, let's hope things will somehow calm down soon.

  • @happigerl7188
    @happigerl7188 Před 5 měsíci +16

    beautiful country♥️🇵🇸🌹

  • @leylamohamed7950
    @leylamohamed7950 Před 2 lety +34

    Oh! The food from 20:41-43🥰🥰🥰.... Palestinians are masters at what they do❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +7

      Absolutely, their food is wonderful :)

    • @Urbanhunter49
      @Urbanhunter49 Před 2 lety

      U mean in copying Israeli food

    • @leylamohamed7950
      @leylamohamed7950 Před 2 lety +4

      @@Urbanhunter49 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @jga1001
      @jga1001 Před 2 lety +2

      Every palestinian knows how to butcher.Great skills

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety

      @@Urbanhunter49 This is not a copy, it's theft, as all Muslims today live in the lands they stole throughout history, so they also stole food, such as from the Turks😔

  • @shahnawaz.3233
    @shahnawaz.3233 Před rokem +19

    The only place which has a cinematic ancient view by nature 💓

  • @sayitloudblcknproud
    @sayitloudblcknproud Před 7 měsíci +195

    Praying for Palestine 🇵🇸 🙏🏾

    • @SUNNY-Z8
      @SUNNY-Z8 Před 6 měsíci

      No more...((((((((

    • @user-yg7fv3jo8v
      @user-yg7fv3jo8v Před 5 měsíci

      The world stands with Israel this time, their only propaganda is here on social media and in funded demonstrations. In reality, everyone knows Israel it's on the right side:)

    • @soldodeserto
      @soldodeserto Před 5 měsíci +7

      Praying for #Palestine 🇵🇸 from my country, #Brazil 🇧🇷.

    • @user-iq3lv3ek3l
      @user-iq3lv3ek3l Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@SUNNY-Z82024🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸❤❤❤🍉🌴✌🏼✌🏻✌🏼✌🏻✌🏼✌🏻✌🏼✌🏾🌴✌🏿✌🏿✌🏾🌴✌🏿✌🏻✌🏻✌🏼✌🏼

  • @FastSloW-qt8xf
    @FastSloW-qt8xf Před 7 měsíci +4

    The history and wars that olive tree witnesses literally tell the story of modern civilization

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 7 měsíci

      Those olive trees have seen a lot. Let's hope the situation will calm down soon, and people on 'both sides' can start their healing process.

  • @khalilqadi1919
    @khalilqadi1919 Před 2 lety +42

    Our country is very beautiful and deserve to visit so come visit us
    You will find a friendly and hospitality people ☺️☺️☺️

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +6

      Thank you, that's exactly my experience too. Best wishes :)

    • @Urbanhunter49
      @Urbanhunter49 Před 2 lety

      U mean nation of Jews Israel

    • @chriscohen97
      @chriscohen97 Před 2 lety +1

      Are Jewish people allowed to visit

    • @user-mx9ps6sq6b
      @user-mx9ps6sq6b Před rokem +1

      @@chriscohen97 Yes, we Palestinians welcome you, but only if you do not want to harm us, and I am Palestinian, and many Palestinians have good Jewish friends.☺

    • @yolabushaka
      @yolabushaka Před rokem +1

      @@chriscohen97 ofcourse, just stay safe and steer away from the uncivilized extremists, most of us dont have prejudice against jews, but rather Israel

  • @zeniediego2098
    @zeniediego2098 Před rokem +15

    Beautiful Palestine ❤️
    Thk you for this vlog aus 🇵🇭

  • @GallivantwithUs
    @GallivantwithUs Před rokem +41

    Such a beautiful country and beautiful people. Much love from Hawaii

  • @saprilontylastname9928
    @saprilontylastname9928 Před 2 lety +18

    Such an atmosphere...

  • @Eliel7230
    @Eliel7230 Před rokem +13

    A very interesting tour. Thank you for sharing this with us.

  • @phili175175
    @phili175175 Před 7 měsíci +5

    i pray peace and love for israel and palestine.

  • @muhammedalazad5570
    @muhammedalazad5570 Před 7 měsíci +7

    Thank you my friend, you made a historic video for world 🌎 ❤
    May Allah swt bless you and your family.
    🇧🇩❤️🇵🇸🇧🇩🇵🇸❤️🌹🥲🥲🥲

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you for your kind words, best wishes to you.

  • @rosaa2492
    @rosaa2492 Před 2 lety +61

    i am palestinian. thank you for being respectful to our country aswell as complimenting it!

    • @fadkabari8554
      @fadkabari8554 Před 2 lety +14

      You deserve the compliment you stood in the face of tyrany for so long and survived.

    • @pressftopayrespects6325
      @pressftopayrespects6325 Před 2 lety

      You’re not actually “Palestinian,” you’re either Egyptian, Syrian, or Jordanian as “Palestinian” is a fake concept, it’s origins are rooted in nazism, and specifically in the idea of a second holocaust and millennia of humiliation for Jews.

    • @fadkabari8554
      @fadkabari8554 Před 2 lety

      @@pressftopayrespects6325 Stfu from Australia, you can't lie any more the world knows what's is going on in Palestine. Again STFU 😈

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +9

      @@fadkabari8554 A crash course on history of PALESTINIAN STATE:
      1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
      2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
      4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
      6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
      7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
      8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
      9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
      12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
      13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
      14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
      15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
      17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
      20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +5

      @@fadkabari8554 There has never been a state called Palestine, Palestine was the name of a region! When the Romans conquered Israel and expelled most of the Jews, they decided to change the name of Israel to Palestine to destroy any connection to Judaism and changed the name of Jerusalem for a time to Cathelina. They named Israel Palestine in honor of the Philistines, who were from Europe and came to try to conquer Israel and lost. That happened 600 years before the religion of Islam was born. The name Palestine has always been a name identified with the Jewish people. You can see old maps, coins, place names registered in Palestine and nearby registered in Hebrew Eretz Israel. Israel is mentioned in Roman writings, ancient Greek books, ancient English literature, and more. Always in his name like Israel and Palestine. Today's Palestinians are descendants of 7th century Muslim conquerors combined with descendants of immigrants from Arab countries who arrived during Ottoman rule. The Arab population in the area adopted the Palestinian identity in 1964! And the State of Palestine was officially declared a state in 1988! They are the conquerors not Jewish. Jewish people are indigenous to this land, Israel is Jewish homeland

  • @donnadejesu4445
    @donnadejesu4445 Před rokem +33

    This is the most beautiful vlog I've seen about Palestine. I feel so lucky to have visited myself and hope to go back again soon. I lived in Israel for one year in 1977 and was back for a three week visit in 2018.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před rokem +6

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the kind comment.

    • @donnadejesu4445
      @donnadejesu4445 Před rokem +4

      @@stefhoffer After spending a day in the Aida refugee camp, I got to see a side that most don't see.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před rokem +4

      @@donnadejesu4445 Yes, that's definitely a place where you can learn a lot about the recent history.

    • @kathyschreiber9947
      @kathyschreiber9947 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yes thanks for the positive images and news about the West Bank. Unfortunately, most of what we hear in the US is not good. This really changed my perspective.

  • @khanntanveer
    @khanntanveer Před 7 měsíci +26

    I love Palestine 🇵🇸💓

    • @JawboneDonky
      @JawboneDonky Před 3 měsíci

      Zahir Muhsein was a Palestinian leader of the pro-Syria As-Sa'iqa Ba'athist faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization between 1971 and 1979.
      In an interview with Trouw Magazine, 31. March 1977 he stated....."The Palestinian people do not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism. Yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity exists only for tactical reasons. The establishment of a Palestinian state is a new tool to continue the fight against Israel and for Arab unity.
      Hamas Minister of the Interior and of National Security Fathi Hammad, aired by Al-Hekma TV on March 23, 2012. Stated.....
      .....we all have Arab roots, and every Palestinian, in Gaza and throughout Palestine, can prove his Arab roots - whether from Saudi Arabia, from Yemen, or anywhere. We have blood ties. Personally, half my family is Egyptian. We are all like that. More than 30 families in the Gaza Strip are called Al-Masri ["Egyptian"]. Brothers, half of the Palestinians are Egyptians and the other half are Saudis. Who are the Palestinians? We have many families called Al-Masri, whose roots are Egyptian. Egyptian! They may be from Alexandria, from Cairo, from Dumietta, from the North, from Aswan, from Upper Egypt. We are Egyptians. We are Arabs.
      Salma Fayumi, a resident of Kafr Qasim (Palestin/Israel), demonstrated her cooking prowess on the show "Master Chef." Fayumi proudly showed off her Kushari dish that she prepared, "Egyptian cuisine made of rice and lentil." "My family came from Egypt, from Faiyum, and I am Salma Fayumi from Faiyum," the cook from Kafr Qasim said.
      If Palestine were an Arab state, at any point in recorded history, why was there no mention of them? Because there never was an Arab Palestinian nation, nor any nation called Palestine, ever.

  • @darrenwilliams7437
    @darrenwilliams7437 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Beautiful part of the world...thank you so much Steff, this video is full of information about historic Palestine. Friendly people, great food and Middle Eastern Beer. I pray for peace

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 3 měsíci

      Likewise Darren, glad you liked the video and thanks for your comment.

  • @chietbrink3977
    @chietbrink3977 Před 2 lety +46

    Beautiful images !
    It is a real pleasure to see another side of Palestine.
    Great video again !!!!

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety

      Thank you very much! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video :)

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety

      A crash course on history of PALESTINIAN STATE:
      1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
      2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
      4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
      6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
      7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
      8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
      9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
      12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
      13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
      14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
      15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
      17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
      20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety

      There has never been a state called Palestine, Palestine was the name of a region! When the Romans conquered Israel and expelled most of the Jews, they decided to change the name of Israel to Palestine to destroy any connection to Judaism and changed the name of Jerusalem for a time to Cathelina. They named Israel Palestine in honor of the Philistines, who were from Europe and came to try to conquer Israel and lost. That happened 600 years before the religion of Islam was born. The name Palestine has always been a name identified with the Jewish people. You can see old maps, coins, place names registered in Palestine and nearby registered in Hebrew Eretz Israel. Israel is mentioned in Roman writings, ancient Greek books, ancient English literature, and more. Always in his name like Israel and Palestine. Today's Palestinians are descendants of 7th century Muslim conquerors combined with descendants of immigrants from Arab countries who arrived during Ottoman rule. The Arab population in the area adopted the Palestinian identity in 1964! And the State of Palestine was officially declared a state in 1988! They are the conquerors not Jewish. Jewish people are indigenous to this land, Israel is Jewish homeland

    • @nurulmustafa779
      @nurulmustafa779 Před 2 lety

      @@katehe1en224 thats not showing you the full story Israel was created by zionists in the Palestinian land and then a whole religion rebelled against the people in the area

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před rokem

      @@nurulmustafa779 The Secret Is A P.L.O. That All Arabs Know Zahir Muhsein, the leader of the Al Sa'iqa Organization led by a member of There is no difference between Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. We speak today of the existence of a Palestinian people purely for political and tactical reasons, as Arab national interests require it. We assume the existence of a different "Palestinian people" who, for tactical reasons, will oppose Zionism, Jordan, a sovereign state with defined borders As a Palestinian, of course, Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. But once we regain our right to all Palestine, we will not wait a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan." In 1974, the late Syrian President Hafez Assad said: It would be appropriate to tell the responsible Israeli authorities that we see Palestine not only as an integral part of the Arab nation, but as a part of Southern Syria. He repeated himself at a conference in Amman in 1987, "A country called 'Palestine' has never existed." "The emergence of the national Palestinian personality serves as a response to Israel's claim that Palestine is Jewish," King Hussein of Jordan said. Still, the prize goes to Arafat, who in 1970 candidly told reporter Arianna Palazzi: "The question of borders does not concern us ... From an Arab point of view, we should not talk about borders. Palestine is but a drop in an ocean. Our our nation is the Arab nation stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea and beyond. The PLO is fighting Israel in the name of Pan-Arabism. What you call "Jordan" is nothing but Palestine." ARABS SAYS. THERE IS NO THING AS PALESTINIAN!!

  • @enjoyeverymoment4539
    @enjoyeverymoment4539 Před 2 lety +15

    our hearts together UZBEKISTAN PALESTINE!

    • @gili41
      @gili41 Před rokem

      Israel you ment, palestine is a fairytale that never existed

    • @siratshi455
      @siratshi455 Před rokem

      🇰🇿🇵🇸🇺🇿🇮🇷 Palestine is not alone

  • @mustafanour3258
    @mustafanour3258 Před 5 měsíci +2

    #Praying for Palestine 🇵🇸 # love Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤ 💖 ♥ sisster from Somalia 🇸🇴 💖 ❤ ♥

  • @O.P94
    @O.P94 Před 4 měsíci +3

    We love you Palestine. ❤

  • @janvagabond985
    @janvagabond985 Před rokem +16

    December 25, 2022, it was my first time ever to visit West Bank, particularly in Bethlehem... next time on my travel lists is Ramallah and Nablus.
    Personally, Palestinian people are one of the most welcoming people, I felt the essence of being a tourist. From kids, young, adult, and elderly Palestinian, they always say "welcome" to Palestine 🇵🇸 with a genuine smile on their faces... I can't wait to go back to Palestine. 😊
    #FreePalestine
    Love from the Philippines 🇵🇭 😊

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před rokem +1

      Glad to read you had a nice time there, best wishes :)

  • @margaretcouch2515
    @margaretcouch2515 Před 2 lety +107

    What an awesome video. I relived both my trips to Bethlehem and Jericho. The people are amazing and so friendly and the food was delicious.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +1

      Absolutely Margaret. Glad to read that you enjoyed the video.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +7

      A crash course on history of PALESTINIAN STATE:
      1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
      2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
      4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
      6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
      7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
      8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
      9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
      12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
      13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
      14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
      15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
      17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
      20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +5

      There has never been a state called Palestine, Palestine was the name of a region! When the Romans conquered Israel and expelled most of the Jews, they decided to change the name of Israel to Palestine to destroy any connection to Judaism and changed the name of Jerusalem for a time to Cathelina. They named Israel Palestine in honor of the Philistines, who were from Europe and came to try to conquer Israel and lost. That happened 600 years before the religion of Islam was born. The name Palestine has always been a name identified with the Jewish people. You can see old maps, coins, place names registered in Palestine and nearby registered in Hebrew Eretz Israel. Israel is mentioned in Roman writings, ancient Greek books, ancient English literature, and more. Always in his name like Israel and Palestine. Today's Palestinians are descendants of 7th century Muslim conquerors combined with descendants of immigrants from Arab countries who arrived during Ottoman rule. The Arab population in the area adopted the Palestinian identity in 1964! And the State of Palestine was officially declared a state in 1988! They are the conquerors not Jewish. Jewish people are indigenous to this land, Israel is Jewish homeland

    • @abdishakurmukhtar4460
      @abdishakurmukhtar4460 Před 2 lety +20

      @@katehe1en224 1/3 of israel emigrated from Europe. How can it be your land when half of your own people didn't even live there before 70 years ago.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +5

      @@abdishakurmukhtar4460 The Western Wall of the Jews in Jerusalem has existed for nearly 4,500years and the mosque of the Muslims who built it in Jerusalem without a permit and is illegal has existed for nearly 1,400years and you are telling me here that there were no Jews 70years ago in Israel??🥵

  • @maxezragreenberg
    @maxezragreenberg Před 11 měsíci +13

    This is a wonderful travel documentary! My family and I really enjoyed it! We watch a lot of CZcams travel videos and my whole family agrees that yours are the best! Keep up the good work, we will be excited to see where you go next!

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 11 měsíci

      Thanks a lot for your kind words Max, I'm happy you're enjoying the videos! I recently visited Napoli, which I'll be uploading tomorrow. Best wishes!

  • @antjelewerenz7149
    @antjelewerenz7149 Před 9 dny +1

    Thank you for this beautiful insighful documentary, Stef! More important than ever NOW!

  • @mdasadulislamasad2133
    @mdasadulislamasad2133 Před 2 lety +88

    I love Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️❤️❤️form Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +2

      A crash course on history of PALESTINIAN STATE:
      1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
      2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
      4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
      6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
      7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
      8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
      9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
      12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
      13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
      14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
      15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
      17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
      20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +2

      There has never been a state called Palestine, Palestine was the name of a region! When the Romans conquered Israel and expelled most of the Jews, they decided to change the name of Israel to Palestine to destroy any connection to Judaism and changed the name of Jerusalem for a time to Cathelina. They named Israel Palestine in honor of the Philistines, who were from Europe and came to try to conquer Israel and lost. That happened 600 years before the religion of Islam was born. The name Palestine has always been a name identified with the Jewish people. You can see old maps, coins, place names registered in Palestine and nearby registered in Hebrew Eretz Israel. Israel is mentioned in Roman writings, ancient Greek books, ancient English literature, and more. Always in his name like Israel and Palestine. Today's Palestinians are descendants of 7th century Muslim conquerors combined with descendants of immigrants from Arab countries who arrived during Ottoman rule. The Arab population in the area adopted the Palestinian identity in 1964! And the State of Palestine was officially declared a state in 1988! They are the conquerors not Jewish. Jewish people are indigenous to this land, Israel is Jewish homeland

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety

      Even your religion Islam book Quran says Israel belong to Jewish 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇📝[Ad-Dukhan32]
      And indeed, We chose the Israelites knowingly above the others.
      (The Clear Quran)
      And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.
      (Saheeh International)
      📝[Al-Baqarah122]
      O Children of Israel! Remember My favours upon you and how I honoured you above the others.
      (The Clear Quran)
      O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.
      (Saheeh International)
      📝[Al-Ma’idah21]
      O my people! Enter the Holy Land which Allah has destined for you ˹to enter˺. And do not turn back or else you will become losers.”
      (The Clear Quran)
      O my people, enter the blessed land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah's cause] and [thus] become losers."
      (Saheeh International)
      📝[Al-Baqarah47]
      O Children of Israel! Remember ˹all˺ the favours I granted you and how I honoured you above the others.
      (The Clear Quran)
      O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds [i.e., peoples].
      (Saheeh International)

    • @natiqulhaqqadri8074
      @natiqulhaqqadri8074 Před 2 lety +4

      @@katehe1en224 did anyone ask

    • @natiqulhaqqadri8074
      @natiqulhaqqadri8074 Před 2 lety +3

      @@katehe1en224 don't tell us tell the UN

  • @Sweetlycheeboba
    @Sweetlycheeboba Před 2 lety +194

    This is such a high-quality vlog, a really balanced video showcasing how the local life is, food, and good drone shots. No obnoxious beat music covering the whole video. Happily subscribed to this channel 😊

    • @chriscohen97
      @chriscohen97 Před 2 lety

      15:35 like a zoo

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks a lot for your kind words, I'm happy your enjoyed the video :)

    • @aquatranquility7666
      @aquatranquility7666 Před 2 lety

      Al aqsa : Taliban built similar Mosque like | Al Aqsa in kabul:
      czcams.com/video/PCC-snv8574/video.html
      The Muslim world knows very well what this symbolic construction of "Dome of The Rock" in Kabul means. The Prophecy of "Black Flags from Khurasan" who will liberate Falastin is soon going to happen in this decade, In Sha Allah! We are all living in very interesting times, soon the Golden Age by the hands of Al Mahdi will happen. The Sufi nation of Afghanistan fought for over 43 years to establish liberation and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Soon Falastin will witness happiness by the hands of Afghan people.
      "BLACK FLAGS FROM KHURASAAN"
      czcams.com/video/IUq1NBunx88/video.html

    • @user-cl7go2mb3w
      @user-cl7go2mb3w Před 2 lety

      There is no such thing as Palestine.
      It is an invention of terrorism.
      This is part of the Land of Israel!🇮🇱

    • @palestineoccupied455
      @palestineoccupied455 Před 2 lety

      17:52
      Land theft, construction ban, be human, convey better images of ethnic cleansing🤕

  • @pjshelledkeeper
    @pjshelledkeeper Před 7 měsíci +5

    Amazing place and people.

  • @junreysjourney7349
    @junreysjourney7349 Před 7 měsíci +5

    well crafted work! the entire video was just so solemn. Thank you for this work!

  • @Elidijon
    @Elidijon Před 2 lety +54

    What a beautiful place! So much history

    • @Item1948
      @Item1948 Před 2 lety +14

      Jewish history, Not arab :)

    • @jga1001
      @jga1001 Před 2 lety +4

      History? Please refere me to any history book,let us learn about it.
      I fear that there are no printed pages.

    • @jaajaarogers9101
      @jaajaarogers9101 Před 2 lety

      @@Item1948 holy books state promise land to Jews who never had a country it’s in their holy Book too they For trade disowned set up all prophets sent to them that is why God Scattered them all around the world for decades

    • @fadkabari8554
      @fadkabari8554 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Item1948 you have no culture no food no music no architecture. Arabs have magnificent culture music food and Islamic architecture is the best thing that happened to the world. Arabs influenced human civilisation in every way.

    • @alqaas1948
      @alqaas1948 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Item1948 as you have seen there are synagogues, mosques , churches. You can't claim all of this as Jewish . There is also pre Jewish monuments

  • @b6makavelithugz
    @b6makavelithugz Před 2 lety +23

    Great documentary, I really appreciate you doing this. Especially because it’s in English.

    • @b6makavelithugz
      @b6makavelithugz Před 2 lety +1

      If possible next time please make videos about individual cities.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching. I'll consider making individual chapters next time :)

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety +1

      A crash course on history of PALESTINIAN STATE:
      1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
      2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
      4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
      6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
      7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
      8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
      9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
      12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
      13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
      14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
      15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
      16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
      17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
      19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
      20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.

    • @katehe1en224
      @katehe1en224 Před 2 lety

      @@b6makavelithugz There has never been a state called Palestine, Palestine was the name of a region! When the Romans conquered Israel and expelled most of the Jews, they decided to change the name of Israel to Palestine to destroy any connection to Judaism and changed the name of Jerusalem for a time to Cathelina. They named Israel Palestine in honor of the Philistines, who were from Europe and came to try to conquer Israel and lost. That happened 600 years before the religion of Islam was born. The name Palestine has always been a name identified with the Jewish people. You can see old maps, coins, place names registered in Palestine and nearby registered in Hebrew Eretz Israel. Israel is mentioned in Roman writings, ancient Greek books, ancient English literature, and more. Always in his name like Israel and Palestine. Today's Palestinians are descendants of 7th century Muslim conquerors combined with descendants of immigrants from Arab countries who arrived during Ottoman rule. The Arab population in the area adopted the Palestinian identity in 1964! And the State of Palestine was officially declared a state in 1988! They are the conquerors not Jewish. Jewish people are indigenous to this land, Israel is Jewish homeland

  • @niazahmed6664
    @niazahmed6664 Před 7 měsíci

    Many Thanks, Mr. Stef Hoffer for showing us Holy cities and beautiful places.

  • @sithyiqbal9087
    @sithyiqbal9087 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you for the documentary. I am glad I found this.

  • @eleanor_nolan_mills
    @eleanor_nolan_mills Před 2 lety +84

    Wow, such an amazing documentary! There aren't many videos from Palestine as a travelling destination, so I really appreciate you posting this one ♥

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

    • @user-pw8kc1ww7e
      @user-pw8kc1ww7e Před 2 lety +1

      In Shaa Allah

    • @yiannisyannakis7698
      @yiannisyannakis7698 Před 2 lety +1

      Keep on dreaming.
      Shalom aleichem Yisrael 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

    • @arb3421
      @arb3421 Před rokem +2

      Welcome to Palestine, I add you to my house, come so we can go on a trip in Palestine

    • @victormeidan1062
      @victormeidan1062 Před rokem +1

      Except there never was such a place and never will be in the future. It is a gigantic fiction.

  • @fjordhellas4077
    @fjordhellas4077 Před 2 lety +66

    A wonderful presentation of this lovely, ancient and historical country! I regret not visiting Palestine when I came to the American University of Beirut in Lebanon over eight years ago. The old city of Bethlehem reminded me of the beautiful city of Tyre ( the birthplace of Europa and Hannibal) . I just love the Levantine countries, their unparalleled gastronomy and welcoming cultures. I’ve been treated like a family member by my Lebanese friends and they showed me how they make the superb Lebanese olive oil, similar to the wonderful Palestinian olive oil which I always buy from the Oxfam shop in Oslo ( Norway) my city. It’s such a pity how our old European empires made a huge mess in the region, a region that is at the source of Greek, Roman and our European civilization. I’ll never forget the city of Byblos in Lebanon, the city where the Alphabet was invented. I would love to come to Palestine.

    • @jga1001
      @jga1001 Před 2 lety +4

      Back to your books,find something about "palestinians"

    • @danal81
      @danal81 Před 2 lety +6

      @@jga1001 ancient people 🤣🤣🤣

    • @AhmadAltibi
      @AhmadAltibi Před 2 lety +7

      Very nice of you and that shows how you’re an educated person and open minded. And yeah you should visit Palestine you’ll love it! similar to Lebanon, Jordan. Typical Levantine county with much more to see! When i talk about Palestine I mean from the sea to the land. The whole beautiful historical Palestine welcomes you . Hope you’ll enjoy it

    • @danal81
      @danal81 Před 2 lety

      @@AhmadAltibi of course you mean “from sea to land”. You’re just another islamosupremacist colonizer who wants to subjugate the indigenous historic Jewish homeland to 4rab hegemony. There is no such thing as “historic Palestine” it’s invented bullshit. The country is called ISRAEL and it’s HISTORIC ISRAEL too.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks a lot for watching and commenting Fjord. Maybe you will have the chance to visit here in the future. You are right, this whole region is full of beautiful places, with incredible food and hospitality. Glad to read you enjoyed your time in Lebanon :)

  • @muralidharan7399
    @muralidharan7399 Před 7 měsíci +26

    മനോഹരമായ പാലസ്തീൻ ...... പാലസ്തീൻ ജനതക്കു വേണ്ടി പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുന്നു

    • @GreenHills-rl8ir
      @GreenHills-rl8ir Před 13 dny

      Only Israel, palestine isn't a place, maybe in your dreams?

  • @numpanknampank
    @numpanknampank Před 5 měsíci

    the diverse tapestry that defines this storied land

  • @sohedulislam7864
    @sohedulislam7864 Před rokem +7

    I'm from Bangladesh I love Palestine and so much love allaqsa

  • @antarramony5478
    @antarramony5478 Před 2 lety +12

    thank you for visiting Palestine , i love your video god blesse you

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you, likewise :)

    • @victormeidan1062
      @victormeidan1062 Před rokem +1

      Has he visited Narnia, Lilliput and Middle earth too ?

    • @victormeidan1062
      @victormeidan1062 Před rokem +1

      @@stefhoffer
      Great video of the Pretend State of Fakestine
      When are you visiting Narnia, Lilliput or Middle Earth ?

  • @Alene-vi2gj
    @Alene-vi2gj Před 2 měsíci +1

    So colorful. Wow.

  • @ChinazaOkekeh
    @ChinazaOkekeh Před 2 měsíci

    Wow I never knew about Palestine til the Oct 7 opened my eyes and alot of people's eyes. So nice, loving and cheerful people.

  • @chietbrink3977
    @chietbrink3977 Před 2 lety +6

    And I really like the input of seeing the maker of this images !!

  • @Itubersays
    @Itubersays Před 2 lety +10

    So wonderful that you went there, and showed us Palestine and its beautiful communities! Long live Palestine, the birth place of Christ!

    • @gili41
      @gili41 Před rokem +2

      He showed us israel, there is no such country palestine and thats a fact

    • @Itubersays
      @Itubersays Před rokem +3

      @@gili41 oh oh okay gili, keep telling yourself that. I guess it’s in the title lol, it’s okay to be insecure, maybe get some professional help.

    • @gili41
      @gili41 Před rokem

      @@Itubersays you need help if you think there is such country palestine, even the name is one given by the romman empire to this region...if it was a country why jordan their "brothers" didnt give them the country when they controoled the wrst bank between 1948-1967?...
      i willtell you why, because it was never a country ...thats why

    • @davidroscoe3815
      @davidroscoe3815 Před rokem

      @@Itubersays He is factually correct so perhaps it's you who's insecure.

    • @aseel7276
      @aseel7276 Před rokem

      @@gili41 it's palestine 🇵🇸 Isreal don't exist like your family

  • @nadiawilliams1850
    @nadiawilliams1850 Před 7 měsíci +14

    Praying Palestine 🇵🇸 🙏 ❤️

  • @charityoner8024
    @charityoner8024 Před 7 měsíci +4

    What a beautiful place

  • @rit2847
    @rit2847 Před rokem +11

    This was beautiful. Thank you for showcasing this amazing place

  • @muhammadhariszahid5406
    @muhammadhariszahid5406 Před 2 lety +4

    Love and Prayers from Pakistan 🇵🇰
    Stay Strong ❤

  • @std882
    @std882 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Excellent video. I hope one day I get to visit this place. Hopefully, it will be peaceful then.

  • @arifz1805
    @arifz1805 Před rokem +2

    Thank you for your informative video and provide an insight to an area that most people do not know about.

  • @rubyvidal6510
    @rubyvidal6510 Před rokem +15

    It is the wonderfully beautiful place 💕I never thought that I would ever see this place until now may God bless you for showing this 🙏to the world

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před rokem

      Thank you for your kind words Ruby.

  • @farshishohail
    @farshishohail Před 2 lety +7

    Soothing to watch.

  • @printx9315
    @printx9315 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I pray every day for the people of Palestine and Israel my this war end soon god bless you you all from England.

  • @MKLeluma
    @MKLeluma Před 2 měsíci

    This is Eye opener for me.. It's on my list now

  • @logkiran
    @logkiran Před rokem +4

    I really enjoyed this video, felt like i was roaming the streets along.

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před rokem

      Thanks a lot, I'm happy to hear that.

  • @MrVoiceImages
    @MrVoiceImages Před 7 měsíci +7

    Sự dung dị trong cách diễn đạt, kiến thức của tác giả đã gây cho chúng tôi nhiều tình cảm về Hành trình Xuyên Palestine. Cám ơn tác giả nhiều...nhiều lắm

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you for your kind words, best wishes to you and the people of Palestine and Israel.

    • @MrVoiceImages
      @MrVoiceImages Před 7 měsíci

  • @TheRhonzieVlog
    @TheRhonzieVlog Před 7 měsíci +2

    What an interesting travel documentary! Thanks for sharing this video! More travel vids to come!

    • @stefhoffer
      @stefhoffer  Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you, I'm glad you liked it.

  • @marytownsend9765
    @marytownsend9765 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Beautiful. Thank you.

  • @mslady1230
    @mslady1230 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Beautiful land and the food looks so good!