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  • čas přidán 30. 11. 2023
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    Since early October, Israel has been at war with Gaza, which has captured the world's attention and brought attention to the Palestinians' struggle. But Gaza is only one part of the story. The West Bank, a place full of famous Biblical cities like Bethlehem, Hebron and Jericho, is the other half of Palestine. And ever since the conflict reignited into this latest war, things have become more difficult than ever for the people there.
    I was told I shouldn't go there. It could be dangerous at the checkpoints, which are now everywhere in the West Bank. But I had to see for myself what was going on. And to do that, I went to the holiest and also most controversial city in the world -- Jerusalem, to begin a journey across Palestine.
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  • @SabbaticalTommy
    @SabbaticalTommy  Před 6 měsíci +240

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    Promotions like this help the channel and fund more trips like this. I appreciate your support.

    • @JustinYiseverywhere
      @JustinYiseverywhere Před 6 měsíci +27

      Thank you for typing Palestine instead of the Palestinian Territories that they type I’m Palestinian and I am really loss for words I can’t describe how my people are being massacred and genocide for over the last 75 years thank you so much for this video and please ignore the pro Israeli this video shows inside the occupation praying freedom of Palestine 🇵🇸

    • @jenBaker707
      @jenBaker707 Před 6 měsíci +12

      The Church of the Holy Sepulchre site has been recognized since early in the 4th century as the place where Jesus was crucified, buried, and rose from the dead.

    • @rubamann
      @rubamann Před 6 měsíci +8

      What Currency do they use in the West Bank and Gaza? Btw this video opened my eyes about how Palestinians people are. I didn't know there are good number of Christians there. The Western Media are liars. Ahsante Sana.

    • @begforrit7731
      @begforrit7731 Před 6 měsíci +4

      ​@@jenBaker707...but he was a very naughty boy.

    • @brendaoneill1581
      @brendaoneill1581 Před 6 měsíci +8

      Because of ppl like Tommy.. the truth comes! Thank you for sharing Tom and thank you for sheltering him ... Much love and peace for you

  • @neoxyte
    @neoxyte Před 6 měsíci +162

    That hotel owner was a real g for letting you stay.

  • @ceehads
    @ceehads Před 6 měsíci +1563

    Walking around epic historical sites by yourself without the big crowds has to be a one of a kind experience.

    • @nycgweed
      @nycgweed Před 6 měsíci +39

      I traveled during COVID! It was spectacular 🎉🎉🎉

    • @generalmartok3990
      @generalmartok3990 Před 6 měsíci +45

      I was in London during the 2021 lockdown and standing at the Tower of London with absolutely no one around was surreal. It really felt like the opening scenes of 28 Days Later in the City of London area. Towering skyscrapers with no one around and ghost buses stopping to let no one off.

    • @kipp4805
      @kipp4805 Před 6 měsíci +16

      I randomly stumbled into where Jesus had the last supper and was walking around the roof of the Church of The Holy Sepulcher without knowing what it was lol. These places in Israel can be shockingly peaceful and also full of life. Just depends when you're there. What's also cool is the density of sites like these, literally everywhere has had people living there for thousands of years.

    • @NubianGirl7
      @NubianGirl7 Před 6 měsíci +8

      I agree must be an amazing feeling

    • @ykjo5613
      @ykjo5613 Před 6 měsíci +15

      ...right, as a war rages on not so far away in case you havent heard

  • @KingCurly
    @KingCurly Před 4 měsíci +421

    11:12 when the man is imploring you to pray for peace and for innocents to stop dying either side. You can hear in his voice how heartbroken he is and that really got me.

    • @treesab
      @treesab Před 4 měsíci +20

      I know. My heart ached and I felt in my heart how I would have expressed a most sincere sentiment with him. He was pleading for a voice to hear. Idk if I could've moved on that fast.
      I also would've expressed a deep appreciation for the food and room offered by hotel owner. I just think that's an intimate thing, to invite a stranger for dinner. Then again, what do I know about the culture? It might've been inappropriate to express my gratitude to the host for all I know, lol. But it would've been my reaction, good or bad. 🤭

    • @KingCurly
      @KingCurly Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@treesab yeah I mean he has to be careful with what he does and what he posts but I agree with you.

    • @Resist1981
      @Resist1981 Před 4 měsíci +5

      came here to say this. it's just so heartbreaking.

    • @xChimkin
      @xChimkin Před 3 měsíci +3

      praying for the innocent always

    • @user-gp3zx1zq2u
      @user-gp3zx1zq2u Před 3 měsíci +9

      The true sons of Jacob are the Palestinians, whatever their religion. Whoever wants to refer to the heavenly books will see that. The Samaritans live, and they are the oldest sect in the world. They lived in Palestine when they fled from Pharaoh.
      Eastern European threat, they took over the Jewish religion in the 8th century. This does not give you the right to seize someone's land

  • @Bobskiboy85
    @Bobskiboy85 Před 3 měsíci +132

    The gentleman at 11:15 touched a nerve and was a little goose-bump moment as he asked that you pray for peace and the way he said, 'everybody we are so much in need of peace', for all sides and the innocents. It was a global plea. I volunteer in Ukraine and have done for two years and the things you see are horrific and now Gazza, we have so much senseless killing going on and the world on the precipice of another global conflict with so many knife edge hot spots. That was a nice moment in the video, so I will join with him and pray for an end to all this conflict and the loss of innocent lives.

    • @HeilIsrael
      @HeilIsrael Před měsícem

      Yeah, really we need to have a war on violent Islam. It’s the most destabilizing force in the whole world. It’s nazism 2.0

    • @alanquiniones3990
      @alanquiniones3990 Před 8 dny

      He just wanted to get money

  • @discon_csert
    @discon_csert Před 6 měsíci +1101

    The shop keeper has a wonderful sense of humor. His mother is Roman Catholic and his father is Palestinian Muslim- he says "I guess that makes me Jewish, idk." I got good vibes from him.

    • @floatingdisembodiedhead8975
      @floatingdisembodiedhead8975 Před 6 měsíci +54

      Noticeable American accent too. He probably has studied abroad

    • @ori1676
      @ori1676 Před 6 měsíci +11

      You are Woke lunitec just all, it wasnt even funny

    • @tusk4339
      @tusk4339 Před 6 měsíci +118

      ​@@ori1676womp womp

    • @ori1676
      @ori1676 Před 6 měsíci +11

      @@tusk4339 Sorry I dont speak Wokish

    • @scottsum1319
      @scottsum1319 Před 6 měsíci +104

      @@ori1676Aww c'mon man. Buddy was lols at himself & at his situation. If we even lose our sense of humor, what do have left. Dont let this 'woke' crap eat you up so go live & be happy. Most of all learn to respect other ppls views & opinions even if we disagree

  • @NewHandle_
    @NewHandle_ Před 5 měsíci +878

    "My moms Roman Catholic and my dad is Palestinian Muslim, so I guess that makes me Jewish, I dunno" - That was a line that had me in stitches 😅

    • @user-ng1vz9tz5y
      @user-ng1vz9tz5y Před 5 měsíci

      Bro ur cant be a palstain and muslim palestain was a land who controled by greace in the 12 cuntery and thay hate muslims

    • @ulugbekvlogs6991
      @ulugbekvlogs6991 Před 5 měsíci +68

      Follow your dad

    • @NewHandle_
      @NewHandle_ Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@ulugbekvlogs6991 what

    • @Casokat
      @Casokat Před 5 měsíci +97

      Nah follow your mom.

    • @Jigalipuff
      @Jigalipuff Před 5 měsíci +158

      Or better yet, follow your heart

  • @skyway000
    @skyway000 Před 3 měsíci +17

    I been watching your videos for a couple weeks now and you just earned so much respect from me. Loved this!

  • @moosehead4497
    @moosehead4497 Před 5 měsíci +43

    " it's prohibited for us to come everyday " "you are not a Muslim you are not allowed here "

    • @maggietinsley2516
      @maggietinsley2516 Před měsícem +22

      Says it all doesn’t it!

    • @roundround1199
      @roundround1199 Před 29 dny +6

      Man you lying he did not say the second one, he said it time finish meant the prayer in the mosque is already finished.

    • @roundround1199
      @roundround1199 Před 29 dny +1

      @@maggietinsley2516 about what Maggie?💁

    • @carbonate5006
      @carbonate5006 Před 22 dny +5

      You're just gonna cherry pick that one thing? You people love to reach lmfao

    • @ChaseBerndt
      @ChaseBerndt Před 9 dny +1

      @@carbonate5006 Well I do not want to hear it when every side cherry picks what they wanna hear, I imagine you only intake information from what you want to hear and no other, would that not be cherry picking?

  • @raiden72
    @raiden72 Před 6 měsíci +693

    The exchange around 39:00 minutes when the man lets you stay in the hotel which is closed, very touching. Even in wartimes you can still see humans as we all are, just people hoping to live in peace. He opened his doors and fed you after seeing you had no allegiance to any enemies. Those of us who understand this (that people deserve to be fed, housed, and educated) should be ruling the world.

    • @biz20072008
      @biz20072008 Před 6 měsíci +11

      I agree

    • @LordOfSweden
      @LordOfSweden Před 6 měsíci +20

      Yeah very nice man. But it's not that simple to just feed the world like you say. It's too many factors involved.

    • @ozinvesting6517
      @ozinvesting6517 Před 5 měsíci

      further proof it's one racist hole where you can't even get a hotel room if you're from a western country, Palestinians stuck in medieval times, 100 years behind normal, civilised humans

    • @Bobario1
      @Bobario1 Před 5 měsíci

      Yes they should, but they never will. Because the only people who have the drive to get into power want all of the power and money for themselves.

    • @thuvaylgm6038
      @thuvaylgm6038 Před 5 měsíci

      Itulah jiwa sosial Orang Palestina sperti mereka lakukan pada tahun 1933 ketika Orang Yahudi German Kabur dari Germany Ketika Nazi Ingin Membunuh Keluarga Mereka ,,Orang Paletina Yang Menerima Mereka dengan Tulus Hati dengan Memberi Mereka makan dan Tempat tinggal Layaknya keluarga sendiri, tetapi Apa daya Setelah Mereka Sudah Banyak di Palestina Dan ingin miliki semua Seluruh tanah palestina bahkan orang palestina Mereka usir,, itulah di istilahkan Yahudi German dan Amerika Adalah Zionisme

  • @rodbtelenetbe
    @rodbtelenetbe Před 6 měsíci +205

    I'm 65,living in Europe, you're the first one who showed me how life is over there. couldn't imagine it before. Love your approach and honest views on all the country's you visit. Thanks and thanks again, it opens my eyes, no biased docu but the real world. Merci beaucoup.

    • @rodbtelenetbe
      @rodbtelenetbe Před 6 měsíci

      @@tonyprice2256 oh? I'M ignorant? Ik why do you think that? Why such a stupid reaction? Do you know how I live and who I Am? Do you know what i do, did, saw already? Did You See the whole world like he here did? Why do you judge other people .....

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Před 6 měsíci

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)
      Salam (Peace) -------------

    • @vickieguevara9391
      @vickieguevara9391 Před 6 měsíci +10

      What a fascinating place this was a great video of the area. Most people say they're so confused by how they live there. Thank you so much for taking that amazing journey.

    • @ffarmchicken
      @ffarmchicken Před 6 měsíci +3

      I agree. Tommy looked at the situation the way I would, as an agnostic. People are people.

    • @hamidogamer
      @hamidogamer Před 2 měsíci

      yeah freedom for palestine@@ffarmchicken

  • @TheHippieRed
    @TheHippieRed Před 5 měsíci +91

    As a young man figuring out where I fit in the world, how to understand the present and the past, and how I can be a part of something larger than myself, these videos really inspire me to educate myself and seek knowledge authentically.
    The media is so overwhelming and biased. CZcamsrs like Sabbatical and NickIndigo have shaped the way I view the world in many ways.
    Thank you for the unbiased work you do. Peace and prosperity to all innocent people around the globe.

    • @user-gk6rf8ls1d
      @user-gk6rf8ls1d Před 5 měsíci +3

      You may be interested in reading the Bible, all the Best for you.

    • @TheHippieRed
      @TheHippieRed Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@user-gk6rf8ls1dI have read it…. I prefer to form my own perspective… it has some good stuff though. Thank you, be well

    • @Misterbitches13
      @Misterbitches13 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Absolutely go and see things for yourself. In other countries and in different areas inside your own country. Don't let journalists define the world for you, go experience it yourself. You will change your opinions on many things and that is good!

    • @TRYCLOPS1
      @TRYCLOPS1 Před 4 měsíci +8

      Of course it takes a lot of time to really understand the historical contexts. One side and the other will omit history from one point to the other. For example, one thing I notice here is that Palestinians always talk of Jews coming from Europe after WWII. They never mention Jews living there before that but it is a fact that Jews were a majority living in Jerusalem during Ottoman rule and that was documented through an Ottoman census done on the region. Jews and Arabs have lived there for hundreds of years and some Jews never left and have been there since Roman times, Arab conquests, The Crusades, etc. History is more complex than to say it all started in 1948. Perhaps many Palestinians today are descendants of Jews forced into Islam as well. There are god people on both sides. And there are evil people. One more on one side than the other is my opinion. You work hard to figure that out on your own. Good luck.

    • @ningxiabird
      @ningxiabird Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@TRYCLOPS1 with respect, the sephardic jews only made up about 5% of the population under Ottoman rule, didnt they ? It was 90% Arab, 5% Jewish, and other communities

  • @RedImaginationbyGG
    @RedImaginationbyGG Před 3 měsíci +9

    Geez! How many language you speak dude! Well done! I like how transparent you are with the information. Thank you!

  • @14xels88
    @14xels88 Před 6 měsíci +85

    You don't see a lot of footage like this.
    Good stuff Sabbatical, stay safe and God bless you.

    • @falconx4803
      @falconx4803 Před 6 měsíci +4

      i wonder why ? oh wait bcuz israel exist

    • @al0n123
      @al0n123 Před 5 měsíci

      give me a break lil bro maybe stop texting from the usa and come here to israel and visit, maybe go to Gaza with an LGBTQ flag? They will be very happy to welcome you im sure! 😄@@falconx4803

  • @EDINTHEWIND
    @EDINTHEWIND Před 6 měsíci +145

    The hospitality of those people was amazing. War is a racquet. We are humans and should care about each other.

    • @SOUTHERNMAN33
      @SOUTHERNMAN33 Před 6 měsíci +14

      They don't think like Westerners.

    • @Greenranger123
      @Greenranger123 Před 6 měsíci +25

      who started this war? oh yes it was hamas

    • @tuttlespeachtree3413
      @tuttlespeachtree3413 Před 6 měsíci +3

      A tennis racquet or a badminton racquet?

    • @EDINTHEWIND
      @EDINTHEWIND Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@tuttlespeachtree3413
      I guess auto correct got me again. I am not a rocket scientist or a grammar extraordinaire.

    • @tuttlespeachtree3413
      @tuttlespeachtree3413 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@EDINTHEWIND I didn't mean to jump on you my friend, I just thought it was a funny turn of phrase!

  • @FrenchieLearn
    @FrenchieLearn Před 3 měsíci +14

    You are crazy to travel there… god bless you. It is nice to see you safe. Thank you very much!

  • @jaredalexander7215
    @jaredalexander7215 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Brilliant documentary, thank you for your bravery! This is the best personal insight I have seen into the war.

  • @ADHD_Dad
    @ADHD_Dad Před 6 měsíci +660

    Don’t sell yourself short man. You may be the most unbiased journalist I’ve seen in a very long time.

    • @matacoyo
      @matacoyo Před 6 měsíci +7

      ikr

    • @donaldobrien9171
      @donaldobrien9171 Před 6 měsíci +99

      HE'S NOT A JOURNALIST! he is a youtuber!

    • @Heisthelightoftheworld
      @Heisthelightoftheworld Před 6 měsíci +16

      I just enjoy his travels and openness. I can vicariously travel with him.

    • @wendyHew
      @wendyHew Před 6 měsíci +31

      @@donaldobrien9171 Yeah thats true as journalists are not honest

    • @555rerun
      @555rerun Před 6 měsíci +14

      This is not journalism. Please learn proper terms.

  • @sdb3039
    @sdb3039 Před 6 měsíci +456

    Thanks Tommy, the hospitality shown to you by the Palestinians was a beautiful thing to see.

    • @Greenranger123
      @Greenranger123 Před 6 měsíci +45

      show him the pro palestinian protestors and see what he thinks of them then

    • @rubamann
      @rubamann Před 6 měsíci

      @Imnotabot78 Shows how the media have corrupted your thoughts

    • @gregorious123
      @gregorious123 Před 6 měsíci +118

      @@Greenranger123 slow day at Hasbara mr bot?

    • @justgreen4298
      @justgreen4298 Před 6 měsíci +37

      the acting palis; they welcome Timmy today but tomorrow if Timmy is not converting to their version of Islam, things will get bad real fast.

    • @icraftcrafts8685
      @icraftcrafts8685 Před 6 měsíci +52

      @@Greenranger123 when a kid with a rock is a threat to a big guy. isnt that the story of David and Golliath? the same David whose star is on that flag?

  • @domluminati427
    @domluminati427 Před 4 měsíci +5

    wow brother you are by far one of the bravest caucasian person on social media traveling alone to places that people.have gotten killed, robbed, mugged, etc. Kuddos to you but stay safe out there. Also amazed you spoke so many languages too. I spoke 5 only but dang you probably spoke like 20 plus. Mad props bro.

  • @waasar
    @waasar Před měsícem +5

    The hotel owner and his family are so lovely and welcoming. And it is so interesting to hear from them directly what life is like in these difficult times.

  • @lisaschuster686
    @lisaschuster686 Před 6 měsíci +247

    “It used to be a militarized border. Now it’s a little more complicated.” My laugh of the day. 😊

    • @Johmatri
      @Johmatri Před 6 měsíci

      @@udlrrldu621or youre just to stupid to understand what he is saying

    • @rikuu333
      @rikuu333 Před 6 měsíci +11

      @@udlrrldu621?

    • @janwedeler828
      @janwedeler828 Před 6 měsíci

      @@udlrrldu621 you are brainwashed;(

    • @Michaeleddlestien
      @Michaeleddlestien Před 6 měsíci +1

      As you can see the amophere is very sensitive she was really pleasant to him man on a winge.

    • @Teddzworth
      @Teddzworth Před 6 měsíci

      @@udlrrldu621 elaborate please

  • @Kaygee79
    @Kaygee79 Před 6 měsíci +55

    Thanks for taking us on this journey with you. The humanity is truly felt throughout this video. Also I don't think I'd ever have gone to these places my self so I learned a lot and saw a lot and I sort of feel like in a way I was there along for the adventure. Looking forward to the next!

  • @fastenseatbeltnow
    @fastenseatbeltnow Před 4 měsíci +21

    The Western Wall is not a remaining of the Jewish Temple - it’s a wall which surrounded the actual Temple, where the mosque is right now.
    So, the Western Wall is the closest a Jew can get to his most holy place. In comparison, Muslims have their Mekka and no one is holding them back from visiting it.

    • @deoczidGONI
      @deoczidGONI Před měsícem +2

      except all the times where israeli forces invade and unlawfully enter what is not theirs. which happens often..

    • @GadsdenHomie1776
      @GadsdenHomie1776 Před 7 dny +3

      Exactly. They get to go to Mekka anytime but Jews & Christians are prohibited from traveling all through Jerusalem.

    • @xyz-mx8iy
      @xyz-mx8iy Před 3 dny +1

      @@deoczidGONI when did israel invade the mekka

  • @matansegal731
    @matansegal731 Před měsícem +11

    I wouldn't say the "atmosphere is very excessive," being that there are constant terror attacks not only in that area but across all of Israel and Palestine. They're simply being cautious.

    • @danbarron8072
      @danbarron8072 Před 27 dny +1

      And yet it took the IDF over eight hours to respond on Oct. 7th. 🤔

    • @cantinadudes
      @cantinadudes Před 27 dny

      ​@@danbarron8072i dont think anybody doesnt believe that the IDF is abusing oct 7

    • @SilentNine
      @SilentNine Před 18 dny +1

      Not true but okay. You can believe what fox says

    • @danbarron8072
      @danbarron8072 Před 13 dny

      @@SilentNine CNN, NBC, etc, they're all saying the same shid. Clearly the establishment stands with 🇮🇱, no matter what.

  • @brendaoneill1581
    @brendaoneill1581 Před 6 měsíci +171

    Stay safe ... thank you for your brave reporting! Your humanity is what is important

    • @Geronimo7-7-7
      @Geronimo7-7-7 Před 6 měsíci +9

      Humanizing just one side in this video.
      - Sabbatical made it seem like Hamas atrocities of Oct 7th was justified by voicing Hamas' bogus reason for the attack at 8:52
      - Palestinians gave their deluded version of history and events without an Israeli response.
      - He highlights how hard it is to get between Palestinian cities without explaining that it is a time of war and attacks on Israelis are happening, and that checkpoints on those roads were put into place to stop Palestinian suicide bombers which murdered 803 Israeli civilians over 15 years.
      - When referencing Jew's holiest site he said it was "so they say" the original spot of the Jew's temple which was destroyed.
      To be fair he did make another video in Israel, so he tries to be balanced.

    • @adrianc8664
      @adrianc8664 Před 6 měsíci

      He said not a reporter 😉

    • @jamalsjamalse
      @jamalsjamalse Před 6 měsíci +1

      ⁠​⁠@@Geronimo7-7-7Which is good☺️

    • @Geronimo7-7-7
      @Geronimo7-7-7 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@jamalsjamalse Yeh, because Taqqiyah is good right ?

    • @berserk9564
      @berserk9564 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Geronimo7-7-7 have you read your talmud today boy?

  • @sxtywei0001
    @sxtywei0001 Před 6 měsíci +39

    Thanks man I'm saving this for a bed time video watch. Always enjoyed your videos and calm narratives in explaining controversial topics. Stay safe and may there be peace.

  • @thunderstreet78
    @thunderstreet78 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Great channel. I love the way you travel, with a sense of curiosity and an open mind. I have done it in the past and found that people were incredibly generous everywhere. I had a few mis-adventures with my planning and people always took me in and treated me as part of the family. In some place, I know it was because I was an American. In other places, it was in spite of being American. I always knew a bit of the local language to show respect, and I always tried to learn as much as possible. In a few cases I have witnessed the person who treated me so well turn around and be abusive toward a family member or someone else (directly or indirectly). It really makes you think about the masks people wear and appreciate those rare individuals who treat everyone as they want to be treated. Imagine a world where we treated everyone we encounter with the generosity with which we treat people we view as guests.

  • @mostafaazzam7254
    @mostafaazzam7254 Před 21 dnem +3

    You are such a kind person
    Thanks for covering and keep safe ❤

  • @allwhowander390
    @allwhowander390 Před 6 měsíci +402

    The Chinese family was so sweet. Their little son was trying to listen so intensely, he was adorable.

    • @Emppu_T.
      @Emppu_T. Před 5 měsíci +13

      Really nice family

    • @estoforte388
      @estoforte388 Před 5 měsíci +4

      were they Christians?

    • @rahbeat9785
      @rahbeat9785 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Yea i was melting over his cuteness! You can see its such a happy family

    • @allwhowander390
      @allwhowander390 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@Petegyu no I’m a girl…. So nooooo.

    • @Skankhunt42-gg6vf
      @Skankhunt42-gg6vf Před 5 měsíci

      @@Petegyuis that you Ghislaine maxwell

  • @slogsweep4922
    @slogsweep4922 Před 5 měsíci +87

    I was watching this on my head on
    my phone and I had to stop after 15 minutes. I thought this is just a fantastic vlog that’s well put together. It’s got history, geography, current affairs and humanity etc without political agendas. So I have subscribed and liked and will watch on my big screen to give it full justice. Respect and appreciation.

  • @kidrauhl0v3
    @kidrauhl0v3 Před 2 měsíci +2

    this is the most transparent and honest coverage ive seen in that area. thank you!

  • @michaeltweddle1184
    @michaeltweddle1184 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thankyou for your kind words and being humble take care love from England

  • @oguzhan9424
    @oguzhan9424 Před 5 měsíci +116

    Clicked by accident, never saw your channel or heard of it. Loved the content. You could almost smell the Middle-east. I loved the part when the Palestinian hotel owner accepted you inside and invited you to their late dinner. I genuinly got jealous and felt like i am not alive in the western world with all the (so called) comfort here… Thank you for this video

    • @annapachaclarke2392
      @annapachaclarke2392 Před 5 měsíci +8

      Me too, just seeing his channel. Honest and humane 😊

    • @oguzhan9424
      @oguzhan9424 Před 5 měsíci +6

      @@nty3929
      No you dont understand it, it not a lie, its a polite manner of saying "i can’t accept you" (whatever the reason may be). If the man was a liar who was up to no good he would not have invited him to his table! And anno 2023 no one cares about being recorded or not!

  • @tangerinq
    @tangerinq Před 6 měsíci +160

    As an Israeli, this was the first time I've seen footage from Ramallah streets. Thank you for this. Unfortunately, no peace is coming here anytime soon, but at least you help some of us see the people on the other side.

    • @2bitTank
      @2bitTank Před 6 měsíci +13

      @@Shacontrol lol so am i canadian? or an indian settler?

    • @sweetlan9319
      @sweetlan9319 Před 6 měsíci +14

      ​@@ShacontrolThey are settlers who expelled us all, and we are refugees in another country. My heart is breaking 💔

    • @m389nkfpe03
      @m389nkfpe03 Před 6 měsíci +22

      @@sweetlan9319 Israel isn't going to just give up and cease to exist I'm afraid. The rage can continue for decades or there can be some kind of accommodation.

    • @kobidalach5641
      @kobidalach5641 Před 6 měsíci +8

      @@Shacontrolyou can keep saying that, that’s not going to change anything

    • @aredope1670
      @aredope1670 Před 6 měsíci +11

      if it was not for the portugees and brits, you would have stayed in your land, and natives in their land "Canada." So, yeah, sad to break it to you, but you're objectively not a "Canadian," you are an Indian who's his father or grandfather decided to fly all the way to a land that was brutally stolen, occupied, and colonized. And the ones who did decided to give foreigners to the land the right to claim nationality and residenceship. Just like Israel (westerners from east and west claiming the right to own a land in a mediterranean land.@@2bitTank

  • @KECarter
    @KECarter Před 4 měsíci +14

    You were very brave to go there. Pray for peace for the whole region. Peace, healing, justice for all people.

  • @lovathon6365
    @lovathon6365 Před 4 měsíci +28

    I was a border checkpoint soldier back in 2016, and i hated working in Jerusalem because of the way the people coming in and out of the west bank were treated (the Jerusalem soldiers were just not nice people in general) - very tense all around, all the time, but for the most part the people just wanted to come in and work.
    I worked a lot on the west bank border checkpoints and those were significantly better than the Jerusalem ones, as our battalion commander was much nicer and understood that we should not interfere with the Palestinian lives - so make sure their crossing into israel was as smooth and quiet as possible. and even other units in the surrounding area that I worked with were just nicer altogether, they didn't want any beef with the palestinians. one thing to note between the areas is that soldiers outside of Jerusalem meet the same workers/etc again and again, so we were able to get to know them way more on a personal level and it made dealing with everyone much easier and an overall nicer experience. the palestinians want quiet on the border, so they also made sure to keep themselves in check by pointing out trouble makers and informing us of anything that may be talked about in their communities.

    • @yousefhamed
      @yousefhamed Před 3 měsíci +29

      no one likes a snitch, also no one likes murder and instability my man. Palestinians should not have to go through checkpoints in the west bank because travelling between Palestinian cities should not be restricted, I was treated like shit by a 19 years old soldier on checkpoints and he can even shoot you and not be held accountable, if that would happen in America, I'll be able to shoot back and protect myself, but I salute you for treating people nicely and speaking up because a 19 years old can ruin someone's day everyday and wreck their family and kill someone's father with no law to protect them.

    • @janjan55555
      @janjan55555 Před 2 měsíci

      Is this the part where we should pity you, and play world's smallest violin?! Everywhere *you people* go around the world, you guys are hated! (And I am not talking about the Palestinians) "So we should make their crossings into Israel as smooth as possible" ===> Yet the crossings WITHIN the Westbank are designed to make their life a living hell... Every country in the world recognizes Westbank to be Palestinian territory... You people really have something special waiting for you on Judgement Day, God doesn't stand on the side of the occupiers...

    • @NM297
      @NM297 Před 2 měsíci +5

      ​@yousefhamed no country allows you to cross their border whenever you want to. Jordan and Egypt don't either. It's a border. And too many terrorists want to cross it.

    • @yousefhamed
      @yousefhamed Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@NM297 its all Palestine

    • @NM297
      @NM297 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@yousefhamed Palestine is not an Arab name. It was adopted by area Arabs in the 60s. There's no "p" in Arabic. But then, you know all that Yousef.

  • @cw4861
    @cw4861 Před 6 měsíci +101

    10:05 "My mom's catholic, my father's a muslim... I guess that makes me jewish." I laughed my ass off!! Golden!

    • @Mike-nx5bm
      @Mike-nx5bm Před 6 měsíci

      Lol

    • @josevasquez7772
      @josevasquez7772 Před 6 měsíci

      Obviously they are both sick

    • @cw4861
      @cw4861 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@josevasquez7772 sure thing buddy you're not delusional nor racist

    • @jeremymott
      @jeremymott Před 5 měsíci +1

      The people in the area are all beautiful and that kind of humor is common

    • @jeannedarc7533
      @jeannedarc7533 Před 5 měsíci

      @@josevasquez7772 ...

  • @iamatlantis1
    @iamatlantis1 Před 6 měsíci +24

    Your vlogs always hit different. Makes me feel like i'm actually there with you thanks man. Stay safe out there.

  • @camilleconnaughton6325
    @camilleconnaughton6325 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Absolutely incredible video - you are amazing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

  • @rebereb3593
    @rebereb3593 Před 2 dny +3

    Just a correction at the 4:15 mark to say that Jerusalem isn't the most important place for Muslims - it's their third important place, Mecca being their first. It is noteworthy to add that Jerusalem isn't mentioned at all in the koran. Jerusalem is mentioned 626 times in the Tanakh and 141 times in the New Testament.

  • @josephdowling4524
    @josephdowling4524 Před 6 měsíci +93

    Thank you for the reality you presented Tommy . Heartening to see the West Bank hospitality accorded you . I appreciate your many videos .

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Před 6 měsíci

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)
      Salam (Peace) -------------

  • @shawnbarron2455
    @shawnbarron2455 Před 6 měsíci +528

    I was super excited to see this after your previous video. Really great job I think you've shown, whether Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Israeli, or Palestinian, people are just trying to survive in an insane world. People will blame whomever they want to blame, but I think everyone just want to be able to go home.

    • @britishcomedybroncorothschild
      @britishcomedybroncorothschild Před 6 měsíci

      The Palestinians proved they are above all that murdering for profit nonsense.

    • @nomadhomad3685
      @nomadhomad3685 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Here here

    • @David-yo8fv
      @David-yo8fv Před 6 měsíci +95

      Israeli here, the average Israeli has no problem with Palestinians who want to live peacefully.
      But most Palestinians don't recognize us legitimate

    • @helenawaking-mc7fp
      @helenawaking-mc7fp Před 6 měsíci +15

      Home where. They think that they are indigenous of the land. That's their problem and this will never happen. They need to get over it.

    • @abdulrahmanrahman4219
      @abdulrahmanrahman4219 Před 6 měsíci +84

      Israel soldiers are everywhere in Palestinian land

  • @emory4258
    @emory4258 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Thank you! Praying for everyone!

  • @olablues_score82
    @olablues_score82 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Ur contents are always educative,much ❤love brow

  • @eyemah4440
    @eyemah4440 Před 6 měsíci +66

    Thank you for your genuine and honest content. My boyfriend showed me ur vids and now we watch them together :3 Hello from Isabel and Albert across the world 👋 Stay safe friend ! 🙏

    • @donovanSMMsvlog1583
      @donovanSMMsvlog1583 Před 6 měsíci +12

      This is the most stressful video of yours that I had watch, be careful bro.

    • @brendaoneill1581
      @brendaoneill1581 Před 6 měsíci +12

      Agree! scared for your safety but grateful for your bravery ... love is stronger my friend ...believe in the goodness of humans around the world

  • @nl6766
    @nl6766 Před 5 měsíci +69

    Thank you Tommy for being a great vlogger. I love how you deliver it, just facts and not sensationalised. Keep up the good work!

  • @danielzuckerman3735
    @danielzuckerman3735 Před měsícem +37

    At minute 8:31 you can see a Jew talking to a soldier. He is not allowed to enter the Temple Mount site (which is also holy to Jews) and pray there, he asks the soldier: "What are you against the Jews". If the situation is explained, it should be explained to both parties. There are many Jewish sites that Jews are not allowed to enter in Jerusalem because this will cause tension between the Arabs and the Jews. Like the Temple Mount for example.

    • @deoczidGONI
      @deoczidGONI Před měsícem

      Israel itself took part in restricting access for non-Muslims, a bipartisan agreement to stop violent Zionists from sabotaging the mosque and other things. And yet how many times have we seen IDF siege the Temple Mount for no good reason at all?

    • @joes3256
      @joes3256 Před 7 dny

      A 2021 study by the New York Genome Center found that the predominant component of the DNA of modern Palestinians matches that of Bronze Age Palestinians (Canaanites) from around 2500-1700 BCE.[17]The original jews are the palestinian people, who were ethnically cleansed by invading zionists alien to the land. The third temple, Alaqsa, was built by the people of jerusalem, many jews who converted to islam during its construction upon the liberation of jerusalem from roman rule and the return of palestinian jews to jerusalem in 632-634 ad. The invading zionists, according to Israeli author Shlomo Sand in his book "The invention of the Jewish people are jewish converts alien to palestine. In the 8th century ad the Khazar kingdom in ukraine converted to judaism and would go on to make the ashkenazi jewish population in europe. Yemenis converted to judaism during the yemeni kindom o Himyar in the 5th century ad during the rule of Dul Nawas. There were jewish kingdoms in iraq and north africa as well. The palestinians are the eternal natives of the land. Free Palestine.

    • @segfault4568
      @segfault4568 Před 2 dny

      Yeah because the extreme ones start rioting and breaking things when they get inside the premises.

    • @muhammadrazziqbinmohdnazzr7065
      @muhammadrazziqbinmohdnazzr7065 Před dnem

      Its sad that both sides are restricted from their holy sites lets pray this war ends.

  • @Extra22183
    @Extra22183 Před měsícem +3

    Thank You for sharing about the Chinese , when I was in the Hospital for three weeks, A Christian Chinese girl shared with me that she got Baptized in the Jordan river . That's a Blessing from Above .

  • @Kamassit
    @Kamassit Před 5 měsíci +231

    You should be the role model for every American. You are always so respectful and kind to the people you come across with. :) you are a good man

    • @OsmanUzun-fr1zt
      @OsmanUzun-fr1zt Před 5 měsíci +2

      Abi even with an economic crisis you are donating?

    • @McGregor_1969
      @McGregor_1969 Před 5 měsíci +4

      I agree with you.... Tommy is a gentleman here in this video. I've just subscribed to his channel. 👍

    • @Rachelforpeace1
      @Rachelforpeace1 Před 5 měsíci +5

      He is antisemitic, don't support Lazy haters

    • @christopherkrause3255
      @christopherkrause3255 Před 5 měsíci

      @@Rachelforpeace1who cares 😂 Jews cry that while having hate for Muslims it is what it is. All religions are corrupt and are there for control and money

    • @ElBergMan
      @ElBergMan Před 5 měsíci +14

      Idk about that. Where is he being antisemitic?

  • @AshenAnkh
    @AshenAnkh Před 6 měsíci +27

    I absolutely love your channel. Thank you so much for being brave enough to visit these places and show us true humanity. ❤

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Před 6 měsíci

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)
      Salam (Peace) -------------

  • @Lovepeacejoy..
    @Lovepeacejoy.. Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thank you for the tour!

  • @ruipzmonteiro
    @ruipzmonteiro Před 4 měsíci +3

    from a portuguese anthropologist here, thank you for this video!

  • @welshrecon
    @welshrecon Před 6 měsíci +18

    Depressing how people from different ethnicities/religions can't come to compromise.

    • @Knotyoma
      @Knotyoma Před 6 měsíci +20

      When you think you’re superior and have no regard for the others humanity what do you expect.

    • @Anonymous------
      @Anonymous------ Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@Knotyoma
      Palestinians have been peacefully living at exactly where they are, but European NaZionist fake Semites came to steal their lands which they claim their religion has right to the those lands. H!tsler also used the same excuse to invade others.

    • @goofygrandlouis6296
      @goofygrandlouis6296 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Hate.
      Many people have it inside.

    • @floatingdisembodiedhead8975
      @floatingdisembodiedhead8975 Před 6 měsíci +4

      They could, but there's people with power who would like for them to keep hating on each other.

    • @Tm-gg2mz
      @Tm-gg2mz Před dnem

      Israel has tried many times but no peace deals have been accepted so far. In fact, Gaza was formerly a beautiful Israeli agricultural town called Gush Katif. Israel forcibly kicked out all residents and gave it over to the Palestinians so they would have a home and there would be peace. But they just elected hamas and started shooting rockets at Israel and there has been nothing but terror attacks and violence coming out of Gaza since.
      And 1948 was a war started by the Arabs in case you miss that. Israel miraculously won and the Palestinians who were kicked out or left, did so because of the Arabs who threatened them to leave. Those who stayed were granted Israeli citizenship with equal rights to Israeli Jews.
      Israel is not responsible for what happened to the Palestinians in 1948 but they are the only ones who have tried to make things better.
      Until October 7th, Israel would allow thousands of Palestinians into Israel daily to work. In fact, many of these workers were the ones who scoped out the kibbutzim which were attacked on October 7th and some even took part in the massacre despite having been treated like family by their Jewish employers.
      Israel would constantly allow Palestinians into Israel for medical treatment. Sinwar, the head of Hamas, was treated in an Israeli hospital for a brain tumor.
      Israel has been allowing aid into Gaza from the beginning and the only reason Palestinians don't have enough to eat at this point is because Hamas steals the aid. Hamas recently bombed the border crossing where all aid trucks were being allowed through because they don't want aid going to Palestinians. They want Palestinians to suffer and die because it gets media attention and gains them support.
      Wake up, read some actual history, and use your brain a little bit before making making ignorant comments. There is actually a right and wrong side in this situation. Hamas is evil and while I 100% believe there are innocent Palestinians, there are far less than it is made out to believe. Most support, are complicit or actively help Hamas.

  • @torresggustavo
    @torresggustavo Před 6 měsíci +19

    Thank you for REALLY showing what’s going on there right now. Very informative and obviously entertaining. Makes me want to visit the same areas one day.

  • @Benjamenvince
    @Benjamenvince Před měsícem +1

    This was great to see. Thank you, for putting yourself out there for the rest of us to get a great understanding of other cultures

  • @goldreverre
    @goldreverre Před 2 měsíci +2

    It's changed so much in 40 years. I traveled fairly freely throughout there. Jerusalem was bustling in all sectors with very little overt tension between them. The Muslim sector was vibrant. Jericho was lovely too. Both Israelis and Palestinians, although separate, seemed to be relatively more relaxed and tolerant than now. It appears to be harsher and more divided than ever before. I wonder how all the various minority religious and ethnic groups are navigating it... Druze, Samaritans, Orthodox copts, Muslim Jews, Christian Palestinians, Bedouins. It's a complex place.

  • @Zet4reticuli
    @Zet4reticuli Před 6 měsíci +157

    Man, what a great documentary this is and what a open minded person you are. This is absolutely amazing.

  • @schmoonkie
    @schmoonkie Před 6 měsíci +51

    Yours is the only travel channel I watch and you never disappoint. Great job on a very interesting video.

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Před 6 měsíci

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)
      Salam (Peace) -------------

    • @ImGlitcherTV
      @ImGlitcherTV Před 5 měsíci

      arab is better and crazier

    • @moshco23
      @moshco23 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@ImGlitcherTV
      Crazier? Yea. Better? Well, I'd love to hear what you Arabs contributed to the world.

    • @ismo9529
      @ismo9529 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@moshco23 the denial of history is astonishing. Jews were always welcomed by the Arabs while they were getting killed in Europe, that's one. The scientific method, algebra, alchemy, improvements on surgery, mathematics, influence on Europe that led to the rennaisance, do I need to add more. Stop downplaying a civilization just because they're the so called enemy.

    • @moshco23
      @moshco23 Před 5 měsíci

      @@mooiamacow
      It's a genuine question.

  • @mikecarroll5928
    @mikecarroll5928 Před měsícem

    This was a good documentary, brother. Glad you made it safely through it.

  • @rotem-shmueli
    @rotem-shmueli Před 4 měsíci

    5:24 this is so sweet how they tell her when they exit "thank you very much. good day" and she replies "good day. luck and blessing for all"

  • @Tysonnguyen808
    @Tysonnguyen808 Před 5 měsíci +58

    The part with the hotel owner was very heart warming. It also made me sad seeings such decent folks like that caught up in all this mess.

  • @margoxo100
    @margoxo100 Před 6 měsíci +23

    That was so sad seeing the man pray for peace. It hurts beyond words.

  • @elrubeno2000
    @elrubeno2000 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Do you know why they have checkpoints ? It seems like nobody knows what is going on over there , specially if you are just a tourist , maybe stick around a bit longer .

  • @deys888kaye
    @deys888kaye Před 25 dny

    Enjoyed watching your vlog. Brought back fond memories!

  • @673AWSF
    @673AWSF Před 6 měsíci +16

    “Moms a Roman Catholic, dads a Palestinian Muslim. I guess that makes me Jewish, I dunno” hahahaha

    • @Anonymous------
      @Anonymous------ Před 6 měsíci +1

      lsteal: If you believe Jesus Christ is real then you're antisemitic. 😂

    • @673AWSF
      @673AWSF Před 6 měsíci

      @@Anonymous------ alright.

    • @Anonymous------
      @Anonymous------ Před 6 měsíci

      @@673AWSF
      J.e.vv.z: Jesus Christ was an antisemite.

  • @VEX-2024
    @VEX-2024 Před 6 měsíci +15

    this was the best vlog i watched in a long time , i am really happy that you gave people an insight about what's really happening in there

  • @starofsiam1
    @starofsiam1 Před měsícem

    Your channel is incredibly authentic massive respect to you Sir🙏

  • @AC-wz9tx
    @AC-wz9tx Před 2 měsíci +6

    You can’t even buy some socks without it being political.

    • @daenerystargaryen500
      @daenerystargaryen500 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Because that’s their life! And Americans are contributing to their plight so they will tell. Stupidity knows no bounds right?

    • @AC-wz9tx
      @AC-wz9tx Před 22 dny +2

      @@daenerystargaryen500 I’m not sure what being upset at someone (American) who is purchasing socks from you is going to achieve, other than making them feel uncomfortable. It demonstrates a lack of understanding and emotional maturity. He’s not the president or a politician.

  • @malmoran8643
    @malmoran8643 Před 6 měsíci +65

    The hotel owner in Jericho was very welcoming, they really looked after you.

  • @Hmmm-hmmm
    @Hmmm-hmmm Před 5 měsíci +14

    What a beautiful, lovely visit. You have such a calming voice. I’m really glad you didn’t get stranded in Jericho. I’m glad the hotel and family hosts accommodated you. 🙏

  • @MyronMiller-yu7yy
    @MyronMiller-yu7yy Před 4 měsíci +2

    Absolutely a fascinating video you got here.I have always wondered what it was like in the Palestinian territorys.Good work

  • @stephenunterberg3222
    @stephenunterberg3222 Před 2 měsíci

    Holy moly! This is awesome coverage!!! Thank you!!!!

  • @JeffreyWillis800
    @JeffreyWillis800 Před 6 měsíci +20

    Your video gave some of us, like me, our first real experience with life in the West Bank. Amazing, thank you. I feel like you could spend months there teaching us about the place.

  • @Xandertank2010
    @Xandertank2010 Před 6 měsíci +49

    the hotel owners are so kind, i hope they can withstand all this chaos...

  • @surysays
    @surysays Před měsícem

    @11:14 what a beautiful, kind hearted and pure man to ask for peace and prayer for everyone 🩷

  • @StrychtenFilms
    @StrychtenFilms Před 3 měsíci +4

    Your channel is so real and refreshing. Please continue being a genuine person. You are our portal to the globe, and you can talk in any language. What a talent

  • @digdouglasdig
    @digdouglasdig Před 6 měsíci +167

    I would give you 10 thumbs up, if I could. There are good people everywhere, and the media is nothing but lies. The problem is too many good people listen to the media in the locations in which they live. Bravo on your confidence in humanity.

    • @msbluejay3
      @msbluejay3 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Exactly. The main stream media hasn’t covered this genocide for 75 years. The horrific atrocities that are only coming out to many of us because of social media. Many journalists privately say that they want to cover the stories that are happening to the Palestinians in Israel, the their bosses say no. I guess the bosses are tied to Zionist Israel somehow. Check out: “Britain Rises for Gaza: Lowkey exposes Israelis waning grip on politics” . He explains how Israel is tied to main stream media. Justice for Palestinians. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

    • @den264
      @den264 Před 5 měsíci

      Palestine was the most peaceful laconic place on earth until the Zionist Jews arrived from Europe in 1948.

    • @theinngu5560
      @theinngu5560 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Yes agree ..it’s good to see the good people and not just the bad ones that MSM shows us …..

  • @magicpenuts6934
    @magicpenuts6934 Před 6 měsíci +187

    u know u can shoot someone with a camera or a communication device and its not a war crime this is very interesting i think be careful

  • @timbo5053
    @timbo5053 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Great video - honest and interesting.

  • @bigboy3775
    @bigboy3775 Před 3 měsíci +7

    "It will take 5 hours to pass the checkpint"... 5 mins later -> "It took 25 minutes from Jericho to Jerusalem"

    • @Mudall13
      @Mudall13 Před 2 měsíci

      Depends on their mood once it took me from 2 PM - 10 PM from Jericho to a village near Jerusalem ( without the checkpoint is 30 min ride) a pregnant women had to use the bathroom, kids were hungry me personally I got my period and was in a shitty situation also my parents could not come pick me (thankfully my friend's family picked us up) bcs they were allowing people to leave Jericho (with humiliation and 8h delay ) but closing the checkpoint for people to enter it. all of this while not having enough sleep and coming back from the airport leaving from Italy to Jordan crossing 2 bridges then a checkpoint for 8 h then finally home.

  • @garydrawsandpaints7745
    @garydrawsandpaints7745 Před 6 měsíci +28

    As a artist I always wanted to visit, paint and draw all of those ancient places and sketch portraits at all those fantastic faces…..looks like I’m going to wait a few decades for that to happen. Perhaps sooner….keep those video coming Tommy!!

    • @eden5260
      @eden5260 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Few decades ?
      You aren't aware how things work on this region
      Things get back to normal really quick
      This may be a long war but it will end in a couple of months or so by mid year at the latest things will be the new normal

    • @Corinabs
      @Corinabs Před 6 měsíci +2

      Most places in Israel are still safe to be in

    • @Aksarallah
      @Aksarallah Před 6 měsíci

      few centuries maybe, defenitely not under a western colonial occupation exists

    • @JamesSulivan-nj8cv
      @JamesSulivan-nj8cv Před 6 měsíci

      Jerusalem is very safe. It is good to come now cause there are no tourist cand crowd. You will not enjoy it when the pilgrims comes back.

    • @JamesSulivan-nj8cv
      @JamesSulivan-nj8cv Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@Aksarallahwrong.

  • @AS-kp1xu
    @AS-kp1xu Před 6 měsíci +7

    I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for taking this trip and bringing us along.

  • @edmorel134
    @edmorel134 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Fascinating, thank you for this.

  • @angelvides5232
    @angelvides5232 Před 4 měsíci

    TOMMY, WHAT ACTION CAMERA DO YOU USE FOR THIS VIDEO..??
    HOW MANY BATTERIES??
    THANK YOU ..!! 🤗

  • @Sekir0012
    @Sekir0012 Před 6 měsíci +137

    Hey Tommy, when I first saw your video about going to Israel i thought you were crazy. But you are giving a lot of insight to the outside world with your signature authenticity. Be safe there man, love the content as always.

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Před 6 měsíci

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)
      Salam (Peace) -------------

  • @Patchogs
    @Patchogs Před 6 měsíci +142

    Above all things Tommy your videos make me love humans more and more.
    We may have geographical, religious or political differences, but we are more the same than we are different.
    Big love.

    • @brendaoneill1581
      @brendaoneill1581 Před 6 měsíci +12

      Love what you said ...yes the human heart is full of love no matter what ... Stay HUMAN ❤

    • @meorme6603
      @meorme6603 Před 6 měsíci +7

      We probably share a lot of the same dna ✌️ we look alike that's why it tears my heart to see us at war. 😢 we all lose, and the All mighty is also crying , may we find a peaceful solution for the future of the children .

    • @tedc7714
      @tedc7714 Před 6 měsíci +3

      It sounds good, but the real world has never been true. Someone has to stand on the wall so others may sleep.

  • @Whitebeard1111
    @Whitebeard1111 Před 29 dny +1

    This is one of the best shows I watched in a long time get me out of the mainstream crap I had to subscribe just an awesome show

  • @BuzztronicEmpire
    @BuzztronicEmpire Před 5 měsíci +1

    very touching video
    also, holy crap, how many languages does this guy speak? :O incredible!

  • @stephaniebingman8990
    @stephaniebingman8990 Před 6 měsíci +37

    I love watching your videos!
    My family visited Israel in 1999 and Israel, Egypt, and Jordan in November 2000. I remember that there were boulders everywhere and there was a conflict at that time. The roads into Bethlehem were closed and we had to take back roads. All these places that you visited, I remember visiting even though I was only 6 and 7 when we visited. But it had such an immense impact on me and my life. I remember the people in this region being SO kind. They gave me things everywhere I went. I also remember thinking how odd it was that it was such a militarized place. Our bus driver was Muslim and he gave me a stuffed ram. There was also security everywhere! Our hotels even had X-ray machines like the ones in the airport. Our tour guide was Jewish. Even though there is conflict with people, they got along. I think it’s so different being there than just reading about it or seeing it on the news.
    A (French? I think?) camera crew actually followed our tour group around for a bit, but I’ve never found the footage. It would be neat to see.

    • @Audioze-
      @Audioze- Před 6 měsíci +7

      There is no israel, its palestine

    • @DJVideso
      @DJVideso Před 6 měsíci

      You're ignorant@@Audioze-

    • @Rogue-7.62
      @Rogue-7.62 Před 6 měsíci +5

      ​@@Audioze-what does your currency say? your money? Oh wait....you have no Palestinian currency! Not a country!

    • @reremohamed7748
      @reremohamed7748 Před 6 měsíci +5

      ​@@Rogue-7.62 Oh, and did you have a passport before 48 with the Palestinian state written on it, or did your ancestors live in Germany, Russia, or Britain? What is your origin?

    • @Rogue-7.62
      @Rogue-7.62 Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@reremohamed7748 US, yes we had passports and currency, Palestine has neither.

  • @sleeptemple1564
    @sleeptemple1564 Před 6 měsíci +64

    Dude, Your channel is changing my whole perspective by adding so many new layers of awareness. Thank you.

    • @Ismail-ts3gx
      @Ismail-ts3gx Před 6 měsíci +9

      nice try buddy@@YaakovAltmann

    • @falconx4803
      @falconx4803 Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@YaakovAltmann i know you're talking abt israel

    • @__-fu5se
      @__-fu5se Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@YaakovAltmann It's almost as if one is a priveleged, power-entrenched, despotic place while the other are mere people trying to make do of their everyday life with whatever scraps they can.

  • @dchiffy
    @dchiffy Před 4 měsíci

    Great perspective, thank you

  • @lucascreediv1283
    @lucascreediv1283 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Most holy ad of all time ground news has been blessed 😢

  • @dawnelooney9875
    @dawnelooney9875 Před 6 měsíci +99

    Truly lovely hospitality in Palestine. Glad you are safe and Jericho seems like it would be. cool. Safe Journeys.

    • @Hshdzsskidi
      @Hshdzsskidi Před 6 měsíci

      ​@YaakovAltmann so can u explain why the IDF is always raiding there because they say Hamas doesn't control the west bank.Are Palestinians also terrorists?

    • @apollo3831
      @apollo3831 Před 6 měsíci

      @@YaakovAltmann There has been no suicide bombings there, keep lying israeli.

    • @khaderlander2429
      @khaderlander2429 Před 6 měsíci +30

      That hospitality is why they took advantage of them. Time doesn't matter how long will not be with oppressors.

    • @apollo3831
      @apollo3831 Před 6 měsíci +8

      @@khaderlander2429 Very true.

    • @Hshdzsskidi
      @Hshdzsskidi Před 6 měsíci +19

      @khaderlander2429 bro stop with yo bs.We have seen Not only in this videos but many good Palestinians and good jews.Who makes it bad for everyone is the terrorists. Man we outsiders love both nations and both should live in peace

  • @atarikatari
    @atarikatari Před 6 měsíci +134

    It's so eye opening to see your experiences, how the people react to you, and just everything about this. Thanks for educating us a little on the way too

    • @jim52356
      @jim52356 Před 6 měsíci +7

      "Are you a political blogger?" wtf

  • @neverknowit11
    @neverknowit11 Před 24 dny +2

    Showing how similar they are ultimately striving for peace.

  • @phillip147
    @phillip147 Před měsícem

    i can feel the tension through the screen I cannot imagine what it feels like to actually be there

  • @farooqkeita700
    @farooqkeita700 Před 6 měsíci +9

    The instant stress i could see set in when he learned he might not be able to get out was visible. Really helped to understand the situation

  • @ungesalsa2554
    @ungesalsa2554 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Literally just finished watching your previous video, clicked on your channel and saw "6 minutes ago" under this video. Couldnt believe my eyes. Amazing content!

  • @zhena-iq7sj
    @zhena-iq7sj Před 19 dny

    I’m curious about why you can understand so many different languages . Amazing and respectful ❤thanks for sharing