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Source: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/visiting-ramallah/
Visiting Ramallah
(Times of Israel) Lilia Gaufberg - This past July I visited Ramallah, the primary Palestinian-Arab city in the West Bank. I saw gorgeous apartment buildings, schools, and towering mosques contrasted with littered streets. I witnessed girls in tank tops and shorts drinking iced coffees in front of mosques during the call to prayer. In Ramallah, everywhere you turn, a vehement hatred of Israel and a denial of Jewish history in the Land of Israel pulses throughout the city. Streets and squares are named after internationally recognized terrorists. The main museum, Yasser Arafat Museum, contains exhibits which praise the intifadas, the terror wars inflicted upon Jews. People on the streets are warm and welcoming, but the city speaks of a consensus towards the complete destruction of Israel and, ultimately, the Jewish people. Mothers and their children walk down streets with images of murderers pasted on the walls of shops and cafes. The advocating of violence masked under the noble guise of "resistance" is rampant. A hatred of Israel and a narrative of injustice towards the Palestinian people is woven into the societal fabric.