The Green Line

Back in Jerusalem. I went on Highway 6 to get here, which runs pretty much parallel to The Green Line for much of the way. The Green line is the imaginary line (was it imaginary?) that was drawn between Israel and the West Bank when Israel occupied that territory in 1967 (right? haha uh oh I had better get my dates right, that could be embarrassing). So basically we were driving along this afternoon, and I'm looking to my left, and there is the West Bank. right there. It looked just like the other side of the highway, I'm not going to lie. I didn't even see any terrorists or anything.

-aw c'mon, that was funny. Don't be so paranoid, I was putting myself in more danger by being on the Israeli roads than by being near the green line. Have I mentioned that Israeli drivers are insane? Seriously, driving in Israel should be considered an extreme sport. The lines are used more as suggested guidelines, instead of clear markings of whose lane belongs to whom. Drivers meander all over the road, and leadfoot doesn't even begin to describe the extreme acceleration and immediate brake-stomping experience. You might hear horns honking, but it's not necessarily for any particular reason. My uncle says that when Israelis get on the roads, they go to war. This is soooooooo true. and we won't even get into the compensation conversation, ahahahaaa..... what?

what?