[Foundation-l] Partecipation in Wikimania 2011

[Yaroslav M. Blanter]

> We will in fact be offering day trips on the last day of the
> conference (August 7th). More information on our conference website.
> Baqa or Nazlat 'Isa don't really make for interesting enough tourist
> trips to warrant an organized tour to. I would suggest, as another
> possibility in the West Bank, to visit Bethlehem instead. It has much
> higher touristic value. We will be checking out options to have this
> included as a possible day trip. Thousands of tourists travel there
> every week - it's only about 5 miles south of Jerusalem...
> 
> 
> Harel

I have visited Bethlehem on my own on a couple of occasions, and I agree
that this is an interesting tourist destination, but as far as I understand
Israeli citizens are not allowed in (Zone A or smth), which may make the
things messy.

Cheers
Yaroslav