Politic and bicycling

The situation here in Israel is still affected by the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, with the problems between Hamas and Fatah. Some months ago 2 school teachers on a 1-year contact from Canada and the USA, were in Gaza and in the week-ends would come to Jaffa Old Hostel for staying in TLV. The would leave Gaza City on a Friday, escorted by 24 soldiers to the border to Israel other wise it would not be save for them to get out. As soon there were in Israel it was safe and they could take the bus to Jaffa/TLV. When they were going home it was just the opposite, taking the bus from Jaffa to the border, meeting up with the 24 soldiers waiting for them at the border and escorting them back to Gaza City, so that the would teach again Sunday morning.