The Land of Milk and Honey » The Land of Milk and Honey
The phrase, The Land of Milk and Honey, comes from the bible. Exodus to be precise. In context it is the promised land. God saving the Jews from the Egyptians and delivering them to the safety of The Land of Milk and Honey. Now you know what we’re talking about.
You’d think, therefore, that the Idiom would be pretty popular amongst zionists, and not so big in the Palestinian sector. Surprisingly this doesn’t seem to be the case. In 2007, when I was first lucky enough to visit Israel and the Occupied Territories, I noticed that this title was used proudly by all sides of the dispute. In an area where land is such a controversial commodity I remember being amazed when the Palestinian bus driver proudly proclaimed “Welcome to the Land of Milk and Honey” as we drove through the desert.
Hopefully that little trip down memory lane puts this blog in some sort of context. The blog will be following my travels in Israel and the Occupied Territories during Weeks 2 & 3. Whilst in Israel I will be conducting a number of interviews for Nouse, meaning that I will get to meet some pretty exciting and unique people. I’ll be publishing details of some of these interviews as we get closer to the trip, and as more and more details become available.
This blog by the way is not political. It may raise political issues or my reaction of what I’ve seen on a day to day basis may seem political, but the blog itself is not political. There is no motive in writing this, except that I hope to share my experiences.
I’m glad we’ve got that out the way.
So please feel free to join in and ask questions or whatever in the comment forums. I’ll also be twittering my way through the middle east – jbulley1 – so if that’s you’re kind of thing feel free to join in.
Updates on interviews and meetings to come.
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