It's been a while

So, I went to Hebron, in the West Bank, you can ask me about the details later... But I witnessed the effects of the occupation on regular people. I was mostly around Tel Rumeida, where some insane Israeli settlers live in the middle of Hebron. A few moved in after 1967, and more have been moving in and establishing other settlements since. They have a few streets to themselves, free from any Palestinians, right in the middle of the city of 165,000 people. The Israeli army literally welded the doors shut of the Palestinian houses and shops. The settlers have tons of IDF/IOF troops stationed around them, and there are many checkpoints around town, where people are searched and held up (in 2 ways) by 19-21 year old soldiers. Around the settlements, the Palestinians have cages around their windows, because the settlers routinely throw rocks and other objects at them. In a main market street, there is a big fence/mettle mesh over the walkway, protecting the people below from objects thrown by the settlers who live above.
The settlers have a "price tag" policy which states that any action they perceive as being "against" them from the Israeli army/authorities or anyone else, the settlers do something against the Palestinians around the settlements. The army, who is constantly around the settlers, is only interested in protecting the settlers, so the settlers go unpunished. In late 2008, the "House of Peace," a h0rribly named house illegally occupied by settlers, was taken over by the army, and the residents were evicted. So the settlers went crazy, and rioted through town (watch some youtube videos), burning tons (i'm not sure how many, at least 25) of cars, etc. https://www.ijn.com/ijn-news/israel/587-jew-vs-jew-violence-over-evacuation-of-peace-house-in-hebron
The leader of Kach, (not sure of their current name) lives in Tel Rumeida, too. His name is Noam Federman. His political party constantly changes their name, because Kach/Kahana Chai is officially a terrorist organization in the US, Israel, and the EU. He's protected by the Israeli army in Hebron.
Anyway, it was really interesting. The old city area is beautiful, and the Ibrahimi Mosque/Cave of the Patriarchs is amazing. (look up the 1994 massacre there) People were really nice, and food was really good and cheap.
2 days ago I crossed the Israel-Egypt border, and now I'm here in Dahab, a touristy town on Red Sea. I'm enrolled in a diving class, so I can finally get my certification. I plan on going to St. Catherine's monestary, climbing Mt. Sinai, going to Luxor, the pyramids, and Cairo in the next week. Kind of a lot packed into a little amount of time. Then, I'll fly to Istanbul. For now, though, I'm paying $3 a night (with my Brazilian roommate), eating good food, and taking it easy.