Jisr az-Zarqa

On Ramadan, the main roads of Jisr az-Zarqa are speckled with stands selling freshly fried felafel, bright pickles and fluffy pitas. Jewish Israelis who visited on a recent tour came to taste the flavors of the Ramadan month.

One casualty of the Israeli-Hamas conflict are Ramadan tours that bring Jews and Muslims together

Lifestyle & Belief

Twenty percent of Israeli citizens are Arab. And recently, Muslim towns like Jisr az-Zarqa, on the Israeli coast, have been holding Ramadan tours to bring in income, show Islamic traditions and build bridges between Jews and Muslims. But this year, the conflict in Gaza has intervened.Twenty percent of Israeli citizens are Arab. And recently, Muslim towns like Jisr az-Zarqa, on the Israeli coast, have been holding Ramadan tours to bring in income, show Islamic traditions and build bridges between Jews and Muslims. But this year, the conflict in Gaza has intervened.