24 HOURS JERUSALEM – 26’ - PART 8: 8:30-9 pm
08:00:02
... 8:30pm in Jerusalem... in the street of the Prophet, in the West of the city, lies the Abraham hostel… 250 beds and a young audience… at the bar, young musicians perform once a week, waiting to be discovered… Michael Greilsammer usually performs with his band in front of large audiences but he also plays with his wife Shimrit in a duet, in small, dirty gigs… not home games in front of the fans, but in front of a small mix from the whole world… in front of guests that are yet to be convinced…
08:01:45
… 8:32pm… religions from 3 different eras argue over Jerusalem… Muslims have more than 1400 years on their calendar, Christians more than 2000 and Jews more than 5700 years…
20:31:29
… Up until WWI, Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire... afterwards, it became a British mandated territory... at the centre of the mandate: Jerusalem... after Israeli independence, the city was divided in 1948 – The East became part of Jordan, the West became the capital of Israel ... During the 6 day war in 1967, Israel conquered the Eastern side of the town as well, extended its borders, and declared the whole of Jerusalem to be the capital of the country ... this status is not internationally recognised. According to the UN, East-Jerusalem is an occupied territory and claimed by the Palestinians as their capital.
08:03:00
… from the Mount of Olives one can see over the Old City to West Jerusalem… here, at the HaMartef theatre, the audience is waiting for the star of the evening…for Ysrael Campbell… but he’s just had coffee at a restaurant together with his manager and roadie, Garry… at least Yisrael knows where the theatre is…
08:04:33
… the orthodox Jew Aaron Beck, works for United First Aid …
08:05:13
… 8 … 35pm ...
08:05:18
… Youngsters living in East Jerusalem looking for fun visit the pool salon, the shisha bar or an Internet café to be Lionel Messi once and beat major European clubs… women and girls are rarely seen here…
08:05:43
… the Holy Sepulchre closes its gates in 25 minutes. …
08:06:18
… while boys at the Internet café wouldn’t attract attention in Paris or Berlin, nearly all girls wear headscarves and long coats in the Arab quarters like Issawija… this is where Konstanze Klatt and her husband Jamal live… Constanze is from Germany, Jemal was born in Jerusalem
08:06:44
… they both met in Barcelona, both are architects, they have one daughter…
08:07:31
… Yisrael Campbell is an ultra orthodox Jew – but he hasn’t always been…
08:09:08
…8:39… Michael and Shimrit Greilsammer play the second song of their performance… their music is a mix of Irish folklore and reggae, with a touch of Rock’n’Roll
08:09:55
… so far, the audience is interested – but not quite yet euphoric …
08:10:13
… rockets explode over Issawija… when the weekend begins, weddings are celebrated and fireworks are part of it… only a few stalls are still open in the Old City and in Mahane Yehuda, the Market in the West, traders slowly clear the field…
08:10:56
… Jenann al Dijani persues her hobby in her room… and she’s making plans… at the Holy Sepulchre, the guards loose patience with the pilgrims…
08:11:32
… Jenann is 16 years old and goes to school; natural science is her favourite subject…
08:13:16
… second assignment for Aron Beck… a helpless woman stranded on the West Jerusalem bus station…
08:13:32
… a car from United Hatzallah is already on its way, but they have asked for support – Aron is an experienced paramedic…
08:13:50
…United Hatzallah has a network of volunteers covering the whole country… they aim to reach every location within 90 sec. – but at the very least within 3 min….
08:14:28
… the woman is responsive but her answers unintelligible… either she has drunk too much or she’s confused…
08:17:04
… 8:37pm in Jerusalem… in the German colony, drivers are looking for parking spaces… the Legacy Hotel is in the East… Chef Jonny Goric prepares filled avocado and redefines Palestinian cuisine…
08:17:56
… in the restaurants in the West of the city, guests discuss the news of the day… the situation in the Near East, the civil war in Syria, the revolution in Egypt and the increasing influence of radical religious groups….
08:18:52
… the emergency call at the bus station appears to be more like a cry for help… none of this will be in the paper the next day…
08:19:44
… Aron Beck drives to his next assignment… in her room, Jenann al Dijjani works on her next piece of jewellery…
08:20:52
… at the Abraham Hostel, the Greilsammer duo slowly gets a hold on the audience… another two songs and their short concert will be over…
08:25:20
… in the next episode of 24h Jersusalem, a legendary DJ will perform in an even more legendary club… he will remember times when peace seemed within reach, before it was buried beneath the next war…two men contemplate the possible future of the city, without agreement… a future that remains to be seen…
