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Adam spoke Arabic with the locals sitting on a hill overlooking the Sea. The Palestinians loved Adam. When they recognized his Iraqi accent their eyes lighted up and they invited us to their home for dinner.

A Bedouin style restaurant with pillow lined outdoor seating caught our attention. Colorful sauces, meats, cucumbers, cabbage, dill and olives filled the long serving table. After a Carlsberg, humus plate, kabobs and soft music I was completely relaxed and sleepy.

Two members of my team arrived in Haifa to support the program schedule planning. I nicknamed them 'Doom' and 'Gloom' out of their less than enthusiastic response to our Lebanese excursion. We rented separate cars, as I didn't think they would be interested in bus riding adventures or lighting fireworks in the spirit of a belated forth of July celebration. Some people aren't as adventurous or patriotic as others.