An ultra-orthodox Jewish man walks by a building site with posters showing what will be: ‘To live at the peak, to be as close as can be’. Sounds so good, who would not want just that? Humans will keep doing their best to destroy this city. day #8 @dakiloulou for @burndiary #build #poster #jewish #ultraorthodox …

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A. takes another break from the potato peeling, needs both hands to tell a younger brother what happened in the community since he last visited. day #8 @dakiloulou for @burndiary #potato #kugel #family #jewish #jerusalem #burndiary

Brothers dressed in identical stripes catch the last rays of sun as they come out of the synagogue and hurry off somewhere, in this part of town everybody is always in a rush for no apparent reason. day #8 @dakiloulou for @burndiary #stripe #rush #jewish #jerusalem #burndiary

Step outside to finish off a little mission just in time for the eastern sun to start showing some mercy, good light is down to a couple of hours daily this time of year. day #8 @dakiloulou for @burndiary #mission #suncat #light #jerusalem #burndiary

Boy on horseback by the old city walls, a stone throw away from where I used to live not too long ago. The unwritten list of familiar places never to call home gets longer. Oh Jerusalem, you are one of a kind, I did not miss you. day #7 @dakiloulou for @burndiary #ride #boy #horseback …

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Afternoon in the bazaar, hunger. day #7 @dakiloulou for @burndiary #bazaar #jerusalem #palestinian #hunger #burndiary

A last ray of sun shines on a boy as he prepares an outdoor hooka bar for tonight’s ‘after Iftar’ celebrations. day #7 @dakiloulou for @burndiary #ramadan #iftar #palestinian #jerusalem #burndiary