https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/09/14/nordlinger-in-jerusalem/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:36:55 -0400<![CDATA[I have been enjoying parts I and II of Jay Nordlinger&#8217;s Israel journals in part because I haven&#8217;t been in that country since 1992 when I spent a few weeks in a kibbutz by the Dead Sea. I went over to Jericho then, a lovely Arab town only minutes away. I have a suspicion such side trips are no longer on most people&#8217;s itineraries, but I was interested to read that the American Colony Hotel, a Graham Greeneish locale where I stayed on my first trip in the early eighties, is still a popular hangout for the lito-journo set. Nordlinger met Palestinian porteparolista Saed Erekat there, he of the three thousand dollar suits. (What, Jay, no Erekat sartorial update?)]]>Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:03:43 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2004/09/14/nordlinger-in-jerusalem-n204647