Holy Land: Something to Agree On

Matthew Harrison

November 12, 2008
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It’s amazing what you come across on top of Mountains. 
We met some Israeli soldiers at the top of Mount Tabor.  Our guide Arthur struck up a conversation with them and they offered us some coffee they were brewing on a single burner camp stove.  Though not a coffee drinker, I didn’t want to appear impolite and after some coaxing I decided to sample a cup (or in this case, a glass). 
It was fantastic!  I asked what gave it its unique flavour.
“It has cardamom in it.” The soldier revealed to as he handed over a green and white package covered in foreign characters, “It’s Arab.”
Pausing, he added sheepishly, “They make the best coffee.”