MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS SUMMER
Women fully clothed in traditional Islamic wear for women stroll down the beach on the Muslim day of rest in the Mediterranean coastal city of Gaza Friday July 27, 2001. Despite the 11 months of violence Israelis and Palestinians take a break to enjoy the mediterrenean beaches and the Dead Sea, where under growing tensions and in the case of Gaza under closure people try to make the best of their summer and carry on a normal life. (AP PHOTO/Elizabeth Dalziel)