[Recon Dad]

This was not done to Alan West it's the way they have been doing it since the Israeli's turned over the area to the PA. The tour bus pulls up to the wall you get out of the bus walk a 100 yards to another tour bus with an arab guide. The idea was to give the Palestinians an opportunity to make a buck on the tourist.
The fact that West made a point out of it was the best he could do.
My advice to anyone is skip going to Bethlehem it's not safe and once they get you over there you're as good as a hostage.

[gogogodzilla]

So, if the Jewish tour guide wanted to tag along as a paying customer, there is no reason for the PA to deny him.