Palace View

View from under the previous scaffolding. The surrounding walls are semi-recent (a few hundred years old) and were erected by an Ottoman leader out of fear that European nations were going to start a new crusade.

City of David

June 13th 2007
June 13, 2007 So the Yeshiva I’m staying at is pretty chilled. It’s definitely laid back about the religious observance of its students. Obviously it’s not secular, but luckily they don’t force anything upon us. To give you an idea, I’ve barely prayed since I got here, and I wear shorts, sandals, and a t-shirt to the classes. Attendance, by the way, is optional. Most of the people in my ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more

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