Masada

10 Days on Birthright

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January 8th 2008
So I'm writing this entry nearly six months later, but I wanted to start the blog by cataloging past travels before I embark on new ones, so these first few back-dated entries will just provide the "set-up" so to speak. In this entry, I will rewrite/edit what I wrote in the journal that I kept for all 10 days. So bear with the potential randomness. 30 December It's been a long trip, but I'm ... read more

Middle East » Israel

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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