Stephen and Jason at the Western Wall

Jerusalem

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May 31st 2008
Greetings from Jerusalem, the Holy Land. Israel is an amazing country so far and the journey across the Jordon/Israel border was interesting to say the least. It was here that we met some great people, who became our border crossing buddies - Erin and Jason from San Francisco. Our journey began early, catching a taxi to just before the King Hussein Bridge. From there we caught another taxi ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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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