Tel Aviv Museum

This was the room in which David Ben-Gurion announced the declaration of the State of Israel in 1948. This modest art gallery was chosen for the spot of declaration for safety purposes. This is essentially a basement that would serve as a bomb shelter in the likelihood of an reactional attack.

Israel in a Nutshell

July 3rd 2008
Hi Everyone, I am sorry it took me so long to get a proper post up, but I have not had more than a few minutes at a computer and wanted to try and at least do some justice to my experience here in Israel. This may be a bit of a long entry as I have so much to share. I will warn you right now, there is NO WAY I can come close to doing justice to this trip. But here goes: I really didn't know ... read more

Middle East » Israel

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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