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The Western Wall and the Dead Sea

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July 31st 2008
So, yesterday was one of my favorite days (so far, of course). We stayed in an international hostel in the old part of Jerusalem. The "streets" are narrow walkways paved with ancient stones (one area actually said the stones were from the Roman period), buildings built on top of each other for the last thousand years. On the inside the buildings look like little caves, with arches supporting the s ... 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