Gush Katif glue and paper houses

More catching up

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November 12th 2008
Shalom from Isra'el, and the City of the Great King! Mitchel and Mom went to the busy and well-known places today called the "Shuk" (pronounced "shook") and "Ben Yahudah" street. The shuk is full of open market-type sales. Most of it is fresh things like fish, whole or pieced, in barrels of ice to buy for dinner, or fruits and vegetables galore. I am sorry that I didn't have the camera with ... 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