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Downtown Bethlehem
Behind Jerusalem

December 10th 2009
Bethlehem is only 10km away from Jerusalem. But it may as well be on the other side of the world. Because getting there so I have to cross the security fence and enter Palestine. Actually I was quite nervous about it as well. The West Bank has been built up by the international media into a extrememly dangerous world, loaded with unexploded bombings. Getting into Palestine wasn't difficult, ... read more
Middle East » Israel » West Bank » Bethlehem

Israeli Flag 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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