Tamar, Stanley & the Mediterranean

Biblical Weather

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February 7th 2010
Every so often I am strongly reminded that I am living in the land of the Bible. Sometimes it is the ancient stones all around me or the tour buses with the wide-eyed tourists that drive down Derech Hevron on their way to pilgrimage sites. This week it was the weather. All kinds of strange things came from the sky! Last Saturday in the late afternoon there was sudden rain storm that apparently ... 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