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A Walk Around West Jerusalem; and, The Case of Gilad Shalit

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August 3rd 2010
3 August 2010 0945 (GMT +3) Jerusalem, Israel Another month down. The last few days I've been taking it easy, enjoying not being in school. Thus, not much of interest to write. I took a walk around the Old City again the other day. I tried to get into the Temple Mount but, again, was told that it was closed. The area itself is under the control of the Islamic Waqf, and the hours can ... 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