Helicopter landing place

Budapest and arrival in Jerusalem

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August 28th 2010
It’s already been more than one month since I left the Netherlands. Even though I was very much looking forward to studying in Israel, leaving was hard. Most of all of course because I had to say goodbye to my boyfriend Markus, but also because during the last three years I got very attached to living in the Netherlands. Before starting the Ulpan (Modern Hebrew language course) in Jerusalem, I ... 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