UN Observers

Friday March 4 - Golan Heights

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March 4th 2011
March 4 We woke to a beautiful day and sunrise. Our first stop this morning was church at Tabgha. This was the site where Jesus fed the five thousand. The church we entered was built on the original site. We have included a picture of mosiac and the rock Jesus laid the basket of fish and bread. Our second stop was at the national park, Tel Dan. We hiked through an area similar to the Boundary Wa ... read more

Middle East » Israel » North District » Golan

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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