Western Wall and the Temple Mount

Jerusalem

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March 6th 2011
Jack took the day off and we went to Jerusalem. The drive took longer than we expected because of traffic and more importantly because they don’t believe in street signs in Israel. When you get to an intersection you will see signs that point to the neighborhoods that a road may lead to and conveniently not give you the name of the street. Since the maps have street names, the signs are very ... 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