Banksy, Bethlehem

Israel

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January 17th 2012
2. Israel/Palestine It wasn’t 20 minutes into Israel (or Palestine you may contend) before I came across my first tit bit to take away with me: the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), especially female recruits. (At the age of eighteen all Israelis, unless excused, join the IDF.) Firstly, it is somewhat disconcerting walking the streets of Jerusalem to the sight of kids younger than mysel ... read more

Middle East » Israel

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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