Only in Israel Photo 11

Only in Israel

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January 11th 2012
Israel is the only place in the world where a priest, a rabbi and an imam can get onto a bus and it’s not the beginning of a joke. It’s the only nation where women have served side-by-side with men in the military since its inception. And it’s the only country in the world that is greener now than when it was granted statehood. Israel, Jerusalem in particular, is a holy place for all three ... 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