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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]
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] Blog: Blog # 17 - Jerusalem Marathon – Code 5 Hell Freezes Over
Date: April 4th 2012
As always, my lead up to the Jerusalem marathon on the 16th of March – 42.2 grueling kilometers of twists and turns, hills and valleys – started with my obsessive scrutiny of the ten-day on-line weather forecasts. Ticking down to the eve of the marathon the forecast ranged from truly terrible to absolutely terrible, with heavy rain and high winds predicted. And just to stick the kni ... read more
Date: April 4th 2012
As always, my lead up to the Jerusalem marathon on the 16th of March – 42.2 grueling kilometers of twists and turns, hills and valleys – started with my obsessive scrutiny of the ten-day on-line weather forecasts. Ticking down to the eve of the marathon the forecast ranged from truly terrible to absolutely terrible, with heavy rain and high winds predicted. And just to stick the kni ... read more
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