Church of Holy Sepulchre

The Holy Land – Our time in Israel and Palestine

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June 26th 2012
We arrived into Israel from Dahab at the Taba land border. The process was thorough but easy enough; we did have our passports stamped so there will be no trip to Iran for us this year. We were met by our guide who took us to visit Mount Masada, the famous palace built by the paranoid King Herod and also the place where the Jews made their heroic last stand against the Romans and committed m ... 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