Inside Jaffa Gate

Deacon Peter

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March 26th 2014
Well I have learned something important today, 6,600 miles is a REALLY long way. We arrived in Televiv this afternoon and got checked into the Gloria hotel just inside the Jaffa gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. While in line at passport control I met some great people; a really nice young couple from Munich who vacationed in Clw last year, a college student from Australia, and a young family fro ... 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