Here is the modern day city of Bethlehem. It is in Palestinian territory and kind of a nasty place. There is really nothing there except the church and a few shops.
Pictures from Last Blog March 9th 2007 Here are some picture updates from the last blog that i posted and things that have happened in the last couple of weeks!
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Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem 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
I will be traveling to Israel to study there for the next four months. I have never been out of the country before, and am really excited about what these next months may hold!... full info