Clinging to the Horns of the Alter March 13th 2007 Last week our class went on our first extended field trip to the Negev. The Negev is an area in the south of Israel which are the dry lands or the wilderness. This is where the Israelites wandered for forty years while waiting for the Promise Land. We left on Tuesday the 6th and came back on friday the 9th.
The Negev is composed of many different regions and cities- basically there is a eastern b ... read more
Middle East » Israel » South District » Be'er Sheva 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