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Day 7 - Temple Mount, Via Dolorosa, Pool of Bethesda, Teaching Steps, Wailing Wall Church of Holy Sepulchre 5CD32E56-F5A5-4639-9F83-FE3A71A76F99.

Day 7 - Temple Mount, Via Dolorosa, Pool of Bethesda, Teaching Steps, Wailing Wall Church of Holy Sepulchre

January 19th 2020
Following breakfast, we boarded the bus, but for some reason there were no wake up calls so several people were late. It was rainy and cold. Our agenda today was to get to the Dome of the Rock. This is the huge gold dome that you see in just about any picture of Jerusalem. The dome is under Muslim control and they can and do close it often, so it is tricky getting to go there. This is my fourth tr ... read more
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Israeli Flag 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
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