Muslim Quarter

Ha-Shanah Ha-Ze Be-Yerushalayim

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October 29th 2005
Sun is shining, weather is sweet here in Jerusalem. Thanks, Bob Nesta Marley The "homeland" of Israel is now my home, and will be for a while. I flew in last week and arrived at 4:30 in the morning in a completely dark new country. What to do? I slept in the airport for over an hour. I kept waking up thinking that Israeli soldiers with guns would slightly or not so slightly ... 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