My Grandmother's Yard

The Holy Land!

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June 9th 2007
I arrived in Israel after 8 long hours in the Charles DeGaulle airport. All I really have to say about that experience is that you better have two hours in between your flights because getting from terminal to terminal is a job and a half, and you also better figure out a way to smuggle your own water, because the freaking French try and charge you 4 euros for a bottle of water. And it's not even ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Center District » Ra'anana

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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