The Galilee

Almost the end of semester 1!

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December 23rd 2005
Finals begin in three days, and I am not yet ready, but still, I have now found a bit of time to talk about the past few weeks. Three weeks ago, I traveled north to the Golan with Ilana. She has family friends at Kibbutz Alumote, and they more than happily hosted us for the weekend. We ate a lot, walked a lot, and relaxed. We had a great time simply being out and about exploring new terrain. ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Haifa District » Haifa

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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