Old Jaffa port

Arriving in Tel Aviv

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November 29th 2007
Knowing I'd have limited time, just three days, I had chalked out a detailed itinerary for the 3 days I'd spend here in Israel. I landed at Ben Gurion airport on time. By 5:30am I was through security and looking for the Xchange office. It was initially a struggle to cipher out the English signs from the Hebrew ones. Once I got the hang of it the rest went like clockwork. I even made it t ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Tel Aviv District » Tel Aviv

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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