Ophrys israelitica flowers

Betsy:Amazing Orchids

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February 25th 2008
It is now orchid season here in northern Israel. For its size, Israel has an amazing diversity of terrestrial orchid species (28 species), and Mount Carmel, on which Haifa is situated, is home to 21 of them. We recently discovered a trail around the sides of the hill on top of which sits our neighborhood, Vardiya. Along this trail are the ruined foundations of old buildings and lots of areas w ... 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