The Western Wall

The Western or "Wailing" wall was part of the Second Temple complex and is the holiest part of Jerusalem for jewish people.

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A Jaunt in the Holy Land

February 20th 2008
After arriving from Cairo we settled into our hotel in the central area of Tel Aviv known as Dizengoff Square and the next morning after a late start went off to the Diamond District to try and get my camera serviced - several months of traveling through harsh environments was starting to take its toll!! Negotiating our way through a protest (demonstrating against the Israeli government's lack ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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

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