View from hotel room

Arrived in Israel!

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June 23rd 2008
Saturday 6/21/08 To airport at 6:15 (thank you Susan!). Everything smooth through security. Flight is 1½ hrs late. I really don’t think things happen by chance - since the flight was delayed, I decided to splurge for breakfast. Good way to start the day, after all. And then I promptly spilled a full cup of coffee into my lap. Explicatives abounded, I’m afraid to say. Those who know me know t ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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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