Israel Museum

Start of the second session

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July 23rd 2008
Shalom all! Apparently Barak Obama is in town schmoozing it up with the Israelis - funny it takes me coming half way around the world to get this close to an American presidential candidate! He's staying at a hotel around the corner from here... Hope all is well on the home front! Sunday, July 20, 2008 The second session starts today. Said good-bye to those who left after the first sessio ... read more

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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