Dinner with new friends

Cruising right along...

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July 27th 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 Relaxing on Friday afternoon before Shabbat. Judy and I were up early today to meet another friend for a trip to the shuk (outdoor market). We were finally able to get there without any security warnings (we are told to stay away from highly populated areas during such warnings). First we stopped at a wonderful bagel shop (naturally) called Holy Bagel (love the name) to ge ... 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