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Day 8 - November 18

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November 18th 2008
Day 8 Today was huge for me. We started with the Via dela rosa at 5:00 am. We ended at the tomb - the church of the Holy sepulcher. We celebrated Mass at the tomb... It was amazing, I can't imagine what it was like for our priests. Amazing. Then Fresh bread from the locals! Coffee! - Wonderful. The wailing wall moved me - the women there were crying - I couldn't help but think of the l ... 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