Church of the Holy Sepulchre

It's mine, no mine, I take it, get out ... the story of Jerusalem

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December 1st 2008
There are many scary stories of people sitting in their underwear at the Israeli border for hours while being interviewed by the Israeli border guards. Luckily (or unfortunately as it would have been a great story) our Egypt - Israel border crossing was quite uneventful. I was asked lots of question (why do you want to come to Israel. Incorrect answer: to support the Palestinians, where do you liv ... 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