Pause in the storm

Living on the Seam

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November 5th 2009
Winter made its presence known this week; it rained hard for four or five days and I pulled out my sweaters and coat. I spent Shabbat with my friend Tamar and her family north of Tel Aviv and in between downpours we walked along the beach so I could stock up on fresh salty air and the sound and surge of the waves. We even made it down to Jaffa, a charming, ancient port city where Jews and Palest ... read more

Middle East » Israel » West Bank » Hebron

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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