Ein Gedi

Water and leading horses (& others) to drink

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November 13th 2009
A sunny week and all the northern slopes are suddenly green with fresh grass - even the Judean Desert in the distance is misty greenish. And yet, the trees on the street are all losing their leaves in dry, brown heaps; only the vines on the sides of some of the houses are vivid red. Today we've seen bursts of rain and it's supposed to continue off and on all week. It's Jerusalem late autumn! ... 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