Dead Sea

Israeli adventures

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October 27th 2009
I am already starting to fall behind on my updates. I got back from Israel two weeks ago, still need to write two blogs about my various adventures in the Holy Land, and just got back from a weekend in Grenoble. I will attempt to update as soon as possible! Anyway, back to Israel. Jerusalem has a ton of tour groups that will take you just about anywhere in Israel on day trips (the countr ... read more

Middle East » Israel » West Bank » Bethlehem

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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