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Thanksgiving in Jerusalem plus some burial caves

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November 27th 2009
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! This was only the third Thanksgiving in my life that I spent away from any family, but it was still an opportunity to give thanks and to enjoy good company. So without further ado: Living We Jerusalem Fellows decided to do a potluck dinner together in honor of the holiday. We had fake chicken posing as fake turkey (which was surprisingly tasty), but oth ... 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