Jerusalem

Jerusalem - the city of gold

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April 5th 2010
The last stop of the trip was in the capital city, Jerusalem. We stayed at friends here and spent a lovely day walking around in the city. We visited the christian area outside the old city, went to see the grave of Oskar Schindler in the christian cemetery and then walked our way down towards the old city and the wailing wall. Because it was a holy day (end of pessach) we were not allowed to ... 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