Mount Scopus

4th of July in Jerusalem

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July 4th 2010
4 July 2010 2138 (GMT +3) Jerusalem, Israel I don't really have much to add at the moment, just wanted to wish everyone a happy 4th of July. There's nothing that makes you appreciate home quite so much as spending a holiday like this abroad. Let's remember what this day represents. But, it does give me the excuse to post some random pics from around town, and somehow I forgot to include pi ... 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