Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Old City Jerusalem

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July 20th 2010
20 July 2010 1457 (GMT +3) Jerusalem, Israel No classes today, as today is a fasting day in Judaism called Tisha B’Av. I’ll admit that I had no idea about the relevance of this date, other than the convenience of not having to go to school, so I consulted the pinnacle of internet academia - Wikipedia. (Hopefully none of my professors are reading this.) According to Wikipedia, Tisha ... 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