COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_top
The Separation Wall - Bethlehem, Palestinian West Bank-Israel
A Land Divided
July 7th 2010 Usually disputed lands are fought of over for resources or a strategic purpose. But for the area encompassing Israel, the passionate driver of religion (now mixed with politics) provides the tension. After millennia of habitation, this region is beset by claims, counter-claims and counter-counter-claims over the ownership of holy tracts of earth. So it was into this mix of perpetual tension tha
... read more Middle East » Israel » West Bank
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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
Pam Parsons
non-member comment
Good photo. Wrong Country
An important correction to the title of this photo. Bethlehem is NOT in Israel but in the Palestinian West Bank. And what this and other photos of the Separation Wall show is that the people there are under occupation and not free to travel.