1-29-2011 Behtlehem - Jericho Photo 11

1-29-2011 Behtlehem - Jericho

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January 29th 2011
Today started out with breakfast at the hotel. Our breakfast and dinners were included in our tour and are buffet style. Today, however, was different because it is the Sabbath here so there was no hot food as Jewish people don’t cook on the Sabbath. However what we had was wonderful! We started our day with a trip to Bethlehem. Our guide is Jewish Israeli and cannot go into Bethlehem so we ... 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