The old city at night

Wednesday March 9 - last day of touring-Jerusalem

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March 10th 2011
Wednesday March 9, 2011 Our last day and we are greeted by rain and wind. We checked out at 9:00 am and headed back to the old city. Our visit today will be walking in the footsteps of Jesus to his crusifixtion. We entered the city through the Muslim quarter. Very interesting walking through the market in the morning. We saw many markets with fresh bread and fruit. The bread and fruits are disp ... 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