Bird!

Second Trip to Jerusalem

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March 16th 2011
Today, I went to Jerusalem again. We heard the crow of a rooster. When we looked up, the rooster was sitting right above us…in a lemon tree! There were birds everywhere. I bought a Pisanke egg from a man selling goods in the Muslim Quarter. We saw a beautiful mosque with a turquoise top. Then, we went to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It is said that Jesus died there. Some people took ... 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