The Holy City of the three monotheistic religions

Silver dome on the left is the Al Aqsa Mosque. The gold DOme to the right is the Dome of the Rock. Both are on the Temple Mount.

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Christmas Eve In Bethlehem

December 22nd 1982
22 December 1982 Wednesday. We took a tour with a couple dozen others to the Holy Land for Christmas. We flew EL Al from Frankfurt to Tel Aviv. The security was very tight. A bus took us from the terminal to the plane that was parked at a remote corner of the parking apron. We identified our luggage before we boarded the plane. Otherwise, it was an uneventful flight. Upon arrival in Tel Aviv ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District

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

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