WE'RE HERE!

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

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May 25th 2011
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL This was our first trip to this biblical land. We were spending three days in port and so we decided to see as much of the country as we could. Since Israel is quite small--about the size of New Jersey--it is not too difficult to cover most of the land. The problem is that it seems every square inch of land is so filled with history that it makes for slow going. Regent had s ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Tel Aviv District » Jaffa

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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