Sunrise from the Train

Welcome to Israel

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January 5th 2012
My cheapest option leaving Germany for Israel brought me back through Istanbul. I was happy to see old faces and places again, but worried about my passport. My Turkish visa had expired during my stay and I feared Israel would deny me one for having traveled though the enemy territory of Lebanon. I hoped for the best, but expected the worst. I scanned the officers at the Turkish Passport Control f ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Tel Aviv District

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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