Me Touching the Star

Bethlehem!

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July 19th 2012
After Jerusalem, we hopped on the bus and went headed to the West Bank! We were met by and enthusiastic tour guide, Khalid, who in my opinion, was the best of the 3 we had so far. After we past the checkpoint, (which I was totally unaware of since I was asleep 😊) ), we headed to the Church of the Nativity where Jesus was born. We parked in a parking structure and it was probably a quarter m ... read more

Middle East » Israel » West Bank » Bethlehem

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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