Jerusalem Day 4

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October 11th 2012
This morning I took a taxi to the top of the Mount of Olives. I climbed the 278 steps of the belltower of the Church of the Ascension. There are great views from there of Jerusalem in one direction and the Judean desert in the other. Afterward, as I walked downhill from the church, I came upon an olive grove with a view of the Old City that I liked even better than the view from the belltower. (Se ... read more

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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