Still in Israel - for the moment

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October 12th 2012
I am writing this blog while sitting in the waiting area near my gate at Ben-Gurion International Airport. My flight is listed as "delayed", so I am not sure when I will actually arrive in Istanbul. The airport has free high-speed Wi-Fi, so I will send my blog now because I may not have time to do it after I arrive. There is not much to say about today so far. It took a long time to get through Is ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Tel Aviv District » Tel Aviv

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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