TOWER OF DAVID

OLD CITY JERUSALEM - DAY 6

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October 8th 2013
EXPLORE OLD JERUSALEM - DAY 6 First, to those who read day 5, my problem with loading pictures was solved when I switched browsers, lesson - have at least two. The funeral I mentioned was for a 93 year old Rabbi with a great following; there were an estimated 800,000 people lining the roads for his funeral procession. For three of the world’s great religions, Judaism, Islam and Christianity, ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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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