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Day 2 - arriving in Israel

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April 2nd 2014
We arrived at our hotel about three. It is such a modest hotel that we had a hard time finding it. The lobby is nothing to write home about but the bathroom is new, the bed is great and we are across the street from the American Embassy, should the be a reason that we need to see the ambassador. It was a glorious day and our hotel is 1 block away from the Mediterranean so we went for a walk alo ... 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