Standing in the River Jordan

Nazareth to Bethlehem

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January 20th 2015
Today we checked out of our hotel and traveled to Bethlehem with a few stops along the way. Our first stop was for a “coffee out” stop. When George our tour guide first said this, we looked at him quizzically and he just looked at us and said, “coffee in…coffee out.” We traveled through mountains, plains and plateaus. We saw shepherds herding their sheep, many, many crops covered wit ... 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