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jerusalem

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July 10th 2015
Wow ! ! ! today sooo busy started by walking to the jaffa gate but ruth had the map upside down and we didnt realise till we had gone 10 minuets and noticed the sun was in the west we debated for a while if the sun rose in the west in Israel then we decided it rose in the east because of certain biblical referances and turned around. we arrived at the gate 15mins late to meet mum and dad who ha ... 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