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December 26th 2015
Geo: 31.0461, 34.8516It was a jam-packed day. After making a stop at the memorial where Yitzak Rabin was shot we left Tel Aviv and drove over to Jaffa which is one of the most ancient port cities in the world. The old city has its charm. The home of Simon the Tanner is on the stairs up to an overlook that likely had a watch tower but is now a park. Modern Jaffa is growing fast and constructio ... read more

Middle East » Israel

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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