Steafn by the River Jordan

October 20th 2014
Geo: 32.812, 34.9987I had no preconceptions about visiting Israel but was both surprised and humbled by what we saw. The surprising side was that I had no idea how many Arabs actually live there and how mixed up all the various religions are. The humbling side was to visit so many sites of significance to the Christian religion and realize events happened here as written in the Bible and these p ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Haifa District » Haifa

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

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Tizwoz

I am a retired doctor with 2 kids, one of whom lives in Australia so travelling to the other side of the world has become second nature. Apart from socialising and gardening, travelling is my favourite hobby. I love travelling with my husband as we have the same likes and dislikes when it comes to food, wine and things to do (apart from sport that is !) TP PROFILE Former TravelPod Member: tizwoz Joined: October 11th, 2008From: England lives in Sutton,United KingdomFavorite Book: Any fantasy or science fictionFavorite Movie: Lord of the RingsFavorite Music: Prefer peace... full info

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