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THE JUDEAN DESERT – A GEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
GEOLOGICAL OVERVIEW : The Judean desert covers an area of 1500 sq kilometers & is bordered by the Judean mountains in the west & the Dead...
Jul 19, 20204 min read
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THE CAMEL
The dromodary camel, also known as the one hump or Arabian camel makes up 85% of the world camel population. Collectively called a...
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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THE NABATEANS
The origins of the Nabateans are unclear. Legend has it that their lineage started with Shem, one of Noah's son's & from their loins the...
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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CAESAREA
Located on the Mediterranean coastal plain between Haifa & Tel Aviv, Caesarea was initialy a Sidonian fishing village named Strato's...
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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GIVAT SHER : (The hill of Sher)
Located in the Judean foothills known as the Shefela. In the town of Modiin which lies between Jerusalem & Tel Aviv lies Givat Sher. (The...
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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THE N.I.L.I. SPY RING & WILD WHEAT
Between 1915 to 1917 during WW1 from their home in Zichron Yaakov, Aharon Aaronson and his sister Sarah created a Jewish espionage...
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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COPPER HOUSES & THE 5TH ALIYA (A lesser known history)
Ebeswalda, a firm based in Germany in the 1920's & owned by Aron Hirsch & son was an international player in the copper & brass industry....
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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LAHISH (Tel a-Duweir)
9 km S.E. of Kiryat Gat on the border between the Judean Lowlands & Judean hills lies the ancient fortified city of Lachish....
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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TEL GEZER – Judean Lowlands
Located in the lowlands of Judea, 8 KM S.E of Ramle & 2 KM south of the present day kibbutz. The site is best accessed from Karmei Yosef,...
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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TEL MEGIDDO
Tel Megiddo is a mound made up of 25 layers of civilization which has been built up over thousands of years. Strategically located on...
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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THE BATTLE AT KIBBUTZ NITZANIM
The kibbutz is located on the coastal plain 7 KM NE of Ashkelon. Founded in 1943 on land belonging to the Jewish National Fund. The land...
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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GIVAT TITTORA : (The hill of Tittora)
Givat Tittora is an integral part of Modiin and is located on the northern border of the city alongside road 443.More than any other...
Jul 13, 20204 min read
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TIBERIUS & A WOMAN CALLED DONA GRACIA
Tiberius is located on the shores of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) & was founded in 22 C.E.by one of Herod's sons, Herod Antipas. The...
Jul 13, 20204 min read
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KOCHAV HA YARDEN (BELVOIR) – Jordan Valley
Ruins of a Crusader Fortress located 500 meters above the Jordan Valley that commands a breathtaking view of the valley below. Located 10...
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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BENJAMIN OF TUDELA (1130-1173) - The wandering Jew
One hundred & twenty four years prior to the birth of MARCO POLO (1254 – 1324), an archetypical "wandering Jew" by the name of BENYAMIN...
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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BET SHEAN
An ancient tel, a Roman/Byzantine city & present day town. The modern city of Bet Shean began in the 1950's as a refugee camp or tent...
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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THE ATLIT DETENTION CAMP
Succumbing to the threat of an oil embargo by Arab states, the British government introduced the infamous White Paper in March 1939. The...
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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AKKO (Acre)
The old city of Akko (Acre) toegether with the surrounding modern city, is today home to a mixed population of Jews, Muslims, Christians...
Jul 13, 20205 min read
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RAMLA
As an introductory note I would like to emphasize that RAMLA is not Ramallah. Ramallah houses many of the "palestinian" administrative ...
Jul 13, 20204 min read
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SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE & A PLACE NAMED MISHKANOT SHA'ANANIM
Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) was a sephardic Jew born in Livorno, Italy, who later settled in London. A giant of a man, both in...
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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