Jerusalem - State Park Information

There is something about Jerusalem that seizes the imagination when you first come upon it. For an ancient city, Jerusalem is enamored of the new: I have never arrived in Jerusalem without feeling an intensification of ordinary emotions, as though the light, ...

(With the Bible as a guide to Israel you will find the ancient towns mentioned in the Good Book through the ages. You will walk in the footsteps of the prophets and the kings of Israel and visit the towns where the ...

The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela have been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1978.When Jerusalem was captured by the Muslims in the 12th century, the Ethiopian Christians built Lalibela as a sort of New Jerusalem . The last part of his name, ...

Here's a shocking bit of news: Plans for a big, shiny Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem are not going smoothly. I'll be the first to admit that intolerance is an ugly phenomenon, and that Jerusalem compactly embodies it. This is the city, ...

Aspects of the topic Punch or May Day are discussed in the following places at Britannica. His depictions of the contemporary English scene in "Mock Election" (1827) and "Punch or May Day" (1829) show flashes of humour, however, and his portrait of ...

Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group slammed Israel for allowing the construction of a Museum of Tolerance on the site of a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem, in a statement received by AFP on Sunday.Hezbollah issues " its strongest condemnation for the desecration of a ...

Muslim authorities expressed outrage on Thursday after the Israeli High Court gave the go-ahead for the construction of a Museum of Tolerance on the site of a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem.The Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, called the court ruling a ...

Close to the Heart Photographic jewelry, including pocket watches adorned with babies' photos and brooches bearing lovers' likenesses, was all the rage in the mid-1800s. See these keepsakes at the National Portrait Gallery, October 24. His works, on view for the first ...

Arava the disabled turtle is using her new set of wheels to get around in more ways than one. Arava arrived in Jerusalem a few months ago from a petting zoo in southern Israel with the unexplained handicap, and found no reptile ...

With Delta's new nonstop service from New York, Tel Aviv is more accessible than ever. The city's first boutique property, the Hotel Montefiore (36 Montefiore St.; 972-3/564-6100; doubles from $375), is set to open next month in the White City district. At ...

Topic: Jerusalem

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The Case Against "Tolerance"

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Plans for Jerusalem Tolerance Museum spark outrage

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Disabled Turtle Finds Romance After Getting Wheels

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