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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Palestinian Youth at the Za’tara (Tappuah) Check Point/Round-About
We live in Yanoun, a small village near the municipality of Aqraba, a town with a population of just under 8,200 (2007, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics). We come home to the village from Jerusalem or Nablus by way of … Continue reading
No Water In Yanoun
Today is sunny and hot in Yanoun, a village of some 75 people. And those of us in Upper Yanoun face the prospect of having no water. No water for showers, no water to do the dishes, no water for … Continue reading
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Tagged Israeli Civil Administration, Palestine, water
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Senseless Destruction of Homes and Belongings in Kafir Qalal
It is now time to return to the brutal reality of life here in Palestine. Kafir Qalal is a small village perched on the side of Mount Gerizem, one of the two mountains that create the valley in which the … Continue reading
Around the Sea of Galilee – Visit Six: The Golan Heights
Up, up, up we went, climbing ever higher from below sea level to the heights of the Golan overlooking the Sea of Galilee, Jordan and Syria. We drove up to an abandoned Israeli bunker for a bird’s eye view of … Continue reading
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Tagged Golan Heights, Israel, Jezreel Valley railway, sea of galilee
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Around the Sea of Galilee – Visit Five: The Jordan River
My next stop on this journey of holy places was the Jordan River which flows into the Sea of Galilee in the north. My driver Kamal told me that water levels in the Sea have risen three metres this year, … Continue reading
Around the Sea of Galilee – Visit Four: Capernaum The Town of Jesus
Further along the northern part of the Sea of Galiliee, one finds Capernaum. It was a Roman town of some importance on the north shore of the Galilee where Jesus preached and where a number of his disciples lived. Through … Continue reading
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Around the Sea of Galilee – Visit Three: Church of the Primacy of Peter
Continuing this journey, I next visited the small Church of the Primacy of Peter, where Jesus is said to have appeared before his Apostles after his resurrection. put Peter in charge of his flock. This small black basalt chapel is … Continue reading
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Around the Sea of Galilee – Visit Two: Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes
My second stop on the trip around the Sea of Galilee was at the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes. With my Christian Arab driver Kamal, we drove into Tabgha to see this site. This church contains the … Continue reading
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Around the Sea of Galiliee – First Visit: Church of the Beatitudes
On Saturday, May 18, I travelled north of Tiberias and then around the Sea of Galilee, some 21 km long and 9 km wide, lying over 200 m below seal level. On this day, I visited a number of the … Continue reading
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Tagged church of the beatitudes, Holy Land, Jesus, Matthew 5, sea of galilee, Tabgha
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Tiberias – first days off
Tiberias lies on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret Galilee), close to the holy sites of Tabgha, Capernaum, and Mount of Beatitudes. I am staying at Casa Nova Pilgrim Guest House, a hospitality site of the Kiononia … Continue reading
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