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My Scholarship entry - Hebron, which teaches life.

ISRAEL | Sunday, 13 January 2013 | Views [171] | View Larger Image

Hebron: a small Arab town inside the Palestine territories, not far from Jerusalem. A very holy site for people of both Muslim and Jewish faith. And the strangest place I have ever been to.

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Like most towns, it has a thriving market on the main street. However, Israeli settlers came with the encouragement of the government, and made a part of the town their own, displacing Arab people from their homes and businesses. A few blocks along the main street, and the markets are long closed as a result of partitioning the city between Arab and Israeli areas.

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My Scholarship entry - Hebron, which teaches life.

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