When staying in Jerusalem a few months back, I had a few goals in mind for my return trip to Israel. One of them was to finally visit Hebron—a city in the West Bank predominantly Palestinian. The city’s history is one of the most complex and controversial in Israel, Palestine, and the West Bank and has long been a center of strife. The previous time I was Read More …
Battir is a Palestinian village of the western countryside of Bethlehem villages, characterized by nature and traditional vegetable gardens. Battir located to the south-west of Jerusalem, located about 8 km west of Bethlehem. The village has been listed in the World Heritage in 2014, and its name means the house of birds. The village has been visited by hundreds of domestic and foreign tourists to Read More …
Hebron is the largest City in Palestine Hebron city/Al-Khalil is the largest city in the West Bank, located south of Jerusalem (30 km from Jerusalem) and features two universities – the Hebron University and Polytechnic University. History of Hebron Throughout history, Hebron city fell under Byzantine rule, after which it fell prey to the crusaders. In succession, the Ayyubids, Mamelukes, Ottoman Empire, and an Egyptian Read More …
