June – August 1995

Intro

My mom had been wanting to visit the Holy Land sites in Israel for decades – the irony being that she was born in Damascus, only 3 hours from the Sea of Galilee, and lived most of her life in Amman, less than 3 hours from Nazareth, before moving to the U.S.!  She had been to East Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and other sites in the West Bank when it was part of Jordan before 1967, but the other sites were relatively

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Mount of Olives, Jerusalem

The Mount of Olives provides this panoramic viewpoint looking east to the Old City of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. One of Jerusalem’s most iconic sights, the Dome of the Rock is visible in the background. No, the background — behind me! On the left! See it? Ignore the fanny pack and focus!!