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Abu Gosh </A></FONT><BR></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffee> <TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003345.htm">For Hikers </A></FONT><BR></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003389.htm">Capital Ideas </A></FONT><BR></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffee> <TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003390.htm">Answer to Last Month's Quiz </A></FONT><BR></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003346.htm">Links </A></FONT><BR></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffee> <TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003391.htm">Tip of the Month </A></FONT><BR></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><FONT face=Verdana,Arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000004175.htm">Credit </A></FONT><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=5><IMG height=1 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/empty.gif" width=5></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=1 bgColor=#888888><IMG height=1 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/empty.gif" width=1></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=5><IMG height=1 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/empty.gif" width=5></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=416 bgColor=#ffffff> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#ffffff> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3337></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>Preface </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>Israel will soon be celebrating its 52nd Independence Day. This edition is devoted to Israel’s Independence and Memorial Days and focuses on the battle of securing safe access on the roads to Jerusalem during the War of Independence.<BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003337.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3338></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>Historical Perspective </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=3>The Battle for Securing a Safe Passageway to Jerusalem during the War of Independence </FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2><EM>by Osnat Shiran </EM></FONT><BR><BR><A href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003338.htm"><IMG alt="A Small Convoy" hspace=5 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/gems_e_a000003338.jpg" width=100 align=left vspace=1 border=0></A> <FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>The War of Independence 1948-1949 was a war between the Jewish Settlement (Yishuv) in the Land of Israel and Arabs in the Land of Israel (Palestine) and later between the Army of the State of Israel and the combined armies of the Neighboring Arab States.<BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003338.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3339></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>Shaar Ha-gai Lookout </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2><EM>by Gil Gertel & Noam Even </EM></FONT><BR><BR><A href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003339.htm"><IMG alt="From the Shaar Ha-gai Lookout" hspace=5 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/gems_e_a000003339.jpg" width=100 align=left vspace=1 border=0></A> <FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>The main road to Jerusalem passes the point where the vista changes from the open Judean plains to the closed, steep, mountainous view of the Jerusalem Hills. The area is known as the Shaar Ha-gai in Hebrew and Bab-el-Wad in Arabic, or ‘Gates to the Valley’, in English. <BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003339.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3340></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>The Convoy Skeletons </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2><EM>by Gil Gertel and Noam Even </EM></FONT><BR><BR><A href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003340.htm"><IMG alt="Convoy Skeletons" hspace=5 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/gems_e_a000003340.jpg" width=100 align=left vspace=1 border=0></A> <FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>Every tourist who travels to Jerusalem for the first time is invariably shown the skeletons of the armored vehicles that line the roadside. They are what remain from the convoys that played such a big role in the battle for control of the Jerusalem Corridor during the War of Independence. However, many travelers who are not part of a group never get to hear the story of the convoys.<BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003340.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3343></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>Warriors' Final Resting Place </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=3>The Cemetery at Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim </FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2><EM>by Gil Gertel and Noam Even </EM></FONT><BR><BR><A href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003343.htm"><IMG alt="A Monument by Menahem Shemi" hspace=5 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/gems_e_a000003343.jpg" width=100 align=left vspace=1 border=0></A> <FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>During the War of Independence, many of those who fell in the battles of the roads to Jerusalem were buried in the Cemetery at Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim. A monument was built next to the site of the military cemetery, in memory of the fighters. The sculptor Menahem Shemi, whose son Jimmy, was killed in the war, built the memorial. Both father and son are buried here. <BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003343.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3388></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>A Personal Account </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>One of the fighters, accompanying the convoys during that period, tells his personal story: There was a commotion in the yard of Kibbutz Hulda. Many soldiers were trying to find a place on the trucks and their shouts filled the air. The personal gear of the soldiers’ who had climbed on hastily had been left behind near the trees. <BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003388.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3342></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>The Zvi Monument </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2><EM>by Gil Gertel and Noam Even </EM></FONT><BR><BR><A href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003342.htm"><IMG alt="The Zvi (Deer) Monument " hspace=5 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/gems_e_a000003342.jpg" width=100 align=left vspace=1 border=0></A> <FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>A short walk of about 600 feet (200 meters) will bring you to a monument erected on the roof of an old lookout post in the center of the woods east of Kibbutz Ma’aleh Hahamisha. <BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003342.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3344></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>Pilgrims' Crossing </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=3>Notre Dame Arche D'Alliance </FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2><EM>by Gil Gertel and Noam Even </EM></FONT><BR><BR><A href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003344.htm"><IMG alt="Notre Dame Arche D'Alliance" hspace=5 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/gems_e_a000003344.jpg" width=100 align=left vspace=1 border=0></A> <FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>In the western part of Abu Gosh the highest peak can be seen, 2,270 feet (756 meters) above sea level. It is hard to see this peak from the surrounding areas due to the density of tall pine trees. These are ‘Jerusalem Pines’ that grow naturally (they are not planted). They are unique due to their huge trunk and dense treetop, hiding the homes beneath them.<BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003344.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3341></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>On the Side - Abu Gosh </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=3>Village of Abu Gosh and its Restaurants </FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2><EM>by Gil Gertel and Noam Even </EM></FONT><BR><BR><A href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003341.htm"><IMG alt="Abu Gosh Village" hspace=5 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/gems_e_a000003341.jpg" width=100 align=left vspace=1 border=0></A> <FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>A number of the sites mentioned in this issue are located around the village of Abu Gosh. Notre Dame Arche De’Alliance is in the village itself and the Zvi Monument, and the Military Cemetery at Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim are both only a short ride from the village center. By the time you finish visiting these sites, you will most likely be ready for something to eat. If possible, visit here during the week. On weekends, local tourists crowd the village and its surroundings.<BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003341.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3345></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>For Hikers </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=3>Command Post 21 - Convoy Ridge </FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2><EM>by Gil Gertel and Noam Even </EM></FONT><BR><BR><A href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003345.htm"><IMG alt="Command Post 21" hspace=5 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/gems_e_a000003345.jpg" width=100 align=left vspace=1 border=0></A> <FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>In this section, we recommend beauty spots that are approximately a 3-hour walk. The information in this section will give you a general idea of these special sites. Walking in this area requires up to date knowledge of the weather and route conditions. <BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003345.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR bgColor=#ffffff> <TD><A name=a3389></A><FONT face=Arial size=4><B>Capital Ideas </B></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=3>Wine, Cheese and Music - Saturday Nights at the Bible Lands Museum </FONT><BR><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2> <P>Cap-off a day of touring with a relaxing wine and cheese program at the museum.</P> <P></P> <P>May 6,2000<BR>Violin Duet-Canto</P> <P>May 13, 2000<BR>Recital for Guitar and Piano </P> <P>May 20, 2000<BR>Hits of the 60’s...</P><BR></FONT><FONT face=verdana,arial size=1><A class=link href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000003389.htm"><B>[FULL STORY] </B></A><BR> <BR></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=5><IMG height=1 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/empty.gif" width=5></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=1 bgColor=#888888><IMG height=1 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/empty.gif" width=1></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=5><IMG height=1 src="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/images/gifs/empty.gif" width=5></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=173 bgColor=#ffffff> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%" bgColor=#b5d673 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#b5d673> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" bgColor=#b5d673 border=0> <TBODY> <TR bgColor=#b5d673> <TD><A name=a678></A><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2><FONT face=verdana size=2><B><A href="http://www.gemsinisrael.com/subscribe.html">Subscribe Now</A></B></FONT> <BR></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#ffffff><FONT face=verdana,arial size=2>For people interested in MORE than just the major tourist attractions. 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