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Masada and the Dead Sea

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Bedouin with his sheep and goats in the desert on the way to Masada.
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Bedouin with his sheep and goats in the desert on the way to Masada.

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  • Bedouin with his sheep and goats in the desert on the way to Masada.
  • Some luxury hotels with some settling ponds (for harvesting salt and minerals) of the Dead Sea in the background.
  • Cable car to Masada
  • From the cable car, nearing the entrance to Masada
  • Interior of the cable car, hotter than hell!
  • Entering Masada
  • Unique to Masada, these birds catch a few drops of chilled water at the regrouping spot.
  • Site of a Roman siege, Masada symbolizes the Israeli determination to never again be driven from their territory. Military induction ceremonies are held here culminating with the oath, "Masada will never fall again!" Herod built a palace here in 43 BC as a refuge from problems from the Jews and/or Cleopatra and Mark Antony. In fact, he lived quite well here. In the First Century, the Romans invaded with 8,000 men and tradition has it that the occupying Jews commited suicide rather than surrender. Recent archeological findings and the absence of any bodies indicates that this is a myth. But, Masada has a special symbolic place in modern Jewish culture and politics.
  • Closeup of the wall of the church
  • Scale model of Masada
  • Those whimsical Israelis
  • Dead Sea Spa
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