Mike Levitt
Dec 10, 2021
Syrian Forces HQ in the Golan ― בניין החזית הסורית
28 June 2021 My son, Yonatan, had an unexpected leave and we decided to explore some out-of-the-way places in the Golan. So we came to...
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Mike Levitt
Oct 25, 2021
A flour mill at Horvat Tahan חוראבת טחן
Driving down from the Golan heights near Gonen, on 24 October 2021, I passed the remains of a ruined top-fed stone mill for the umpteenth...
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Mike Levitt
Oct 25, 2021
Dardara (Ashmura) דרדרה الدردارة
In November 1934, Hachsharat HaYishuv (the then Palestine Land Development Company, which worked to purchasing land, to train Jews in...
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Mike Levitt
Jun 10, 2021
Sartava (Alexandrium)
Generally known in English as Alexandreion (the Greek name) or Alexandrium (Latin), its alternative name, Sartava (sometimes rendered...
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Mike Levitt
May 31, 2021
Bikat Horcania & Mar Saba
In March in two consecutive years I explored the treeless plateau in the Judaean desert, above the Dead Sea escarpment, and below the...
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Mike Levitt
Nov 24, 2020
Ein Fâkhûra―עין פח'ורה
Fâkhûra is a ruined Arab village north of Katzrin, of which little remains. It has been excavated along with various areas close by,...
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Mike Levitt
Nov 24, 2020
Talking Walls―קירות מדברים
This is a real site "off the beaten track"! We came across it by chance one day, when we took the wrong route close to the Lebanese...
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Mike Levitt
Nov 11, 2020
Umm el-'Umdan & Horvat Sher
Way back in December 2019, before the Corona, I had a little time in Modi'in after a business meeting, before driving home, so I decided...
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Mike Levitt
Nov 11, 2020
Elizabeth Hotel - מלון אליזבת
The Elizabeth Hotel, on the corner of Ahad Ha'am and Bialik Streets (number 3 on the latter) in the Kiryat Shmuel neighbourhood of...
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