![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/00t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabatean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, one of rooms in the House of the Affluent . The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/11t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view of the Mamshit stream. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/02t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view o dams. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/05t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view of the House of Affluent from an observation tower. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/06t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view to the south from an observation tower, with the Western Church on background. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/03t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view of a road to the Eastern Church and British police station ( Camel police ) made from ancient rocks in 1936 on the top of a hill. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/09t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, an area that is not yet excavated. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/07t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona. The Western Church with a mosaic floor. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/09t.jpg) En Yorkeam spring south from Dimona, view from above. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/09t.jpg) Moslems returning after a Friday worship on ancient Roman road Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/142/jpeg/37t.jpg) View of Golden Gate to the Old City from the Garden of Gethsemane. Jerusalem, the Middle East, June 17, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/02t.jpg) View of remains of a Roman camp (?) and Dead Sea from a trail north from Masada. The Middle East, December 7, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/161/jpeg/21t.jpg) View from north-west corner of Masada, with remains of a Roman camp at background. The Middle East, December 7, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/163/jpeg/01t.jpg) Central library of BGU (University of the Negev), view from Gate of Aliya. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, December 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/163/jpeg/02t.jpg) Classroom buildings of BGU (University of the Negev), view from Gate of Aliya. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, December 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/163/jpeg/35t.jpg) Central library of BGU (University of the Negev), view from Gate of Aliya. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, December 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/11t.jpg) En Yorkeam spring south from Dimona. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/13t.jpg) A river behind En Yorkeam spring south from Dimona. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/06t.jpg) A trail to En Yorkeam spring south from Dimona. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/08t.jpg) Approach to En Yorkeam spring south from Dimona. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/12t.jpg) A pool at En Yorkeam spring south from Dimona. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/25t.jpg) View from the bottom of Ein Yorkeam spring in Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/150/jpeg/10t.jpg) A kitten on a roof near Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, September 19, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/14t.jpg) A slope to a river behind En Yorkeam spring south from Dimona. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/16t.jpg) A slope to a river behind En Yorkeam spring south from Dimona. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/161/jpeg/26t.jpg) Ancient mosaic in Masada. The Middle East, December 7, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/150/jpeg/30t.jpg) Lion s Gate Road in Arab Quarter of Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, September 20, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/139/jpeg/18t.jpg) BGU library, view from the Gate of Aliya. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, May 8, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/161/jpeg/22t.jpg) A person with a machine gun with a group of schoolchildren in an ancient synagogue at Masada. The Middle East, December 7, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/228/jpeg/31t.jpg) Remains of ancient Philistine Ashqalon in southern Ashkelon. The Middle East, September 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/144/jpeg/05t.jpg) Longest day of the year in University of the Negev. Aranne Central Library, view from the Gate of Aliya. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, June 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/21t.jpg) View of Bedouin Rahat city from hills of North Lahav Nature Reserve, 4 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, December 16, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/03t.jpg) Somewhere near Herod s Gate in Moslem Quarter in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/322/jpeg/29t.jpg) A doorway of J.O.C. in Old City of Jerusalem, somewhere in Christian Quarter near New Gate. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/186/jpeg/09t.jpg) Ancient remains of Har Rahama Site on the crest of Yeroham ridge. The Middle East, March 8, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/186/jpeg/12t.jpg) Ancient remains of Har Rahama Site on the crest of Yeroham ridge. The Middle East, March 8, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/123/jpeg/06t.jpg) View of Old City in Jerusalem from south. The Middle East, February 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/123/jpeg/02t.jpg) View of Old City in Jerusalem from south. The Middle East, February 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/17t.jpg) Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/245/jpeg/04t.jpg) View of Moslem cemetery below eastern wall of Old City and Golden Gate from Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, January 11, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/322/jpeg/31t.jpg) Near Greek Catholic Patriarchate in Old City of Jerusalem, opposite to Jaffa Gate. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/18t.jpg) Railroad through Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/144/jpeg/37t.jpg) BGU library, view from the Gate of Aliya. The university was built with help of American sponsors in sharp contrast with poverty of neighbor immigrant ghetto of Dalet Quarter and unrecognized Bedouin villages just 1-2 miles north-east from BGU. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, July 28, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/24t.jpg) Ein Yorkeam spring in Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/240/jpeg/19t.jpg) Remains of Byzantine (?) houses of quarries of Boded (Lost) City, 4 miles north-west from Eilat. The Middle East, December 13, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/139/jpeg/10t.jpg) Ruins of the ancient port of Ashkelon. The Middle East, May 6, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/139/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ruins of the ancient port of Ashkelon. The Middle East, May 6, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/139/jpeg/09t.jpg) Ruins of the ancient port of Ashkelon. The Middle East, May 6, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/150/jpeg/33t.jpg) View of Silwan village from a wall of Old City of Jerusalem at evening. The Middle East, September 20, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/150/jpeg/32t.jpg) View of Silwan village from a wall of Old City of Jerusalem at evening. The Middle East, September 20, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/136/jpeg/12t.jpg) Turkish bath-house (?) in Old City of Akko, view from embankment. The Middle East, April 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/123/jpeg/05t.jpg) View of Old City in Jerusalem from south, with Dome of the Rock at center. The Middle East, February 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/150/jpeg/31t.jpg) View of Silwan village from a wall of Old City of Jerusalem at evening. The Middle East, September 20, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/22t.jpg) Dry riverbed near Ein Yorkeam spring in Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/124/jpeg/21t.jpg) A waterfall of Ein Yorkeam spring in Negev Desert south from Dimona. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/207/jpeg/05t.jpg) View of the Dead Sea from the opening of the lower Nahal Peres Canyon 1 mile north-west and above Arava junction (Road 25 to Dead Sea), 17 miles east from Dimona, view to the east. The Middle East, May 10, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/142/jpeg/27t.jpg) Ruins of the ancient harbor. Ashkelon, the Middle East, June 2, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/163/jpeg/28t.jpg) HaAtzmaut Street in Old City of Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, December 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/26t.jpg) Clouds over the City Hall. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, December 27, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/10t.jpg) Moslems returning after a Friday worship through a market in Suq Khan ez-Zeit Road near Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/11t.jpg) Moslems returning after a Friday worship through a market in Suq Khan ez-Zeit Road near Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/12t.jpg) Moslems returning after a Friday worship through a market in Suq Khan ez-Zeit Road near Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/142/jpeg/30t.jpg) Ancient pottery on the sea bank at Ashkelon beach. The Middle East, June 2, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/133/jpeg/22t.jpg) View of Bank Hapoalim building from Bet Eshel (?) Street in Old City. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, April 20, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/158/jpeg/07t.jpg) Old City of Beer-Sheva during Shabbat, view from intersection of Trumpledor and Hadassah Street. The Middle East, October 28, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/163/jpeg/25t.jpg) Old City of Beer-Sheva, with Kukuruza Tower on background. The Middle East, December 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/142/jpeg/28t.jpg) Remains of pottery on a beach. Ashkelon, the Middle East, June 2, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/30t.jpg) Some upper cave of an ancient Jewish cemetery in Kidron Valley, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/158/jpeg/09t.jpg) A house in Old City of Beer-Sheva, view from intersection of Beit Eshel and HaAtzmaut Street. The Middle East, October 28, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/04t.jpg) Flea market on K.K.L. pedestrian mall in Old City. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, December 15, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/188/jpeg/00t.jpg) Moslem cemetery north-east from Dimona, view from Road 25. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/322/jpeg/30t.jpg) A gate of Hodaly Jerusalem Press in Old City of Jerusalem, somewhere in Christian Quarter, between New and Jaffa gates. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/207/jpeg/03t.jpg) Beginning of the lower Nahal Peres Canyon 1 mile north-east from Tamar ascent to Dead Sea (Road 25), 17 miles east from Dimona, view to the west. The Middle East, May 10, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/166/jpeg/02t.jpg) Sunrise, view from a highway near Ashkelon. The Middle East, December 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/166/jpeg/03t.jpg) Latrun, view from the Trappist Monastery. The Middle East, December 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/161/jpeg/35t.jpg) View of Masada Fortress from the north. The Middle East, December 7, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/31t.jpg) Ancient Jewish tombs in Kidron Valley and cemetery on slope of Mount of Olives, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/27t.jpg) Southern approach to Tel Aviv, view from a train. The Middle East, December 28, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/166/jpeg/29t.jpg) View of Sorek River from Road 395, west from Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/166/jpeg/26t.jpg) View of Sorek River from Road 395, west from Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/162/jpeg/00t.jpg) Dry wadi and Dead Sea, view from a trail north from Masada. The Middle East, December 7, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/140/jpeg/33t.jpg) Dimona Nuclear plant in Negev Desert, the center of Israel s nuclear weapons program. The Middle East, May 13, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/163/jpeg/24t.jpg) An old house built by Turks (?) at intersection of Beit Eshel and HaAtzmaut Street in Old City of Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, December 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/207/jpeg/08t.jpg) View of the Dead Sea Works from the opening of Nahal Peres Canyon 0.5 miles north-west and above Arava junction (Road 25 to Dead Sea), 17 miles east from Dimona, view to the north-east. The Middle East, May 10, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/137/jpeg/14t.jpg) Nuclear Research Center in Negev Desert near Dimona (Israeli nuclear bomb factory). The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/33t.jpg) Ancient burial chambers in basements of modern houses of Silwan (Kefar Ha-Shiloah) village in Kidron Valley, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/17t.jpg) Small Crater (Makhtesh Katan), view from Mitzpe Hamakhtesh. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/18t.jpg) Small Crater (Makhtesh Katan), view from Mitzpe Hamakhtesh. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/161/jpeg/29t.jpg) View of Judean Desert and Dead Sea from a trail north from Masada. The Middle East, December 7, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/276/jpeg/37t.jpg) Damascus Gate in Old City. Jerusalem, the Middle East, June 20, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/214/jpeg/13t.jpg) Damascus Gate of the Old City. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/277/jpeg/01t.jpg) Near Damascus Gate(?) in Old City. Jerusalem, the Middle East, June 20, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/277/jpeg/02t.jpg) Near Damascus Gate in Old City. Jerusalem, the Middle East, June 20, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/185/jpeg/06t.jpg) Old City near Zion Gate. Jerusalem, the Middle East, March 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/276/jpeg/38t.jpg) Near Damascus Gate in Old City. Jerusalem, the Middle East, June 20, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/258/jpeg/01t.jpg) Dimona Nuclear plant in Negev Desert, view from Road 227. The Middle East, March 2, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/238/jpeg/03t.jpg) View from a trail along Tsafit Creek 10 miles west from Dimona. The Middle East, November 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/307/jpeg/32t.jpg) Walls of Old City above Zion Gate. Jerusalem, the Middle East, October 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/237/jpeg/17t.jpg) A market in Old City behind Damascus Gate. Jerusalem, the Middle East, November 22, 2001
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