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Nazareth and Vicinity, Palestine

Series: A photographic tour of Palestine narrated by quotes from my book, Fugitive Dreams: Chronicles of Occupation and Resistance.

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Façade of the Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth, Palestine (Photo by the author, Sep. 30, 2023).

Enroute

“We bypassed Nablus and headed straight north to Jenin, the northernmost city in the West Bank, where we stopped at a small park for breakfast.”

Jenin from Nazareth, lighting the far hilltops; the circle of light on the left is Afula (Photo by the author, Sep. 30, 2023).

“From there, we crossed the fertile Marj Ben ‘Amer (Jezreel Valley), one of the first nuclei of Zionist presence in Palestine, and supposed site of the Biblical “Armageddon”.”

Tel Majiddu (Megiddo), a mound burying the ruins of the Biblical Megiddo; opposite is the Megiddo Prison, one of the many places in which Israel holds its Palestinian hostages (Photos by the author, Oct. 1, 2023).

“Settlements were located strategically, spanning the most fertile areas of Palestine — the coastal plain and the plain of Marj Ben ‘Amer…”