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 Galilee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lower Galilee reaches from Mount Carmel and the Gilboa ridge in the south to the Beit HaKerem Valley in the north.
The Upper Galilee extends from the Beit HaKerem Valley northwards to the Lebanese border.
Modern Galilee is one of the few areas of Israel to have retained a large Arab population after the founding of the State in 1948, with a particularly large Druze population.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Galilee   (1155 words)

  
 Partnership 2000: Western Galilee - Midwest Consortium
The Consortium is partnered with the Western Galilee Region of Israel which includes Acco and the Mateh Asher Regional Council.
Goals of the visit to the Western Galilee Hospital were to acquire an in-depth understanding of the hospital, build personal and professional ties with their Israeli counterparts, explore opportunities for mutual cooperation between the hospital and medical institutions in Midwest Consortium member communities, and lay the groundwork for student and physician exchanges.
The visit was coordinated by Dr. Daniel Laor, Assistant Director of the Western Galilee Hospital and a member of the Partnership 2000 Joint steering Committee.
www.partner.org.il /westgalilee/news-9803-doctors.html   (365 words)

  
 Palestine-UN.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The area of the Arab State in Western Galilee is bounded on the west by the Mediterranean and on the north by the frontier of the Lebanon from Ras en Naqura to a point north of Saliha.
On reaching Ginneiger it follows the eastern, northern and western boundaries of the lands of this village to their south-west corner, whence it proceeds in a straight line to a point on the Haifa-Afula railway on the boundary between the villages of Sarid and El Mujeidil.
The north-eastern sector of the Jewish State (Eastern) Galilee) is bounded on the north and west by the Lebanese frontier and on the east by the frontiers of Syria and Transjordan.
www.palestine-un.org /info/geo2.html   (1774 words)

  
 Central Region Consortium-Western Galilee WEB site of Partnership 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Kefiada '01 in the Western Galilee (May 16).
Leshana Tova from the Western Galilee (September 16).
Heightened security in the Western Galilee (August 13).
www.westerngalilee.org.il /english/community   (173 words)

  
 sea of galilee
"Galilee" is both the name of the freshwater lake and the region where it is located.
Most of the roads of the Galilee passed to the lake or near it; others fanned out from the lake, westward to Akko (Ptolemais), southwestward to Caesarea and along the coast, and southward to Judea.
Life around the Sea of Galilee was concentrated mostly on the northern and western shores.
www.ourfatherlutheran.net /biblehomelands/galilee/seagalilee.htm   (1236 words)

  
 Sites List - Kibbutz Hotels Chain
On the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, 10 min.
Location: Located 8 KM north of Acre in the Western Galilee and 3 KM from the coast.
Western Galilee and 6 km from the coast.
www.kibbutz.co.il /sites_list.htm   (324 words)

  
 Galilee — Infoplease.com
Galilee is divided into Upper and Lower sections.
Most of the towns of the region are industrialized, and the fertile agricultural areas produce an abundance of olives and grain.
Depths of their souls: mystics of the galilee.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0820039.html   (282 words)

  
 Western Galilee - UJC Central Region Consortium Partnership 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Yitzhak Gathering in the Western Galilee: Seven - day happening with over 80 artists and art lovers from the Consortium communities.
Presentation of art works (plastic arts, music, dance, theatre, etc.) produced in the Western Galilee and in the Consortium communities on the theme of "Yitzhak".
Yitzhak in Canton: Presented by the Western Galilee - UJC Central Region Consortium (November 2005)
www.westerngalilee.org.il /arts.asp   (187 words)

  
 ERETZ Magazine
A few "minor" changes has made a world of difference in a Western Galilee hike that includes the riverbed of Nahal Keziv, the spring of Ein Tamir, and Monfor Castle.
As I studied the latest Upper Galilee trail map, I noticed a change in the route of the fl-marked trail that leads down to Keren Bartot and Ein Tamir.
In 1220, Hermann von Salza, head of the Teutonic knights, purchased a large tract of land in the Western Galilee, encompassing Montfort.
www.eretz.com /NEW/trailkeziv.shtml   (1614 words)

  
 Banana Improvement
Approximately 30 hectares of micropropagated plants of the selected clones were planted in a commercial banana plantation in the Western Galilee region.
During the winter season that preceeded the third cycle, the temperatures measured in the Western Galilee were unusually low.
The geographic location of the Western Galilee allows selection unmasked by the effects of diseases and pests.
www.fao.org /docrep/007/ae216e/ae216e0b.htm   (5061 words)

  
 fairytale
It is the day of the big eclipse, and my sister and I are driving a dusty little car from Tel Aviv to the Western Galilee in Northern Israel.
But for us skeptics, it is just another sunny Wednesday and a perfect day for a trip to the Galilee, where we can watch the last eclipse of the millennium and eat at the famed “Twins Restaurant” of Schania.
I had a little house on a kibbutz in the Western Galilee, which I shared with my first love and a little furry dog.
www.passionfruit.com /contents/fairytale/fairytale.html   (344 words)

  
 Jordan River - Walking in Their Sandals - location profile
The name, Jordan, means "flowing downward" or "the descender." It descends 689 feet from Lake Huleh to the Sea of Galilee and then another 610 feet from Galilee to the Dead Sea.
On the western side of Hermon, the Nahr Hasbani and the Nahr Bareighit flow together shortly before they merge with the others.
Jewish residents of Nazareth and western Galilee usually avoided passing through Samaria as they traveled to Jerusalem.
www.ancientsandals.com /overviews/jordan_river.htm   (450 words)

  
 September 20, 2002 UNT Inhouse publication: Former Israeli Defense Force member to visit UNT
Neumann, now a lecturer at Western Galilee College in Acre, Israel, is the first visiting professor in the UNT Jewish studies program.
His visit is the result of a cooperative agreement between UNT and Western Galilee College signed last year.
In the future, selected students from Western Galilee will enroll in master's programs at UNT while UNT students take summer classes at Western Galilee, says Richard Golden, professor of history and director of the Jewish studies program.
www.unt.edu /inhouse/september202002/neumannlecture.htm   (542 words)

  
 Israel 2001 - Chapter 6: Western Galilee and Jezre'el Valley
From Rosh Haniqra in the northwest corner of the country, we left the coast, and began traveling east along the Northern Road.
As we proceeded eastward from that point and deeper into the Galilee region, the Northern Road reaches a point where it is less than a quarter mile from the international border with Lebanon.
We found a nearby hill that offered a great view through the clear air down toward Lake Kinneret, known by some as the Sea of Galilee, although it is a fresh water lake.
mywebpages.comcast.net /srweiss/israel01/galilee.html   (1428 words)

  
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Western Galilee: 3 women killed in rocket attack - News from Israel, Ynetnews
Western Galilee: 3 women killed in rocket attack
A siren was also heard in Rosh Pina, Hatzor Haglilit, Safed, and the entire Galilee area.
www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3286608,00.html   (837 words)

  
 IIC-account13   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
True shelters that are also sealed rooms, have thicker walls and ceilings, like those at each end of the hospital floors in the surgical wing and radiology, and those in the underground hospital. 
It was a difficult weekend for the residents of the Western Galilee.
1,428 wounded have come to the Western Galilee Hospital of whom 160 are soldiers.  The numbers of physically wounded compared to those with acute stress reaction have begun to change, with 550 being physically wounded, approximately 39%.
www.jewishla.org /html/iic-account13.htm   (171 words)

  
 IsraelExperts.Com - IsraelExperts Blues for Peace Itinerary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This morning we visit the Old City of Jerusalem, the Kotel (Western Wall) and the Jewish Quarter with the ancient Cardo and winding alleyways.
Travel to the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) for a program on early kibbutz life.
Check-in at a Kibbutz on the shores of the Lake of Galilee (Kinneret).
www.israelexperts.com /blues_sampleitinerary.html   (461 words)

  
 Louisville - Editorial: When a Friend Is Hurt... (100606)
The Western Galilee was among the hardest hit areas.
Through the Jewish Agency for Israel, Louisville has been part of a consortium of Midwestern communities in the United States matched up with the Western Galilee in the Partnership with Israel program.
Many Louisvillians have traveled to the Western Galilee, and many Israelis from that region have come to Louisville.
www.jewishlouisville.org /content_display.html?ArticleID=196867   (331 words)

  
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