Travel  A Trip to the Past
Photographic memories from the valley
Nadav Man
Published: 12.04.08, 12:00
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1. dry up the swamps?
observer   (04.12.08)
was that innovative technique to dig instead of to fill up?
2. I don't know about picture #12.....:-)
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (04.13.08)
3. #1: Read up on what happened in California in 1989
Global Citizen ,   Israel & USA   (04.12.08)
during the October 17th earthquake there because of filled-in areas (specifically, how many buildings and lives were lost), and you will understand just how innovative these early returning Jews were.
4. Jews build because we love this land....
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (04.12.08)
5. #1 moron
(04.12.08)
if you knew the history of the jewish nation and israel you would know the following. the swamps had to be drained through hard and dangerous enormous physical labour lasting years. once drained as to minimize malaria occurences, the halutzim and jewish people have planted eucalyptus trees in these swamps that are known as water loving trees. each one of them absorbed all the water in the swamps and rendered it dry. once dried, malaria has disappeared from israel and the swamps were gone. by the way, arabs frfom surrounding arab nations did in fact come to tghese areas after they were rfendered malaria free by the jews, settled therfe and found jobs, hospitals, education and a thriving farming and infrastructure communities. they benefited from these jewish built areas by doubling their birth rates, enjoying better employment prospects at much higher compensations than the ottoman landlords gave them. also, these swamp lands were BOUGHT AT EXORBITAZNT PRICES BY ALYIAH JEWS FROM THE OTTOMAN LAND LORD MISSING AND LIVING IN SURROUNDING ARAB NATIONS. these lands belonged to the jews who paid a phenominally high price by these thieving absentee landlord. the jews worked them, and prospered. won't it have been lovely if the arabs in israel have accepted the 1947 partition line, got themselves a state, worked its lands liker the jews did, even cooperating with the brilliant jews to build their infrastructure and live in peace side by side. but islam wanted it all, didn't it? now look what they have and look what we have!!!!
6. #1 perhaps they dug to get wells and revert the water?
petra ,   usa   (04.12.08)
Amazing photos. Wonderful to actually see the work they did manually. They made swamps into a blooming desert. No wonder the pals want it NOW. Where were they then?
7. Lovely pictures, ...
Jonah ,   USA   (04.13.08)
could we also get a map to know where it all is?
8. 2.M.Hartley needs to comment more. Seems like her
(04.13.08)
name appears less and less among the tb's and people enjoy her comments so.
9. You purchase 6%, you get 94% for free
observer   (04.14.08)
pretending that 6% were blooming did made Jews claim 94%.
10. that Skinny dipping was the reason of low birth rate
observer   (04.14.08)
11.  "The Salus family moved to...
Real Observer   (04.24.08)
Italy from the Land of Israel sometime in the 13th century...in the 17th century, one of the family members moved to the Czech lands and served as a doctor in the rural area....Rapahel Salus immigrated to the Land of Israel in 1921.". It is one of a multiple histories showing the continuous , permanence of Jewish people to the land of Israel that must be teach to everybody in, outside Israel. I read about a lot more of jewish from Spain before, after Inquisition.
12. Jerusalem
linda glynn ,   usa   (04.25.10)
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace..and for Jerusalem's sake...I will not rest..until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness and the salvation thereof..as a lamp that burneth. Isaiah 62:1 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
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