by Samuel Koltov | Mar 18, 2023
by Samuel Koltov | Nov 11, 2022
A Walk through the Christian and Muslim Quarter There are four quarters in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Jewish, the Armenian, the Christian, and the Muslim Quarter. By default one could think that these four quarters each have their own character, and that it would...
by Samuel Koltov | Nov 4, 2022
Al-Mawasin Guarding the Dome of the Rock from the Surrounding World One of the first things, which you see when entering the Haram al-Sharif, is the golden dome of the Dome of the Rock. It doesn’t matter where you enter from, making this structure so dominant, even...
by Samuel Koltov | Oct 14, 2022
Ovdat – A Nabataean Settlement Ovdat, also known as Avdat, Abdah, or Obodat, is a Nabataean settlement found in the Negev desert near the kibbutz, Sde Boker. It was used from somewhere in the 3rd century BCE until the beginning of the Islamic period in Palestine...
by Samuel Koltov | Sep 23, 2022
HaKirya Bridge Tel Aviv There are two capitals of Israel, the ancient and spiritual city of Jerusalem, and the bustling modern city of Tel Aviv. A trip from the one to the other city, can feel like a journey through time and from one world to another, even though the...
