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The Second Coming: Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Territories
Via Poland and Gemany
Summer 2008   Israel / Syria: Mount Bental
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We went up to the top of Mt Bental, an extinct volcano and one of the highest mountains in the area. It’s said that inside the mountain there is a modern intelligence centre from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), but those are just rumours. What you have for sure is an old Syrian bunker which you can visit. It’s really impressive, you have for a few minutes a strange feeling, the feeling that war is so recent, and it isn’t over. |
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From the peak you have great views of Syria, Lebanon, the Mediterranean and the UNDZ.
The scenery is magnificent and you'll find hard to believe that it's still officially a warzone. It is sad when you think that people has endured really hard times around these places. |
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At the top of Mount Bental there are some signs to some cities like Damascus, Beirut or Jerusalem.
You feel quite strange when you see that you’re just 800 km away from Baghdad. It was the first time that I saw a sign to this place.
Oh by the way, the place to drink something on top of Mt Bental is called the Coffee Anan.
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