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Birket Israel (trans. Pool of Israel) also Birket Israil or Birket Isra'in, abbreviated from Birket Beni Israìl (trans. Pool of the Children of Israel) was a public cistern located on the north-eastern corner of the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem. The structure is believed to have been built by the Romans for use as a water reservoir and also to protect the northern wall of the Temple Mount. Arab locals have known it by this name since at least 1857.
By the mid-19th century it had gone out of use as a reservoir; being partly filled with rubbish and reused as a vegetable garden. In 1934 it was filled in and is now known as el-Ghazali Square. It is currently in mixed use for shops, as a car park, and as a transshipment point for refuse. (Full article...)Image 1Gal Fridman, winner of Israel's first Olympic gold medal (from Culture of Israel)
Image 2Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat celebrating the signing of the Camp David Accords (from History of Israel)
Image 3Intel core i7-940. Intel developed its dual-core Core Duo processor at its Israel Development Center in Haifa. (from Culture of Israel)
Image 4Patriot missiles launched to intercept an Iraqi Scud over Tel Aviv during the Gulf War (from History of Israel)
Image 5Sermon on the Mount. The New Testament was authored by Christian Jews during Roman-ruled Judea (from Culture of Israel)
Image 6143rd Division crossing the Suez Canal in the direction of Cairo during the Yom Kippur War, 15 October 1973 (from History of Israel)
Image 7Occupied Enemy Territory Administration, 1918 (from History of Israel)
Image 8Jewish symbols in Israeli artworks (from Culture of Israel)
Image 9The route of the exiles to Babylon (from History of Israel)
Image 10Shrine of the Báb, built between 1949 and 1953, is an example of the architecture in Israel (from Culture of Israel)
Image 11Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) (from History of Israel)
Image 12Protest in Tel Aviv on 6 August 2011 (from History of Israel)
Image 13Illustration for the Song of Songs. Along with the Book of Esther, the ancient poem is an example of an ancient Israeli literature with no mention of God, and is traditionally read as an allegory of the relationship between God and Israel (from Culture of Israel)
Image 14Gen. Uzi Narkiss, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, Chief of staff Yitzhak Rabin and Gen. Rehavam Ze'evi in the Old City of Jerusalem, 7 June 1967 (from History of Israel)
Image 15Heraclius returning the True Cross to Jerusalem, 15th-century painting by Miguel Ximénez (from History of Israel)
Image 16Israeli breakfast (from Culture of Israel)
Image 17Israeli paratroopers dig in near the Mitla Pass, 31 October 1956 (from History of Israel)
Image 18Obverse of Yehud silver coin (from History of Israel)
Image 19Yemenite Jewish bride in traditional bridal vestment, adorned with a henna wreath, 1958 (from Culture of Israel)
Image 20Menachem Begin addressing a mass demonstration in Tel Aviv against negotiations with Germany in 1952 (from History of Israel)
Image 21Buchenwald survivors arrive in Haifa to be arrested by the British, 15 July 1945 (from History of Israel)
Image 22United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, 1947 (from History of Israel)
Image 23The opening ceremony of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem visited by Arthur Balfour, 1 April 1925 (from History of Israel)
Image 24MV Netanya, one of the ships assigned to support boats in the Cherbourg Project (from History of Israel)
Image 25Ofek-7 satellite launch through Shavit vehicle (from Culture of Israel)
Image 26Remains of the Roman theater in Caesarea Maritima (from Culture of Israel)
Image 27Jewish workers in Kerem Avraham neighbourhood of Jerusalem (c. 1850s) (from History of Israel)
Image 28A portion of the Isaiah scroll. One of the earliest known manuscripts of biblical literature (from Culture of Israel)
Image 29Painting of the siege of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1099) (from History of Israel)
Image 30Simulated view of a black hole. Jacob Bekenstein predicted and co-discovered black hole entropy (from Culture of Israel)
Image 3116th-century Safed rabbi Joseph Karo, author of the Jewish law book (from History of Israel)
Image 32Hiking near Lake Kinneret (from Culture of Israel)
Image 33David dictating the Psalms. The practice of psalms is referred to as a philosophical and theological problem (from Culture of Israel)
Image 34Jewish Brigade headquarters under both Union Flag and Jewish flag (from History of Israel)
Image 35Cultural map of the world according to the World Values Survey, describing Israel as a whole at parity in "Rational-Secular Values" and also at parity in "Self-expression values". (from Culture of Israel)
Image 36The Israeli West Bank barrier route built (red), under construction (pink) and proposed (white), (from History of Israel)
Image 37Tzofim Israeli scout movement fire ceremony in Tel Aviv (from Culture of Israel)
Image 38A Bookplate done for Martin Buber; The plate is adorned with the walls of Jerusalem in the shape of a Shield of David, viewed from above (from Culture of Israel)
Image 39Jewish Settlement Police members watching the settlement Nesher during 1936–1939 Arab revolt (from History of Israel)
Image 401949 Green Line (from History of Israel)
Image 41City of David in Jerusalem (from History of Israel)
Image 42Jewish youth dancing the Horah in the kibboutz Ein Harod in 1936 (from Culture of Israel)
Image 43Supply convoy on its way to besieged Jerusalem, April 1948 (from History of Israel)
Image 44The Merneptah Stele. While alternative translations exist, the majority of biblical archeologists translate a set of hieroglyphs as "Israel," representing the first instance of the name in the historical record. (from History of Israel)
Image 45Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, 2006 (from Culture of Israel)
Image 46Aerial view of the Temple Mount showing the Dome of the Rock in the center and the al-Aqsa mosque to the south (from History of Israel)
Image 47Es Skhul cave (from History of Israel)
Image 48Hasmonean kingdom (from History of Israel)
Image 49Habimah Theater in Tel Aviv (from Culture of Israel)
Image 50Hebrew ulpan in Dimona, 1955 (from Culture of Israel)
Image 51Ecclesiastes is known for its incipit vanity of vanities; all is vanity and concepts of Vanitas (from Culture of Israel)
Image 52Tiles in the Bezalel style, 1920s (from Culture of Israel)
Image 53Portion of the Temple Scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls written by the Essenes (from History of Israel)
Image 54David Ben-Gurion proclaiming the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948 (from History of Israel)
Image 55Avraham Adan raising the Ink Flag marking the end of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War (from History of Israel)
Image 56Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem (from Culture of Israel)
Image 57Nahal Brigade soldiers returning after the 2006 Lebanon War (from History of Israel)
Image 58The Bahri Mamluk dynasty 1250–1382 (from History of Israel)
Image 59Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat during the Oslo Accords signing ceremony at the White House on 13 September 1993 (from History of Israel)
Image 60Map of the ancient Near East (from History of Israel)
Image 61Menahem Zion synagoge, Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem (from Culture of Israel)
Image 62Tel Aviv Cinematheque (from Culture of Israel)
Image 63Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (from History of Israel)
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