Jordan River
Mideast’s Jordan River: Rich in holiness, poor in water
By Mariam Fam — August 18, 2022
(AP) – The symbolically and spiritually significant Jordan River is physically dwindling, a decline that some say is intertwined with the decades-old Arab-Israeli conflict and a rivalry over the precious water.
Britain’s Prince Charles pays royal visit to Jordan
By Associated Press — November 16, 2021
Charles and his wife, Camilla, met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Queen Rania before traveling to the Christian holy site of Maghtas.
Is skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee sacrilegious?
By Daniel Burke — August 21, 2012
(RNS) More than 20 lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides, including one nude congressman, took a booze-fueled late-night swim in Israel’s Sea of Galilee last summer, Politico reported on Monday. Which leaves at least one question: Is skinny-dipping at the biblical site sacrilegious? By Daniel Burke.
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