Agnosticism / Atheism: What's Hot Now: Relative Locations of Jerusalem, Tyre, Sidon, Beirut, Other Cities

Agnosticism / Atheism: What's Hot Now These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week Relative Locations of Jerusalem, Tyre, Sidon, Beirut, Other Cities 11 Jul 2011, 11:01 am Map: Relative Locations of Jerusalem, Tyre, Sidon, Beirut in Modern Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon Source: Jupiter Images Today Tyre is the fourth largest city in Lebanon and one of the nation's largest ports. It is also a very popular destination for tourists who are eager to see what the city has to offer in terms of history and archaeology. In 1979 the city was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The city of Tyre has suffered greatly in modern times. The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) made it a base in the 1980s so Israel caused extensive damage to the city through artillery attacks when they invaded southern Lebanon in 1982. After this, Israel transformed Tyre into a military base, leading to numerous terrorist attacks by Palestinians trying to drive the Israelis out. Israel dropped numerous bombs in and around Tyre again during the 2006 invasion of Lebanon, leading to civilian deaths and extensive property damage. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.