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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Susan Spano / The Bulletin
December 28, 2008
TEL AVIV, Israel — I expected to be transformed by my first visit to Israel, and especially Jerusalem, the cradle of three faiths, a traveler’s Holy Grail.
But when I returned to Rome for Christmas, I was surprised to realize that what I remember most is not ancient,....