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![](javascript:doblowup('Last Shot of the Year','/images/uploaded/up_chkawR.jpg','An Israeli army 155mm Howeitzer piece fires an artillery shell into the northern Gaza Strip "NO GO" zone from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on December 30, 3005. Israel established the zone to try to stop palestinian militants from firing rockets into Israeli communities. Palestinian militants have called off the so-called \'ceasefire\' so it appears 2006 will see more conflict, even over this area that Israel evacuated in August. The photo was made using a tripod and a ten meter cable. A long exposure until the canon fired and a bit of prayers that the flame coming out of the barrel would not engulf me, as the tank crew all stand behind the canon. Thankfully it was a small cahrge and did not get anywhere close to me - something I imagine the crew knew, as they let me stand close to the gun. At least I hope that was the case, and not blind faith....',700,700);)
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 is the Manger area where the baby Jesus was transfered after his birth. The small, soot covered chamber\'s walls are decorated with various painting of the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus. Oil lamps hang from the ceiling. The silver star marking the place of birth is in a niche to the right (out of frame). ',700,700);){kind=spacer}
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 of the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 15, 2005 as they descend a stone stairway into the Grotto, or Milk Cave, where a silver star marks the traditional place of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Franciscans perform this candle procession and then sing hymns in the Grotto on a daily basis, before returning to their church nearby.',700,700);)
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 in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 12, 2005. The Franciscans perform this service each day beginning exactly at noon, as the walk with candles from the adjacent Saint Catherine\'s church into the Church of the Nativity to reflect over the spot where jesus was born and sing hymns. It is a very moving short service that few people see each day.It\'s nice they don;t mind a photographer in the midst, or possibly they are accostomed to seeing me each year.......nice to think.',700,700);)
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![](javascript:doblowup('Sharon X 4','/images/uploaded/up_QyHkSm.jpg','What\'s called a "Four-Way" combo of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as he holds a press conference for Editors and Publishers in Tel Aviv on December 1, 2005. The actual campaigning for the March 28 general elections does not begin until two weeks before the voting, but it\'s pretty much kicked off already - a full four months early. Sharon is looking pretty good these days, after starting a new party, called "Kadima\'or Forawrd, and getting Shimon Peres onboard just yesterday. Will his health hold up? At times he looks a bit woobly, when he is walking, but seated or standing at a posium is quite annimated. Time will tell.... stay tuned. The four individual photos are put together using Photoshop to make a new \'file\' or photo.',700,700);){kind=spacer}
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 will dissolve itself this week, paving the way for early general elections, probably in March 2006 and it is not clear if Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will remain inside his Likud party or form a new political party, and it is also not sure what role Shimon Peres will play either in the Labor party or in Israeli politics in general. There are rumors he might step aside from politics altogether, or possibly respond to Sharon\'s feelers that he stay with him, possibly in a new centrist party. It\'s all up in the air this week. Watch this space.',700,700);){kind=spacer}
 will dissolve itself this week, paving the way for early general elections and it is not clear if Sharon will remain inside his Likud party or form a new political party. He is holding his cards close to his chest, but must decide soon. He has put out feelers to Shimon Peres. Sharon might form a true centrist party, leaving the Likud to be branded as a very right-wing party.',700,700);){kind=spacer}
 in Jerusalem on November 16, 2005. Peretz\' election has shaken up Israeli politics and next week it is expected a bill will be submitted to vote on dissolving the Knesset, paving the way for early general elections, possibly next March 2006. I went to Peretz\' offices to find out the location of a photo-op and after chatting, asked if I could follow him through the corridors from his office to the meeting room. he didn;t object but didn;t let me photograph him walking through the hall. He changed his mind in the elevator. Everyone loves a mirror, I reckon.',700,700);)
sits alongside Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during a presntation on November 16,2005 on plans to develop the Negev Desert. Following Peres\' recent defeat to Amir Peretz for leadership of the Labor party, it is expected that a vote to dissolve Israel\'s Knesset (Parliament) will be held early next week, paving the way for early elections, possibly in March 2006. It is unclear what the veteran Isralei politican will do, and in which party. Stay tuned.',700,700);){kind=spacer}
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![](javascript:doblowup('Shadow Leaves Wall','/images/uploaded/up_SrZs74.jpg','An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man leaves the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem after praying at Judaism\'s holiest site and casts his shadow on a wall before a stylized \'Menorah,\' or candlestick, early on November 14, 2005. Jerusalem is home to the world\'s three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, all of which have major religious sites in the Old City. This was done in the arly morning nice light while waiting for Hillary Clinton to arrive for a "photo-op" at the Wall.',700,700);)
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![](javascript:doblowup('Rabin\'s 10th Memorial','/images/uploaded/up_j27fdj.jpg','Former US President Bill Clinton salutes to the crowd estimated at 200,000 who attends the 10th anniversary memorial rally for assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin as he stands with his wife, US Senator Hillary and daughter Chelsea and Shimon Peres and Yuval Rabin, the former prime minister\' son, at the close of the rally in Tel Aviv on November 12, 2005. A large banner behind has a portrait of Rabin and words in Hebrew that said "10 Years Since the Murder." Clinton spoke of continuing the work of the man he deeply loved and thinks of weekly. It was an emotional evening with loud, rocking Peace songs. This comes on the heels of a new Labor party leader, Amir Peretz who defeated Shimon Peres for party leadership, and his promise is to break with the Likud and go to early elections. Never a dull moment here!',700,700);){kind=spacer}
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 and next to Sharga Brosh (C), chairman of Israeli Export and International Co-operation Institute as he attends the Prime Minister\'s Conference for Export and International Cooperation in Tel Aviv on November 10, 2005. Sharon faces tough political decisions since a new leader of the Israeli Labor party, Amir Peretz, was elected ealry this morning in a surprise result that leaves veteran Israeli politician Shimon Peres no longer leading the \'opposition\' party. Sharon might need to form a new party or call early elections, according to Israeli political analysists.',700,700);){kind=spacer}