Article: Where the walls keep tumbling down

In 1300BC Joshua carried out the first Jewish invasion of Jericho when he blew his trumpet and the walls came tumbling down. Rebuilt and invaded repeatedly, the oldest - and lowest - city in the world has again achieved independence; on 5 July Yasser Arafat rode triumphantly through Jericho on his first visit to Palestine since the 1967 Six- Day War.

If you have a chance, visit the city soon, before its impending facelift. Tall flame trees arch over the low-slung buildings and mud roofs of the main square and the small clutch of streets leading from it. It is the sort of place where you can sit and talk to the locals, who are charming and hospitable.

Now, more than ever, there is a lot to ...

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