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Jericho [Heb.,=fragrant, or city of the moon god], Arab. Ariha, town (2003 est. pop. 19,000), West Bank, in the Jordan valley N of the Dead Sea; nearby is the site of the ancient city of Jericho. Jericho is an oasis watered by a number of springs, and the town is surrounded by orchards and intensive market gardening; a large part of the population is engaged in agriculture. Jericho was the first Arab town in the West Bank to become (1994) autonomous under the agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The town saw increasing development after the agreement; a... Read more

Jericho
Jericho On the west bank of the Jordan , a city 10 km. (6 miles...at the beginning of the Israelite invasion of Canaan . Jericho has been thoroughly explored by archaeologists, and John...1400 BCE. However, more recent excavation suggests that Jericho can tell us nothing about Israelite settlement as it ... Read more

Jericho
Jericho An ancient city, now in the Palestinian-administered West...are of the pre-pottery NEOLITHIC period c. 7000 BC, when Jericho was already a walled settlement of some 4 ha (10 acres...Joshua recorded in the Old Testament of the Bible. Modern Jericho was granted Palestinian self-rule in 1994, as part ... Read more

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	Jericho a town waiting to happen. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) ; JERICHO, West Bank _ The key chain and T-shirt index, as measured at Salah Ju'bi's little souvenir stand in Jericho's town square, is way down and still tumbling. The market...months ago. Even food is moving slowly off the shelves. Jericho is a town waiting to happen. The signs of imminent change... Read more
	JERICHO'S SERENITY HAS TUMBLED ; JERICHO, Israeli-occupied West Bank - In the years before the Palestinian...a time that now seems so distant, the an cient city of Jericho was an oasis of serenity in the West Bank. Its archeological...to entice passing motorists to stop and spend a while in Jericho. Winter evenings were especially ... Read more
	ISRAEL HANDS OVER JERICHO TO PALESTINIANS ; JERICHO, West Bank Israel handed control over security in this...dismantled the westernmost of three checkpoints surrounding Jericho and eased travel restrictions in and out of the West Bank...though Israeli troops will no longer search cars entering Jericho from the south. A number of Palestinian ... Read more
	Palestinians in Jericho have no hope for peace; Israelis cautious. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) ; JERICHO, West Bank _ On Sept. 13, the world came to Jericho. Under scores of foreign television lights, the people...self-rule. Now, no one but the Israeli army can come to Jericho. And the people who five months ago partied into the night... Read more
	Jericho marks 10th year in showbiz with two acting awards.(Entertainment) ; Jericho Rosales cannot be thankful enough for every good thing...Now celebrating his 10th anniversary in show business, Jericho has undoubtedly made a big leap from being a teen idol...Vanessa del Bianco, Kristine Hermosa and Carol Banawa, Jericho went on to prove his innate talent through his numerous... Read more
	Quiet, hot and ancient Jericho emerges as focus of Arafat's ambitions. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) ; JERICHO, West Bank _ It is the dead of summer and even palm fronds...tour buses whiz past peasants on mule-drawn carts. This is Jericho, a sleepy oasis 825 feet below sea level. It was here...city's walls crashing down. And, as unlikely as it may seem, Jericho is emerging as the focus of an aging Yasser ... Read more
	A true headbanger: when Chris Jericho isn't using his walls of Jericho vs an opponent in the ring, he produces the wails of Jericho as the lead singer of Fozzy. ; EVERY NOW AND THEN, CHRIS Jericho finds himself in a room with Iron Maiden...wrestling fans. They admire the way Jericho beat Stone Cold Steve Austin and the...world champion of modern wrestling. Jericho, likewise is a big fan of these rockers... Read more
	The Jericho Project: A Program That Works ; New York Beacon, The 02-24-1999 The Jericho Project: A Program That Works Founded in 1983, the Jericho Project provides permanent supportive housing...from substance abuse. Since its inception, Jericho has helped hundreds of people move from homelessness... Read more
	Trophies to come for Jericho's team ; ...McLoughlin Register Staff NEW HAVEN -- Jericho Scott, 10, was such a good pitcher that...league he played for broke up the team when Jericho's coach wouldn't take him off the mound...break. No end of season trophy for that. Jericho's team, Wilpower Fitness, was undefeated... Read more
	The Jericho Project celebrates it's 20th Anniversary ; THE JERICHO Project, a not - for-profit housing provider...were noted attorney and advisor to The Jericho Project, Robert Joffe of Cravath, Swaine...founding and active Board member since Jericho's inception in 1983. Honoree, Robert Joffe... Read more

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