Friday, July 01, 2011

An old Turkish prison opens briefly in Jerusalem

"An old Turkish prison opens briefly in Jerusalem

By MATTI FRIEDMAN, Associated Press – 2 hours ago

JERUSALEM (AP) — An old Turkish prison in Jerusalem is briefly opening to the public this weekend, allowing visitors a rare glimpse inside an infamous local landmark.

The Kishle prison in Jerusalem's Old City was built by the Ottoman Turks in the mid-1800s. It later served the British as a jail, housing Jewish and Arab prisoners in the stormy years leading up to Israel's creation in 1948."

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