{"id":4387,"date":"2023-05-29T08:17:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T08:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xanado.co.il\/israel\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=4387"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:03:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:03:57","slug":"the-story-of-masada","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.xanado.co.il\/israel\/portfolio\/the-story-of-masada\/","title":{"rendered":"The historical Masada story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4387\" class=\"elementor elementor-4387\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b61e75 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b61e75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395b2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"395b2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Masada story is one of the most dramatic chapters in ancient history. Set in Israel\u2019s Judean Desert, the legendary siege of Masada tells of Jewish rebels\u2019 final stand against the Roman Empire. This powerful tale of courage, tragedy, and resistance still shapes Israeli identity nowadays.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355480d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"355480d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Written by Zvika Gasner 12-December-2024 (Originally 10-October-2019) Photos By Angela Hechtfisch<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masada is located in Israel\u2019s Judean Desert,  3 km. west of the south part of the Dead Sea and only 15 km. north of Ein-Bokek hotel strip. 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