Arabs decide Jericho is 10,000 years old, throw it a birthday party — and nobody bothers to show

Jerusalem World Review ^ | 10/19/2010 | Edmund Sanders

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JERICHO — (MCT) Imagine you turned 10,000 years old — and nobody showed up at your birthday party.

That's a bit how they're feeling in the ancient West Bank city of Jericho, believed to be one of the world's oldest continually inhabited settlements.

Three years ago, Palestinians made big plans for Jericho's historic birthday. Nobody really knows the exact anniversary, but Palestinians thought 10-10-10 had a good ring to it.

The idea was to host an international blowout to rival the 2000 millennium, including fireworks, laser shows, half a million guests and a who's who of international dignitaries. They dreamed of bringing singer Shakira to perform, and city officials figured they'd need to build at least a couple of new hotels and some restaurants to handle the crowds.

But when Oct. 10 rolled around, the party — to say the least — fell flatter than the city's walls once did.

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