It is estimated that Jaffa is the most ancient of the city in Israel with 4000
years of documented history. Many people ruled it, including Egyptians,
Hittites, Canaanites, Philistines, Jews, Muslims, Crusaders, and Ottomans. Many
famous historical personalities visited it, including Pharaoh, Jonah the
Prophet, Alexander the Great, Judah Hamaccabi, Nikanor, Titus, Salah al-Din,
Napoleon, Abu-Nabut, Allenby, Ben Gurion. All of them built, destroyed and
re-built it, which provides much work for archeologists, historians, and
restoration companies. It's now Huldai's (the mayor of Tel-
