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Olga Bokkas, a visitor from Connecticut, immerses herself in the waters of the Jordan River at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site, near the West Bank town of Jericho July 31. The river’s dwindling waters are sluggish and a dull brownish green in this area. (AP/Oded Balilty)
Olga Bokkas, a visitor from Connecticut, immerses herself in the waters of the Jordan River at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site, near the West Bank town of Jericho July 31. The river’s dwindling waters are sluggish and a dull brownish green in this area.