Old Jaffa Flea Market Shuk Hapishpishim, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel Editorial Photo

The Jaffa Flea Market `Shuk Hapishpeshim` in Hebrew, one of the best-known sites in Jaffa, is the descendant of an old market that was moved to part of its presentlocation after being dispossessed by the Ottoman government from the area around the clock tower in the late 19th century, to make way for its civil administrationcompound “soraya”. The market expanded in time, to copt the “Greek Market,” adjacent to it, and it has been operating as a flea market for more than 70 years. Located southeast of the prominent clock tower, the market features a colorful cross- section of humanity and a fascinating hodge-podge of new and second-hand merchandise of every type and description. Bargain-hunters will have a grand time and antiques and knick-knacks can sometimes be scooped up for a song. photo taken on December 2, 2007