BACKGROUND.

Jaffa (Hebrew: יָפוֹ,  Yāfō (help·info); Arabic: يَافَا‎), also called Japho or Joppa, is the southern, oldest part of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical stories of Jonah, Solomon, and Saint Peter as well as the mythological story of Andromeda and Perseus... (Wikipedia)