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israel
A vision for an oasis in the desert: Timna Park
Jewish Journal
August 17, 2016
Three decades ago, a man from Milwaukee looked out at a lonely stretch of the Negev desert in southern Israel and decided to create something seemingly impossible: a tourism draw.
A food tour of Israel’s cities
Jewish Journal
May 16, 2016
Mediterranean cuisine is consumed with gusto all over the world. While many dishes commonly enjoyed in Israel originate elsewhere, things like hummus, falafel, kibbeh, and shakshuka have been adopted into Israeli tradition with the recent advent of “foodie-ism” by chefs all over the country.
Navigating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through Airbnb
Orit Arfa
April 6, 2016
The first decision an adventurous traveler faces when seeking an Airbnb property in the West Bank is what to type in the search box: “West Bank”? “Judea and Samaria”? “Israel”? “Palestine”? The blinking cursor symbolizes the confusion and controversy surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Multi-generation trip to Israel: Who said only adults get to have all the fun?
Jewish Journal
April 4, 2016
Many parents these days are looking to give their kids an unforgettable vacation experience.
Blurring Israel’s Green Line
Roberto Loiederman
March 4, 2016
There is probably no Israel tour quite like that offered by Lydia Aisenberg, which focuses on the Green Line — the demarcation between Israel and its neighbors set in the 1949 Armistice Agreement after the end of Israel’s War of Independence.
Amid terror wave, Israel sells over 900 tour packages through Groupon
Jewish Journal
October 29, 2015
More than 900 discounted vacation packages to Israel have been sold through the marketing website Groupon.
The best is yet to come in evolving Israeli tourism
Ryan E. Smith
March 4, 2015
Following a record year for tourism in 2013 — when 3.5 million visitors came to the Holy Land — things got off to an even better start in 2014.
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