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New Codesharing for EL AL

EL AL, the national airline of Israel, today announced that it has applied to the Israeli Ministry of Transportation for authorization to begin a codesharing agreement with American Airlines, the largest airline in the U.S.A. and in the world. American Airlines has...

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The Wonders of Israeli Wine

New York: July 24, 2007 - August at the Scots hotel is dedicated to the Israeli Wine wonders. During the weekends guests are invited to wine work shops, gourmet meals accompanied by wines, tours to the vineyards and to the Golan Heights wineries. All activities will...

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The Israel Festival

New York - May 1, 2007: A snapshot of this year's 46th annual Israel Festival of music and performing arts reveals a multicultural banquet of dance, opera, classical, contemporary, jazz and world music and theater in Jerusalem, Holon, Haifa, and Tel Aviv. Israeli...

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Israel Tourist Information Centers

Ben Gurion Airport Entrance Hall Telephone: 03-9754260 Fax: 03-9754264 E-mail: doritk@tourism.gov.il Opening hours: Sun-Thu: 24 hours ; Fri: until 19:30 Sat. from 8:30am Jerusalem Address: Jaffa Gate inside the Old City Telephone: 02-6280403 ; 02-6271422 ; 02-6276429...

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The Basics on Israel

Climate Israel enjoys long, warm, dry summers (April-October) and generally mild winters (November-March) with somewhat drier, cooler weather in hilly regions, such as Jerusalem and Safed. Rainfall is relatively heavy in the north and center of the country, with much...

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6 New UNESCO Sites in Israel

New York, NY- November 3, 2006: For a country small in size, Israel is extraordinarily rich in history and has been awarded World Heritage status for six extraordinary sites - with more than twenty others under consideration. "We are delighted that so many of the...

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New Light Rail in Jerusalem

New York, NY- October 19, 2006: "Aimed to lure Israelis out of their cars, the $400+ hundred million dollar Jerusalem Light Railroad project has gained a full head of steam and progress is zooming along,"? says Consul Arie Sommer, Israel's Tourism...

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TCS-Expeditions World’s Great Faiths

SEATTLE, WA "? When Jennifer DuBois, vice president of operations at TCS Expeditions read the book "Geography of Religion,"? published by National Geographic, she was determined to create a quest that would allow travelers to explore and experience the...

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Feast of the Tabernacles

New York, NY- September 12, 2006: The Hebrew word "Sukkot"? means "booths"? or tents, the temporary dwellings in which the Children of Israel lived during their 40 years of wandering after their Exodus from Egypt. The joyous seven-day annual...

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Checking Out Haifa

New York, NY- August 23, 2006: Israel's third largest city, Haifa is majestically set on a broad natural Mediterranean bay and characterized by terraced landscaping, picture postcard panoramic views, great beaches and a bustling computerized port. Long known as...

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