Trip around Israel

Israel is a very small country. The travel from north to south takes about 6 hours and the travel from east to west can take between half an hour to two hours, depending on the point of crossing. It is located in a meeting point between African, Asian and European continents, so it got a little from everything in nature. It has deserts, as can be seen in the following photo's, especially in the south:

If you travel to north Israel you will find mountains, water falls (mainly in the winter), even a ski resort in Mount ... (more)

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Desert scenery
Down south, just north to Eilat, there are the mountains with vivid...

Timna Park - South
The ancient copper mine with red rock formations and wonderful views

Arava desert next to Jordan
The desert has bushes and trees and even wildlife

Marine life in Eilat Observatory
The red sea has beautiful corals under water

Marine life in Eilat Observatory
The red sea has beautiful coral reef

Ein Afek swamps - water ecology
Just next to Haifa in the north there is a nature reservation where water...

Corazim ancient synagogue
Next to the sea of Galilee there a 2000 years old Jewish synagogue

Golan Heights and Hermon mt
Up in the north of Israel there is the north of Galilee and Golan heights.

Cherries in the Golan Heights
Late spring or early summer you can pick cherries and other forest...

Jordan River
You can baptize yourself in the Jordan River up in the north next to...

Yarmuch River in the north
On the border with Jordan there is the Yarmuch River up in the north...

Eagle Falls
Up in the Golan Heights there are plenty of running water, especially in the...

Hermon Mountain - ski resort
Up in the north there is Hermon mountain which gets snow in the winter...

Saar Falls - Golan Heights
Winter 2003 was very rainy and Saar River is full with water.

Overlooking the Dead Sea from Massada
Massada is a fortress in the desert where the Romans held a siege on the Jews...

Massada - Harod's Palace
Massada was Harod's fortress and palace in the times of the Roman Empire

Mountain Goats in the Negev
Down south there is the Sde Boker monument for Ben Gurion. The mountain goats...

Rosh Hanikra - Grotto's
In the north on the seashore on the border with Lebanon there is a very...

A grotto in Rosh Hanikra
You can walk underground between the grotto's and look at the...

Remains of snow in Jerusalem - 2003
Jerusalem gets its share of snow every year. On 2003 it got a relatively...

Remains of Crusaders in the holyland
Yehiam fortress is a remainder from the old Crusaders' times where they...

Zipory - ancient Jewish water reservoirs
Water reservation and collection and transfer from site to site in...

Zipory - archeology site
Zipory has a great collection of ancient mozaics from the Roman days.

Overlook from Giloh (to north)
A snowy day in Jerusalem, overlooking to Jerusalem

Jerusalem Mountains in the snow
Around Jerusalem there are mountains

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article published 4/6/2003

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JEWS LOVE LIFE. MUSLIMS LOVE DEATH
In ‘48 Jews accept small area;Arabs refuse&launch war to destroy Israel. Muslims told flee & promised all land after win.Shameful Arab defeat of ‘48 & ‘67 & ‘73! Israel global leader: medicine/technology/agriculture/engineering.Israel drained swamps. Make desert bloom. ‘67 Arafat, hid millions in French banks! $ was foreign aid! He Invents Palestine People.No Palestine state prior ‘67. Israel consists 1/16 of ONE PERCENT of all Muslim lands!Muslims:You lack human/women rights. You do honour murder,child brides b/c Allah had child bride. Female Genital Mutilation. Muslims remove female genitalia! Many die childbirth & suffer pain rest of pitiful lives.BUT if you use computer/ take pill...you benefit Israeli/Jewish knowledge! World loves to hate Jews B/C we represent Morality.hitler & hateful muslims Lack Morality. Gaza says:Jews love Life & we love Death!No peace with barbarians using children as human shields
— media watch north, February 12, 2012

Thanks for showing me the Golan Heights where my widow grandmother and two kids were kicked out of there home and land so the non Arab Jews (the only Jews that should be living in Palestine and the Golan heights) can come from Europe and do what the Nazis did to them. My grandmother died 6 years ago and she still had the key to her house hoping one day justice will come. just remember how you feel when you hear about the holocaust and when people say it didn't happened is the way we feel about you guys. If you had a chance to kill Hitler you would, to us you are Hitler of the 21 first century!!!! Thanks for the pictures but if you could give me back my land it would be great!!!!!!

PS: I am Catholic, I don't hate Jews, but I hate Israelis, please stop killing 100000 of our kids and we will stop killing 5 of yours!!!!!
— Selma, December 26, 2010

Image permission request
These pictures are amazing! I'm a student in school and would like to use an image you have as a background for an ad to promote travel to israel. Being a student I can't just fly there and take the pictures myself. They won't be sold or reproduced or altered in any way. The most people who will see it is my teacher and fellow students in the (small) class. Thanks!
— Jessica, March 14, 2008

Just wanted to thank you for the beautiful pictures.My wife and I are hoping to go there this year.
— Richard, January 12, 2008

Trip to Israel
My fiance left for Israel today. I am not well-traveled and am anxious about him being there for 2 weeks. The beautiful pictures on your site brought ease to my spirit. Thank you for sharing them. Shalom.
— Rhonda Catha-Kramer, May 4, 2007

mum/grandmum
Loved the pictures and details...thanks for all that work!!!
— sharon, January 14, 2007

image use permission?
Hi Shulamit, I hope all is well over there. I'm contacting you from Toronto, Canada, with a request to use some of the images found accompanying your article on the Worldisround website for educational purposes. I am leading some school media arts workshops for grade six students, (approximately 11 year old students). We are investigating the creation of a more ideal view of their neighbourhood. They are photographing their surrounding urban location and then digitally adding in elements to it to represent it as a more energy efficient and sustainable place. The images would be used for educational purposes only and not for profit. Would it be acceptable to use some of the images sound of the site for this purpose? Thanks so much. John Scully New Media Coordinator, Learning Through the Arts.
— John Scully, November 20, 2006

Copyright - request for permission
Dear Ms. Levin,

this way (because of missing e-mail adress) I try to get permission of you to use one of your Negev pictures for a banner/logo design for a very small internet community which gathers around Jewish religion. I would be very grateful of a positive answer and thank you in advance for your response together with appologizes for troubling.

With best wishes Sarah
— Sarah, October 10, 2006

Nicole, actually I'm happy that all you could find that bothered you was the fact that I wrote "Israelians"( because french is my first language and it's israelien so I got confused) instead of Israelis...Thanks for agreeing with me!
— selma, July 10, 2006

isaelians............ its israelis
— nicole, June 17, 2006

Thanks for showing me the Golan Heights where my widow grandmother and two kids were kicked out of there home and land so the non arab jews (the only jews that should be living in Palestine and the Golan heights) can come from Europe and do what the Nazis did to them. My grandmother died 2 years ago and she still had the key to her house hoping one day justice will come. just remember how you feel when you hear about the holocaust and when people say it didn't happened is the way we feel about you guys. If you had a chance to kill Hitler you would, to us you are Hitler of the 21 first century!!!! Thanks for the pictures but if you could give me back my land it would be great!!!!!!

PS: I am Catholic, I don't hate jews, but I hate israelians, please stop killing 100000 of our kids and we will stop killing 5 of yours!!!!!
— Selma, March 12, 2006

this website has really helped me with my homework. I have learned alot ant it was really interesting THANK YOU!!!
— verity, January 23, 2006

Samah-I have always been a moderate in the Palestinian-Israeli dispute but if you're going to say that Israel shouldnt exist/be destroyed, that crosses the line. We dont need anymore extremists-all we need are people willing to work with a 2-state solution. We NEED peace. In order to do that we need to have some civility and respect eachother's customs and cultures. I hope that with Sharon's new party, Kadima, and with Abbas, they will be able to follow the roadmap and bring peace and prosperity onto the Middle East.
— Max S, December 26, 2005

Politics gets in the way
Sorry for the politics that taints this page. I don't want to delete comments that I don't agree with, but if it gets ugly, I will do that. Thanks Chaya for being alert.
— Shulamit Levin, October 23, 2005

hmmmmm
I am a bit confused by Samah's comment. Doesn't what she is saying harm the Palestinian cause? After all, who was there first and who was expelled first? Yes the homeland has already been returned to the first occupiers. I guess she didn't think through that comment at all...
— Chaya, October 15, 2005

Palestine.. my home
we are very proud of the beauty of our homeland.. although it was taken from us.. but still, history has proven that NO occupation lasted forever... so bare in mind that these beautiful places are Palestinian, have been and will always remain that way. The Israeli guns and brutality will not remain. Palestine will be free and we will have our country back.
— samah, October 14, 2005

I LOVE THIS COUNTRY
Israel is the best place ever...when im there i feel like im home even though i live in New York...who ever has a chance to visit the holiest land in the world better not pass it by!!!
— dave, June 23, 2005

Wow I want to go there, really beautiful!
— Erin, February 7, 2005

I really like the pictures of the places in Israel. The scenery is beautiful.
— April Smith, January 29, 2005

Excellent Website
Really excellent glimpse of the beauty of Israel - I have always wanted to walk in Jerusalem, and see the Sea of Gallilee - I now must save my money and visit in person - thank you.
— Matthew Wilkes, September 29, 2004

Trip Around Israel
Excellent variety of topography and history. Makes one want to visit Israel and enjoy its beauty and people!
— Sharmin, June 25, 2003

Excellent presentation and your comments are great. This country is on my list to visit!!!! Regards, Rafal
— Rafal K Komierowski, April 8, 2003

It's amazing how diverse such a tiny country can be.
— Steffon Hamulak, April 7, 2003

Eilat was our first snorkling - and we have wanted to go back ever since. Your article brings back some cherished memories - all that is missing is pictures of Jerusalem my favorite city in the world.
— Mary Ann Spencer, April 6, 2003

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