Israel

Acre
Acre – One of the oldest cities in the world that has been inhabited continuously back to the time of the Pharaohs  (also spelled Akko) has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site due to the number of impressive buildings with the walls and strongholds that show the marks of […]

Acre

View of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, “City of Gold,” is the capital of Israel and is regarded as a holy city by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. It is located in the Judean Mountains between the northern end of the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Jerusalem became Israel’s capital in 1948 when the country […]

Jerusalem

abu Ghosh
The Israeli Arab Village of Abu Ghosh is situated about 10 km west of Jerusalem, just off the main road from Tel Aviv. During Israel’s War of independence, out of all the Arab villages in the area, only the residents of Abu Ghosh remained neutral and, in many cases, helped […]

Abu Ghosh

Atlit
The Town of Atlit in Northern Israel is situated on the Mediterranean coast south of Haifa. It was originally a Crusader outpost. In 1903 the new village was founded with the help of Baron Edmond de Rothschild. Atlit is best known for the place where the British built a military […]

Atlit

Banias
The Banias Nature Reserve is an outstanding natural beauty, especially the renowned and striking Banias Waterfall.  The reserve also includes the archeological site of Caesarea Philippi, which is the place mentioned in the scriptures where Jesus asked his disciples who people were saying he was. Originally this ancient city was […]

Banias

Dead Sea
At 427 meters below Sea Level, the Dead Sea in Israel is the lowest place on the face of the earth. In its beautiful setting, nestled at the foot of imposing cliffs and mountains, this area is an impressive combination of spas and various tourist attractions and a beautiful and […]

Dead Sea

Ashkelon
The city of Ashkelon is situated at the southern end of Israel’s beautiful Mediterranean coastline. With its white sandy beaches and stunning views, this coastline stretches from Ashkelon all the way north to Rosh Hanikra on the Lebanese border. Ashkelon has a long and interesting history. As in many other […]

Ashkelon

Caesarea
The town of Caesarea in Israel, with its select neighborhoods, lovely gardens, and impressive golf course, is situated on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa. Adjacent to the modern town is the Ancient Roman Port City and amazing archeological park, with the remains from […]

Caesarea

Capernaum
Capernaum (Kfar Nahum) is situated on the shores of Lake Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee) in the north of Israel. This ancient fishing village was inhabited between the years of 150 BC up to approximately AD 750. Capernaum is mentioned many times in the New Testament; however, the earliest references […]

Capernaum

beersheba
Beersheva (Beersheba) is a Negev desert City in the south of Israel and is the seventh-largest city in the country with a population of approximately 200,000.  It is also known as “The capital of the Negev.” Archeological findings have suggested that people have lived in the area since the 4th […]

Beersheba

The Golan Heights is situated in the north of Israel and borders Syria. The area had been part of the Ottoman Empire, and after the First World War, it became included in the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine.  However, this was changed when in 1923, an agreement was […]

Golan Heights

Ein Karem
One of the most charming neighborhoods of Jerusalem is the quaint and picturesque village of Ein Kerem (Hebrew – meaning “Spring of the Vineyard”).  The village itself is situated in a serene valley encircled by vibrant greenery and a view of the lovely surrounding hills. Approximately 1 million  Christian pilgrims […]

Ein Kerem

Haifa
The beautiful Port city of Haifa in Israel is situated on the Mediterranean Sea and built on the slopes of Mount Carmel. It is the third-largest city in Israel, and its many-sided distinctive characteristics make it an interesting and attractive point of call for visitors to spend time in. It […]

Haifa

Israel museum model of jerusalem
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem was founded in 1965 and is one of the world’s most prominent art and archeology museums with wide-ranging exhibits of Judaica, biblical archeology, fine arts, and artifacts from countries in South America, Africa, Oceania, and the Far East. The various collections embody the precious history […]

Israel Museum

Megiddo
Megiddo, also known as Armageddon (mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible), is a Unesco World Heritage site situated in Northern Israel’s Jezreel Valley and is extensively regarded as the Holy Land’s most significant Biblical period site. Archeologists have uncovered the remnants of 26 civilizations at […]

Megiddo

Metula
The small town of Metula is situated on the border with Lebanon and is located in what once were the biblical cities of Dan, Abel Bet Maacah, and Ijon. It is also the northernmost town in Israel and was founded in 1896 by Baron Edmond de Rothschild, who had purchased […]

Metula

Mahane Yehuda Market
Israel’s largest open-air market is located in downtown Jerusalem. This Mahane Yehuda market has become the core of the authentic Jerusalem experience and enjoys great popularity with tourists and locals alike. The market itself has hundreds of vendors offering everything from fruit and vegetables, stalls with huge selections of herbs and […]

Mahane Yehuda Market

Old City walls
The ancient city of Jerusalem has been continuously inhabited for over 3000 years and is holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. For the Jews, it is where the Jewish Patriarch Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac on Mt. Moriah.  In approximately 1000 BCE King David proclaimed Jerusalem as the […]

Old City Of Jerusalem

Jaffa Clock
Jaffa is one of the oldest port cities in the world. It has been inhabited since approximately 7.500 BCE, and the harbor has been in use since the Bronze Age.  Jaffa has been ruled by the Egyptians and the Canaanites, other ancient civilizations, and eventually by the Israelites after the […]

Jaffa

Nahariya promenade
Nahariya is a coastal resort town in Northern Israel. It was founded in the mid-1930s by German immigrants. It was initially settled with the intention of it being an agricultural village. Still, it soon became apparent to the residents that the attractive location, lovely scenery, and its long and beautiful beach […]

Nahariya

Nazareth Church of Annunciation
The Israeli city of Nazareth is located in Northern Israel in the heart of the Galilee region. Approximately 25 km from the Sea of Galilee and 9 km from Mount Tabor, it is the largest Arab city in Israel inhabited by Christian and Muslim Israeli Arabs. There are also many […]

Nazareth

Rosh Hanikra is situated on the northwestern corner of Israel, bordering Lebanon. This Geological phenomenon with its white chalk cliffs and its stunning Grottoes is undoubtedly a not-to-be-missed experience when traveling in Israel. The Grottoes and Caves have been formed over a period of thousands of years from the force […]

Rosh Hanikra

Safed
In the mountains of the Upper Galilee in Israel, lies one of the four holy cities of Judaism, the town of Safed (Pronounced Tsfat),  spelled in many different ways that sometimes confuse (Safed, Zefat, Tsfat, Zfat, Safad, Safes, Safet, amongst others). The other three holy cities are Jerusalem, Hebron, and […]

Safed

Night view of Tiberias
The Northern Israeli city of Tiberias is situated on the Western shores of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret). It is located near 17 hot springs and is sometimes called the City of Water. Tiberias is 200 meters below Sea Level and is the lowest city in Israel. It is a […]

Tiberias

typical house in Zichron Yaakov
The picturesque town of Zichron Yaakov was founded in 1882 with the help of Baron Edmond de Rothschild. He was a Jewish philanthropist who had assisted in establishing many of the early communities, often helping with financial support. Zichron Yaakov is situated about a half-hour drive from Haifa and 15 […]

Zichron Yaakov

Mount Of Beatitudes
Christian Holy Sites in the Galilee The Galilee area is where Jesus grew up and began his teachings. Many of the miracles that He performed were in this region. In addition, there are several well-known Christian holy sites in the Galilee area. Yardenit The revered Baptismal site of Yardenit (meaning […]

Christian holy sites in the Galilee

Rishon Lezion
Rishon Lezion is one of the largest cities in Israel and is conveniently situated within easy reach of both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is a lovely way to spend a day sightseeing. Located on the central coastal strip just south of Tel Aviv, it is regarded as part of the […]

Rishon Lezion

Tel Aviv
The modern city of Tel-Aviv in Israel was established in 1909 on sand dunes right next to the old city of Jaffa. The name Tel Aviv is derived from the word Tel (a mound of ancient ruins) and Aviv (spring), connoting emergence and rejuvenation. In 1911 Meir Dizengoff was appointed […]

Tel Aviv

Eilat
Eilat is situated at Israel’s southernmost tip on the shores of the Red Sea and is the ultimate resort city for local holidaymakers and visiting tourists from abroad throughout the year due to the very few days of rainfall annually. Eilat is a unique oasis at the lower end of […]

Eilat

Chaim Topol is a famous Israeli Actor and musical theatre performer. He was born to Rel (Goldman) and Jacob Topol on the 9th September 1935 in Tel Aviv Israel which at that time was the British Mandate territory of Palestine. Chaim began acting in amateur theatrical plays during his mandatory […]

Famous Israelis – Israel Culture – Chaim Topol

Masada
Masada, a Unesco World Heritage site,  is situated not far from the shores of the Dead Sea in Israel. This ancient and majestic fortress is located on the top of a sheer rock cliff that rises 400 meters above the desert that surrounds it. The fortress was built originally in […]

Masada

Kibbutz
Kibbutz is the Hebrew word for communal settlement.  In Israel, it is a unique socio-economic rural community originally agricultural. However, over the years, Kibbutzim have branched out to include industrial enterprises and hi-tech projects. The Kibbutz has gone through several changes over the years. Still, the original ideology of a […]

Kibbutz

Golda Meir
Born in Kiev in 1898, Golda Meir grew up in The United States from age eight until twenty-three, when she moved with her husband Morris Myerson to what was then British Mandate Palestine. For the first few years, they lived on Kibbutz Merhavya. Golda became an official of the Histadrut […]

Golda Meir

Cuisine and Recipes
The diversity of the population in Israel has resulted in a unique and exciting cuisine. This has come about because the Israeli population stems from more than 70 countries, each with various customs and food that have evolved over the centuries. Israeli cuisine has developed over the years with the […]

Israeli Cuisine

Agriculture
Israel’s achievements in agriculture have been one of the country’s top priorities, and some of the techniques that have been developed are those concerned with the conservation of water which could, in turn, be the solution to the hunger experienced in the third world. For many years Israel has been […]

Agriculture

Medical
Medicine in Israel – Many people in the world know very little about Israel. Some of these people have their ideas about the country from what they have learned in the Bible and see Israel as an ancient and primitive country with a population living without modern amenities and still […]

Medicine

Jachnun
Recipe: Jachnun –  A traditional Yemenite dish Ingredients 1 kg flour, 50 grams butter or margarine, 7 teaspoons sugar, 4 teaspoons salt, 3 ½ cups warm water 1 egg 2½ teaspoons baking powder Instructions DOUGH: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in food processor and process to blend. Adding […]

Jachnun

Falafel
Recipe: Falafel Summary: Originally an Egyptian dish, falafel is normally served in Pita with salads, pickled vegetables, chips, Humous, and Tehina.  Falafel is one of the most popular dishes in Israel and Stands selling hot freshly made Falafel are found all over the country. Ingredients 1 lb chickpeas 1 chile […]

Falafel

David Ben Gurion
David Ben Gurion, (originally David Gruen) the founder and first Prime Minister of the State of Israel, was born in 1886 in Plonsk Poland. His father Avigdor Gruen was an ardent Zionist who established a Hebrew School and this is where the young David was educated. His mother died when […]

David Ben Gurion

Shakshouka
Recipe: Shakshouka Summary: Originating in the Middle East this is one of the most popular dishes in Israel   Ingredients 1 medium roughly chopped onion 1 teaspoon minced and seeded chile 2 cloves garlic – crushed 2 red peppers chopped 8 fresh plum tomatoes chopped coarsely 2 cans (28 ounce) […]

Shakshouka

Jaffa Chicken
Recipe: Jaffa Chicken One of my Favorite chicken recipes Ingredients 8 serving portions of chicken 1cup orange juice ¼ cup oil 1 Tablespoon flour ½ cup soya sauce 4 tablespoons honey 4 large cooking apples Instructions Season the chicken portions with salt ,pepper, paprika and fine or mixed herbs and […]

Jaffa Chicken

Declaration of Independence State of Israel
Israel before 1948 Since biblical times and as recorded in the Torah, God promised the Land of Israel to the Jewish people and has been sacred to them ever since. After establishing the First Kingdom of Israel in about the 11th century BCE, the Israelites ruled the area sporadically for […]

Israel Before 1948

Vegetarian Cholent A traditional Jewish stew prepared on  Friday and kept hot to eat on Shabbat lunch. It can be prepared in a crock-Pot.  Also known as Hamin. The above recipe is just one way to cook it. There are many versions with different ingredients. Ingredients 8 medium potatoes 1 […]

Vegetarian Cholent

Recipe: Eggplant (hazilim) and Tomato Ingredients 2 Large Eggplants 2 Eggs 6 large Tomatoes ½ cup flour Instructions Peel and slice eggplants. Dip the slices into the flour and then into well-beaten eggs. Fry in oil until brown. Remove from pan and remove oil from the pan and then place […]

Eggplant (hazilim) and Tomato

Yad Vashem
In 1953, The Knesset, Parliament of Israel established the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes” Remembrance Authority – Yad Vashem. The intention of this was to document the history of the Jewish people during the Holocaust. The museum, built at the foot of Mount Herzl on the Mount of Remembrance (Har Hazikaron) […]

Yad Vashem

Natan Sharansky
Menachem Begin was the 6th Prime Minister of the State of Israel. He is perceived by some as a terrorist leader but remembered by most as the man who brought about the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab Nation and subsequently received a Nobel Prize for peace. Begin […]

Menachem Begin

War of Independence map
War of Independence 1948 On November 29th, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition Palestine. Immediately after the vote, the first Arab attack was launched in Jerusalem, and it did not take long before the fighting spread throughout the country. When Britain made it clear that their mandate […]

War of Independence

Orde Charles Wingate was born in 1903 in Naini Tal India, both his parents were deeply religious Christians and members of the Plymouth Brethren a non denominational evangelical movement. He received a military education and in 1936 Orde Charles Wingate was posted to the British Mandate of Palestine with the […]

Israel – Famous People – Orde Charles Wingate

church of the holy sepulcher
Jerusalem holds several sites that are important to Christians and have great religious significance from both the Old and the New Testaments. Garden of Gethsemane  According to the Gospels, the Garden of Gethsemane situated on a slope on the Mount of Olives in the Holy Land was a place that […]

Christian Holy Sites in Jerusalem

suez canal - Sinai Campaign
The Sinai Campaign of 1956 had a different meaning for the three countries involved in the military operation  – Israel, France, and Great Britain. The State of Israel needed to end incursions into Israel by terrorists and remove the Egyptian blockade of the Straits of Tiran, a narrow passage that […]

The Sinai Campaign 1956

conflicts and wars
Only five months after the end of the Six-Day War, the Egyptian navy, on the 21st October 1967, attacked and sunk the “Eilat,” an Israeli navy destroyer. This action took place in international waters. Israel retaliated by attacking the Oil refinery in Suez City, and the Egyptians response was to […]

The war of Attrition

Ammunition Hill in Six Day War
The 1967 Arab-Israeli war, also known as The Six-Day War, was waged between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria with troops and arms from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Algeria. From the establishment of the State, Israel’s leaders had been expressing a desire for peace negotiations […]

The Six Day War 1967

Yom Kippur War
Although Israel was taken by surprise at the start of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the only real surprise was the timing of the attack. After the end of the War of Attrition, it was evident to the Israeli defense establishment that Egypt would not tolerate Israeli forces being […]

Yom Kippur War 1973

Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli military General, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, was born in Jerusalem on the 1st of March 1922. His parents were Rosa and Nechemiah Rabin (originally Rubitzov), both immigrants from the 3rd Aliyah, Nechemiah arriving from the United States in 1917 with a group of volunteers, and Rosa […]

Yitzhak Rabin

Ariel Sharon
Ariel  Sharon 1928-2014 Ariel (Arik) Sharon – an Israeli soldier and political leader. He was a hero to many and regarded as a villain by his enemies who feared him. Nevertheless, his name has become synonymous with strong leadership throughout his life. He was born in Kfar Malal on the […]

Ariel Sharon

Mitzpe Ramon
The small town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert is approximately 140 km north of Eilat and 80 km south of Beer Sheva.  The town is situated right on the edge of the Ramon Crater, the largest of three craters located in the Negev. When visiting Mitzpe Ramon, it […]

Mitzpe Ramon

negev
The Negev – the southern portion of Israel encompasses approximately half of Israel’s landmass and is bordered by Gaza and Egypt in the West. This desert area merges with the Sinai and Jordan in the East. It is shaped in the form of a triangle with the port city of […]

Negev

Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres, 9th President of the State of Israel was born Szymon Perski near Voloshin Poland on August 21st, 1923. At the age of eleven, he immigrated to Palestine with his parents Yitshak and Sara Persky and his younger brother Gershon.  On reaching Palestine they changed their name to Peres. […]

Shimon Peres

Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, author, human rights activist and a former Soviet refusenik.  He was born Anatoly Borisovich Scharansky in Donetsk in the Ukraine on the 20th January 1948. At that time the Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. During his teens he was a chess prodigy, […]

Israeli Figures – Famous People in Israel – Natan ...