2009 February | Israel Travel

Anwar el Sadat

1918-1981) Egyptian politician - president of Egypt (1970-81); awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1978; signed Mideast peace treaty in 1979. Quote said during his 1977 visit to Israel; this trip was the first time an Arab leader had visited Israel. Share the fun with a friend! Click to send this Anwar el

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My Heart's With Israel

A land that the Lord your God scrutinizes constantly; the eyes of the Lord your God are on it from the beginning of the year until the end of the year. Deuteronomy 11:12 As for the biblical importance of the Holy Land, we think that needs no elaboration. Lesser known, however, is the origin of the flag of the modern state of Israel featured on this T-Shirt. It is actually a carryover of the flag of the World Zionist Organization that first appeared in Rishon LeTzion (the “First to Zion”, a city just outside of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean coast) in 1885 and that was officially adopted by the Organization at the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in 1897. The flag was adopted by the Speaker of the Provisional Council of State on October 28, 1948, (only with slightly darker blue stripes and star) after a contest that brought in 450 different designs produced no clear winner. The six-pointed Star of David (”Magen David” in Hebrew, literally the “Shield of David”) that appears in its center is of unknown origin. (In fact, it is believed that it did not originate with the Jewish People, since it was and still is commonly used as a symbol of protection in many other cultures.) Gershom Sholem asserted that the Jews adopted the star in imitation of Christianity, as a parallel decoration for houses of worship and Jewish homes invested with as much deep symbolic and spiritual meaning as the Christian cross. It is widely accepted that the stripes were inspired by the blue ribbons that streak the “tallit” (prayer shawl) of Jewish men. White and blue (along with gold and purple) were the colors of the Kohen Gadol’s (High Priest’s) Temple garments and of the curtains that enclosed the “Mishkan” (Tabernacle that traveled through the desert). These origins have, for Jewish minds, rendered these two colors the eternal symbols of the purity and spirituality of the Jewish People. And the “kachol-lavan” (old blue-and-white) is placed inside a heart because. . . well,

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israel vibration stamina (CD)

14.06 Artist: ISRAEL VIBRATION Title: STAMINA UPC#: 826596018492 Category: REGGAE Release Date: 06/26/2007 Label: MEDIACOM Media Format: CD IMPORT-EU This is the big comeback of ISRAEL VIBRATION with a European tour to support the release of this new album: STAMINA! Almost 5 years after their

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Planning to be in Cairo the first week of April 2009, and would like to find the best affordable way to travel over land to Israel with a stop at Mt Sinai.

This would be one adult with a 5-year-old, arriving in Israel erev-pesach.

I would like to find something affordable, maybe even public transportation, as long as it is safe and comfortable.
Arieh: From Cairo to Israel on a camel? It must be more than 500 km… that is a long way to travel by camel. That would take a month, no?

Ok, I've got it planned for you.

First you want to purchase your tickets from Egged going Jerusalem to Eilat. This is such a popular route that is one of the only ones that allow advance reserved seating. Do this here:

http://www.egged.co.il/Eng/main.asp?lngCategoryID=2771

I suggest you buy round trip if you are going to have a good world cell phone because you can call ahead and change the times if need be.. or spend a little more and purchase 1 way.. no big deal.

Secondly, for vias, you need to arrive in Eilat early in the morning (or have stayed over night). The only alternative requires you to turn in your passports to the Egyptian consulate in Eilat (with having taken photos at a nearby drugstore) and waiting 24 hours or more.

I would bring some passport sized photos of you and your kid with you, but I don't know of them being required there (for some reason they didn't do this last time my friend went).

Anyhow, here is the consulate info:

68 Afraty Street
Bna Betkha, Eilat
Tel: (7) 597-6115

The place is NOT open on Friday or Saturday for religious reasons. So you must arrive early Sun-Thur and expect delays. The reason you do this is because you need a mainland Egyptian visa to leave Sinai.. otherwise you only get a free visa at Taba for East Sinai only.

After your taxi ride from the bus station to the consulate, you need another taxi to the Taba border crossing.

From here you will emerge in Egypt and immediately be hounded by people offering rides. At the MOST give them like 40 cents (2 Egyptian pounds) to take you around th corner to the East Delta bus station.

The bus station is very cheap and easy but its not clearly visible from the border, its just around a bend.. less than a mile.

From here you would purchase bus tickets to Dahab. Dahab is very nice, cheap and close proximity to Mt Sinai. I recommend Bisbhishi, its a small village with some nice rooms (well nice for the price) and they have a tourist office located across the street in the back of the Sphynx hotel.

Info:

http://www.bishbishi.com/

Their excursions cost about 150 EP (about $30) and are either overnight (for sunrise) or during the day (sunset). They are very long and require a decent hike up a hill. It can be cold and windy up there (even in April) so either dress warm and bring snacks.. or expect to be somewhat hungry in your blankets that smell of camel dung.

When you arrange your trip and lodging also talk to them about your plans to go to Cairo. You can either use their minibus service or a regular bus from the station (minibus can be slightly cramped and unsafe at night but has less stops and quicker). Either way expect 6 to 10 hours (depending on traffic, stops, checkpoints/inspections in Suez etc) to arrive in Cairo.

The buses are looong travels but pretty comfortable (comparable to Israel's buses but a bit more dirty)

From there I recommend some of the nice cheap bedouin run hotels. One is called Bedouin Village near (its near Tal'at Harb Square I believe). Bishbishi or your hotel in Dahab can also recommend things.

I would purchase an Egypt Lonely Planet book before you go (its expensive there) as it will give you all bus schedules and hotel info.

Have fun! Enjoy yourself in Dahab (lots to do) and Cairo (even more to do.. I fell in love and stayed waaay longer than I had hoped).

Take a bus back to Taba from Cairo or to Dahab for a few days of unwinding from city life.

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Planning to be in Cairo the first week of April 2009, and would like to find the best affordable way to travel over land to Israel with a stop at Mt Sinai.

This would be one adult with a 5-year-old, arriving in Israel erev-pesach.

I would like to find something affordable, maybe even public transportation, as long as it is safe and comfortable.
Arieh: From Cairo to Israel on a camel? It must be more than 500 km… that is a long way to travel by camel. That would take a month, no?

Ok, I've got it planned for you.

First you want to purchase your tickets from Egged going Jerusalem to Eilat. This is such a popular route that is one of the only ones that allow advance reserved seating. Do this here:

http://www.egged.co.il/Eng/main.asp?lngCategoryID=2771

I suggest you buy round trip if you are going to have a good world cell phone because you can call ahead and change the times if need be.. or spend a little more and purchase 1 way.. no big deal.

Secondly, for vias, you need to arrive in Eilat early in the morning (or have stayed over night). The only alternative requires you to turn in your passports to the Egyptian consulate in Eilat (with having taken photos at a nearby drugstore) and waiting 24 hours or more.

I would bring some passport sized photos of you and your kid with you, but I don't know of them being required there (for some reason they didn't do this last time my friend went).

Anyhow, here is the consulate info:

68 Afraty Street
Bna Betkha, Eilat
Tel: (7) 597-6115

The place is NOT open on Friday or Saturday for religious reasons. So you must arrive early Sun-Thur and expect delays. The reason you do this is because you need a mainland Egyptian visa to leave Sinai.. otherwise you only get a free visa at Taba for East Sinai only.

After your taxi ride from the bus station to the consulate, you need another taxi to the Taba border crossing.

From here you will emerge in Egypt and immediately be hounded by people offering rides. At the MOST give them like 40 cents (2 Egyptian pounds) to take you around th corner to the East Delta bus station.

The bus station is very cheap and easy but its not clearly visible from the border, its just around a bend.. less than a mile.

From here you would purchase bus tickets to Dahab. Dahab is very nice, cheap and close proximity to Mt Sinai. I recommend Bisbhishi, its a small village with some nice rooms (well nice for the price) and they have a tourist office located across the street in the back of the Sphynx hotel.

Info:

http://www.bishbishi.com/

Their excursions cost about 150 EP (about $30) and are either overnight (for sunrise) or during the day (sunset). They are very long and require a decent hike up a hill. It can be cold and windy up there (even in April) so either dress warm and bring snacks.. or expect to be somewhat hungry in your blankets that smell of camel dung.

When you arrange your trip and lodging also talk to them about your plans to go to Cairo. You can either use their minibus service or a regular bus from the station (minibus can be slightly cramped and unsafe at night but has less stops and quicker). Either way expect 6 to 10 hours (depending on traffic, stops, checkpoints/inspections in Suez etc) to arrive in Cairo.

The buses are looong travels but pretty comfortable (comparable to Israel's buses but a bit more dirty)

From there I recommend some of the nice cheap bedouin run hotels. One is called Bedouin Village near (its near Tal'at Harb Square I believe). Bishbishi or your hotel in Dahab can also recommend things.

I would purchase an Egypt Lonely Planet book before you go (its expensive there) as it will give you all bus schedules and hotel info.

Have fun! Enjoy yourself in Dahab (lots to do) and Cairo (even more to do.. I fell in love and stayed waaay longer than I had hoped).

Take a bus back to Taba from Cairo or to Dahab for a few days of unwinding from city life.

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Planning to be in Cairo the first week of April 2009, and would like to find the best affordable way to travel over land to Israel with a stop at Mt Sinai.

This would be one adult with a 5-year-old, arriving in Israel erev-pesach.

I would like to find something affordable, maybe even public transportation, as long as it is safe and comfortable.
Arieh: From Cairo to Israel on a camel? It must be more than 500 km… that is a long way to travel by camel. That would take a month, no?

Ok, I've got it planned for you.

First you want to purchase your tickets from Egged going Jerusalem to Eilat. This is such a popular route that is one of the only ones that allow advance reserved seating. Do this here:

http://www.egged.co.il/Eng/main.asp?lngCategoryID=2771

I suggest you buy round trip if you are going to have a good world cell phone because you can call ahead and change the times if need be.. or spend a little more and purchase 1 way.. no big deal.

Secondly, for vias, you need to arrive in Eilat early in the morning (or have stayed over night). The only alternative requires you to turn in your passports to the Egyptian consulate in Eilat (with having taken photos at a nearby drugstore) and waiting 24 hours or more.

I would bring some passport sized photos of you and your kid with you, but I don't know of them being required there (for some reason they didn't do this last time my friend went).

Anyhow, here is the consulate info:

68 Afraty Street
Bna Betkha, Eilat
Tel: (7) 597-6115

The place is NOT open on Friday or Saturday for religious reasons. So you must arrive early Sun-Thur and expect delays. The reason you do this is because you need a mainland Egyptian visa to leave Sinai.. otherwise you only get a free visa at Taba for East Sinai only.

After your taxi ride from the bus station to the consulate, you need another taxi to the Taba border crossing.

From here you will emerge in Egypt and immediately be hounded by people offering rides. At the MOST give them like 40 cents (2 Egyptian pounds) to take you around th corner to the East Delta bus station.

The bus station is very cheap and easy but its not clearly visible from the border, its just around a bend.. less than a mile.

From here you would purchase bus tickets to Dahab. Dahab is very nice, cheap and close proximity to Mt Sinai. I recommend Bisbhishi, its a small village with some nice rooms (well nice for the price) and they have a tourist office located across the street in the back of the Sphynx hotel.

Info:

http://www.bishbishi.com/

Their excursions cost about 150 EP (about $30) and are either overnight (for sunrise) or during the day (sunset). They are very long and require a decent hike up a hill. It can be cold and windy up there (even in April) so either dress warm and bring snacks.. or expect to be somewhat hungry in your blankets that smell of camel dung.

When you arrange your trip and lodging also talk to them about your plans to go to Cairo. You can either use their minibus service or a regular bus from the station (minibus can be slightly cramped and unsafe at night but has less stops and quicker). Either way expect 6 to 10 hours (depending on traffic, stops, checkpoints/inspections in Suez etc) to arrive in Cairo.

The buses are looong travels but pretty comfortable (comparable to Israel's buses but a bit more dirty)

From there I recommend some of the nice cheap bedouin run hotels. One is called Bedouin Village near (its near Tal'at Harb Square I believe). Bishbishi or your hotel in Dahab can also recommend things.

I would purchase an Egypt Lonely Planet book before you go (its expensive there) as it will give you all bus schedules and hotel info.

Have fun! Enjoy yourself in Dahab (lots to do) and Cairo (even more to do.. I fell in love and stayed waaay longer than I had hoped).

Take a bus back to Taba from Cairo or to Dahab for a few days of unwinding from city life.

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CBF Educational Tour To Israel

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Mostly Dance and Israel hiphop academy are proud to present:
Buddha Stretch (MJ,Maria carry,Will Smith and meny more)the man and the legend of Elite force crew
came 2 israel to put foundation for hiphop dance here u gonna see him
poppin at the end of his workshop
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