http://dailytoursisrael.com Your source of travel and daily tours in Israel. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:23:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Arab bazaar is a wonderful, colorful bazaar just within the walls of Jerusalem. The people minding the stores are Arabs, descendents from many generations of storekeepers they are experts at getting the highest possible prices from their customers. Not only do they succeed in selling their wares at a good profit their customers also ... http://dailytoursisrael.com/the-arab-bazaar-of-the-old-city-of-jerusalem/ It was a very enjoyable trip - a great bunch of people and a tour leader that took the stress out of travel. Particular highlights were the overnight stay Jerusalem, visiting the Golan and of course the Dead Sea tour that was an incredible experience. The local guides in particular ... http://dailytoursisrael.com/testimonials-2/ [TABLE=3] http://dailytoursisrael.com/jerusalem-chronology/ Israel, the 100th smallest country, with less than 1/1000th of the world's population, can make claim to the following. Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world. In 1984 and 1991, Israel airlifted a total of 22,000 Ethiopian Jews at risk in Ethiopia to safety in Israel.Israel produces ... http://dailytoursisrael.com/israel-diverse-creative-and-free/ BIBLICAL PERIOD 2000 BCE Patriarchs and Matriarchs: settlement of the Land of Israel 1250 BCE Moses, desert wanderings; receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai; conquest of Land of Israel by Joshua; rule by Judges 1st TEMPLE PERIOD 1000 BCE Jerusalem becomes King David's capital; Solomon builds First Temple; division of kingdom into Israel and ... http://dailytoursisrael.com/israel-short-history-since-biblical-times/ Israel stands at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. Geographically, it belongs to the Asian continent. Its western border is the Mediterranean Sea. To the North it is bound by Lebanon and Syria, to the east by Jordan, and to the south by the Red Sea and Egypt. Long and narrow in shape, ... http://dailytoursisrael.com/about-israel/ There is not another city that has been the cause of so many armed conflicts as Jerusalem. The Jews prayed and pray in her direction three times a day during centuries. The hustle and bustle of this beautiful town, the noisy local markets, the sanctity of the holy places for Judaism, ... http://dailytoursisrael.com/israel-is-a-unique-land-and-jerusalem-her-jewel/ The famed city of Caesarea was built on the site of an older town, Straton Tower, first mentioned in the letters of Zeno, an Egyptian treasury official of the third century BCE. Zeno disembarked at the harbor while on this way from Egypt to Syria. The remains of the older town, ... http://dailytoursisrael.com/some-historic-facts-of-caesarea/ Here you can find other recommended travel websites: Tioman Hotel Melaka Hotel  http://dailytoursisrael.com/other-travel-services/ Judean Desert: Descend to the Judean Desert via the inn of the Good Samaritan. View the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered at Qumran. Drive to Metsuke Dragot Enter the desert with overview of Murabat wadi and the caves where the rebels of Bar Kochba hid. On route ... http://dailytoursisrael.com/safari-tour-in-the-negev/