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Headquarters of the Mossad
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The Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection and covert operations which are suspected to include targeted killings and paramilitary activities beyond Israel's borders, bringing Jews to Israel from countries where official Aliyah agencies are forbidden, and protecting Jewish communities worldwide.

'The Death of Adonis (with Venus, Cupid, and the Three Graces)' by Peter Paul Rubens
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Nevatim Air Base
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An underground strategic air command post is reportedly located at Nevatim Air Base. Located south east of Beersheba on the edge of the Negev, this facility was originally built in 1947 as landing strip known as Malhata.

Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Al-Aqsa Mosque also known as al-Aqsa, is an Islamic holy place in the Old City of Jerusalem. The site that includes the mosque (along with the Dome of the Rock) is also referred to as al-Haram ash-Sharif or "Sacred Noble Sanctuary", a site also known as the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, the place where the First and Second Temples are generally accepted to have stood. Widely considered as the third holiest site in Islam, Muslims believe that the prophet Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to al-Aqsa during the Night Journey. Islamic tradition holds that Muhammad led prayers towards this site until the seventeenth month after the emigration, when God ordered him to turn towards the Ka'aba.

Camp 1391 - Secret Prison
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By: kjfitz.
Camp 1391 is a controversial Israel Defense Force prison. The existence of the camp and its inmates was completely unknown to the public until 2003 and details of its nature are still not entirely clear.
The camp was accidentally discovered by an Israeli historian called Gad Kroizer. He stumbled on a 70-year-old map drawn by a government architect while researching old British police buildings. He found on the map 62 British police compounds in Palestine in the late 1930s and early 1940s where both Arab and Jewish militants against the British occupation were interrogated. A camp called Meretz did not appear on any of the modern Israeli maps. Kroizer started digging deeper and in 2004, he unveiled Camp 1391 to the public and the next day he received a phone call from Israel's military censor who wanted to know why the article had not been submitted for inspection. It is situated in Israel's North District near Pardes Hanna, less than an hour's drive from Tel Aviv and close to Highway 65 between Hadera and Afula. The HaMoked, an Israeli human-rights group, has petitioned the High Court of Justice to close it down.

Har HaMenuchot Cemetery
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Har HaMenuchot (Hebrew: הר המנוחות‎, "Mount of Rest") is the largest cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel. It is at the west edge of the city adjacent to the neighborhood of Givat Shaul, with commanding views of Mevaseret Zion to the north, Motza to the west, and Har Nof to the south.

Gal Gadot's Hotel 'The Varsano'
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The Wonder Woman actress and her husband, Yaron Varsano, owned this hotel, 'The Varsano', in Tel Aviv, until 2015, when they sold it to Roman Abramovich for $26M.

Dome of the Rock / Temple Mount
Dome of the Rock is a famous Islamic shrine in Jerusalem. It was built between 687 and 691 by the 9th Caliph, Abd al-Malik. It is sometimes called the Mosque of Umar (though it is not a mosque), as 2nd Caliph Umar prayed at the site after the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 637.

Valery Kogan's House (Largest & Most Expensive Home in Israel)
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Valery Kogan, together with business partner Dmitry Kamenshchik, owns Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, the largest in Russia.
Kogan is building the largest home in Israel at a reported cost of $100M USD. The home, built on 8 lots directly on the Medeterranean includes over $570,000 of gold leafing, an 10,800 sqft entry hall with glass dome for the viewing of the night sky, and a $2M solid gold entry gate to the property.

Mt. Keren Radar Station
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By: KRL.
Intentionally blurred imagery shows a large military facility - with several revetments and ringed by a perimeter fence.
One of the U.S. made AN/TPY-2 X Band Radar Systems is here.
Camp 3.7 km south.
More info at link below

Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, known as the New Central Bus Station (Hatakhana Hamerkazit Hahadasha) is the main bus station of Tel Aviv, Israel. The station serves Egged, Connex, Superbus, Metropoline and Nateev Express intercity bus routes as well as local Dan, Egged and Kavim city and suburban buses. Located in the south of the city, it opened on August 18, 1993. The Tel Aviv Central Bus Station is the largest central bus station in the world, covering 230,000 m² and a total area of 44 dunams (44,000 m²).

Palmachim Air Base
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The Palmachim Israeli Air Force base houses rocket testing grounds and space launching facilities for the Israeli Defense Forces and the Israeli Space Agency. The Shavit rockets with Ofeq satellites were launched from this site. The base is also home to several IAF helicopter squadrons.
Also nearby is the Soreq (sometimes spelled "Sorek") Nuclear Research Institute which houses a small (5MW) nuclear research reactor.
-Wikipedia

Battle of Jacob's Ford
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Jerusalem has been and is considered by many to be one of the holiest cities in the world. For this reason, Christians and Muslims fought for control of the Holy City over several centuries. Around 1095, Christians from Europe marched to the Holy Land to take control of Jerusalem. By 1099, the Crusaders achieved their goal and captured Jerusalem from the Muslims. Although unrest plagued the Holy City after the First Crusade, the Crusaders continually defeated any army that opposed them for many years. Saladin, one of the most well-known figures in Muslim history, was able to recapture Jerusalem in 1187 after almost a century of Christian rule. Many scholars believe that the Islamic takeover of the Holy City can be accredited to the Muslim victory over the Crusaders at Jacob's Ford in Syria, which occurred in 1179 between Muslim sultan Saladin and Christian king Baldwin IV. The site is also known by the Latin name of Vadum Iacob and in modern Hebrew as Ateret.

Israeli West Bank Barrier
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The Israeli West Bank barrier is a separation barrier being constructed by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank. Upon completion, the barrier’s total length will be approximately 760 kilometres (470 mi). The barrier is a fence with vehicle-barrier trenches surrounded by an on average 60 metres (200 ft) wide exclusion area (90% of its length), and an 8 metres (26 ft) tall concrete wall (10% of its length). The barrier is built mainly in the West Bank and partly along the 1949 Armistice line, or "Green Line" between Israel and Palestinian West Bank. 12% of the West Bank area is on the Israel side of the barrier.

The Garden Tomb
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The Garden Tomb is considered one of the possible sites of Jesus' burial and resurrection. The rock-cut tomb was unearthed in 1867.

Capernaum
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By: Dania.
Capernaum (pronounced /kəˈpɜrneɪ.əm/; Hebrew: כְּפַר נַחוּם‎ Kfar Nahum “Nahum’s village”) was a settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The site is a ruin today, but was inhabited from 150 BC to about AD 750.
Josephus refers to Capernaum as a fertile spring. He stayed the night there after spraining his ankle. It is located in northwestern shore of the Kinneret. A church near Capernaum is said to be the home of Peter himself. Recent excavations have revealed that there are actually two synagogues. The more recent is made of limestone and stands atop the older made of local black basalt. The Romans never came to Capernaum. Of the earlier structure only foundation walls, column and a cobblestone floor are the only things that remain. Capernaum started out as a fishing village, and was inhabited from the 1st century AD to 13th century AD. It had a population of 1,500. There was a small amount of room here but enough room for a synagogue. When Jesus abandoned Nazareth he went to Capernaum and made it into his home. In Capernaum he chose his first four disciples which are followers. Their names were James, John, Peter and Andrew. (Their Hebrew names were יַעֲקֹב, יוֹחָנָן, כֵּיפָא and אַנְדְּרֵי.) During the first Jewish revolt Capernaum was not damaged, and this revolt happened during 66-70.
The town is mentioned in the New Testament: in the Gospel of Luke it was reported to have been the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew, James and John, as well as the tax collector Matthew. In Matthew 4:13 the town was reported to have been the home of Jesus. According to Luke 4:31-44, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum on Sabbath. In Capernaum also, Jesus healed a man who had the spirit of an unclean devil and healed a fever in Simon Peter's mother-in-law. According to Matthew 8:5-13, it is also the place where a Roman Centurion asked Jesus to heal his servant. A building which may have been a synagogue of that period has been found beneath the remains of a later synagogue.

Segregation Wall Israel
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By: DonMartini.
The Israeli West Bank barrier is a physical barrier being constructed by Israel consisting of a network of fences with vehicle-barrier trenches (95%) and concrete walls (5%).
The barrier is a very controversial project. Supporters argue that the fence is as a necessary tool protecting Israeli civilians from Palestinian political violence in Israel that increased significantly during the al-Aqsa Intifada in September 2000 [1][2] and regard it as a major causal factor in reducing incidents of terrorism by 90% from 2002 to 2005.[1] Opponents argue that it violates international humanitarian and human rights law, and see it is an attempt to annex land utilized by what they regard as illegal settlements, and to pre-empt final status negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Opposition to the barrier is focused on the route of the barrier and its impact on the Palestinians who live nearby, particularly on their ability to travel freely within the West Bank and to get access to work in Israel.
A similar barrier, the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier, was constructed parallel to the Gaza Strip portion of the 1949 armistice line in 1994. This barrier did not stray significantly from the armistice line, and it has not been as controversial as the West Bank barrier has been.
(See link: the purple line is the completed fence, the red line is the planned fence)

Tirosh - Israeli strategic nuclear weapons storage
Tirosh, located off Route 38, is reportedly one of two Israeli nuclear weapons storage facilities. It is speculated that that Tirosh is the strategic weapons storage site, while Eilabun is the tactical weapons storage site. It is reported that the facility consists of a network of roads linking approximately 70 bunkers, each spaced about 25 yards apart. Other reports suggest that nuclear weapons are stored at the five large bunkers at this site. The facility is surrounded by a perimeter road and security fences. The facility is close to both the Tel Nof Air Base and the Sedot Mikha missile garrison.

Sea of Galilee
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By: Mike1989.
The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias (Hebrew: יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, Arabic: بحيرة طبرية‎), is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately 53 km (33 mi) in circumference, about 21 km (13 mi) long, and 13 km (8.1 mi) wide. The lake has a total area of 166 km2 (64 sq mi), and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m (141 feet). At 211.315 metres (693.29 ft) below sea level, it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake overall (after the Dead Sea, a saltwater lake). The lake is fed partly by underground springs although its main source is the Jordan River which flows through it from north to south.
Much of the ministry of Jesus occurred on the shores of Lake Galilee. In those days, there was a continuous ribbon development of settlements and villages around the lake and plenty of trade and ferrying by boat. The Synoptic gospels of Mark (1:14–20), Matthew (4:18–22), and Luke (5:1–11) describe how Jesus recruited four of his apostles from the shores of Lake Galilee: the fishermen Simon and his brother Andrew and the brothers John and James. One of Jesus' famous teaching episodes, the Sermon on the Mount, is supposed to have been given on a hill overlooking the lake. Many of his miracles are also said to have occurred here including his walking on water, calming the storm, the disciples and the boatload of fish, and his feeding five thousand people (in Tabgha).

Masada
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Eilabun / Ilabun - Israeli tactical nuclear weapons storage
Eilabun [Ilabun] is reportedly a tactical nuclear weapons storage facility in eastern Galilee. One of two Israeli nuclear weapons storage facilities, it is located near the town of the same name immediately west of the Sea of Gallilee off Route 65. It is speculated that that Tirosh is the strategic weapons storage site, while Eilabun is the tactical weapons storage site. Eilabun reportedly stores tactical nuclear artillery shells, nuclear landmines and other tactical nuclear weapons.

Wailing Wall (western Wall) and Mount of olives
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Ovda Air Force Base (VDA-LLOV)
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http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/en-US/Airports/Ovda/

Red Sea Star Underwater Restaurant, Bar and Observatory
Submerged six meters below the Red Sea is the world’s very first underwater bar and restaurant, the Red Sea Star Restaurant, Bar and Observatory. Each table has two windows on the side and one above giving diners an octopus eye-view of the kaleidoscope beauty of the undersea kingdom. Ironically, the guest’s attention tends to get torn between the magnificent sea creatures in the colorful coral garden outside and the marine looking creatures and shapes inside such as the jellyfish stools and anemone lighting fixtures. The restaurant offers continental cuisine with the main course priced between USD$10-20. It seats 105 guests and is open daily including weekends and holidays from 10 am to 1 am.
Before the Red Sea Star was built in 1998, the area on where it now sits was a dirty and desolate seabed caused by severe damage due to illegal human activities. Four years before it opened for business, the “Star” team started growing a coral nursery surrounding the reef to save, recreate and preserve what used to be an active and colorful coral reef 20 years ago. Now, it has also become the only underwater night observatory in the world where the softly lit rare sight of the underwater kingdom at night is seen through the Star’s 62 amorphous windows.

Tel Nov (Tel Nof) Air Force Base (LLEK)
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Negev Nuclear Research Center
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Armageddon-Megiddo archaeological site
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Israel's Soreq nuclear reactor
The Soreq Nuclear Research Center is located near Yavne, west of Beersheb, and shares a security zone with the Palmichim Air Base. The functional equivalent of the US Livermore or Los Alamos national weapons laboratories, it is responsible for nuclear weapons research, design and fabrication. Activities at Soreq include research and development of nuclear weapons.

Shikma Prison
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Western Wall
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Hatzerim Air Force Base (LLHB)
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"Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes" by Pieter van Lint
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The Mount of Olives from Jerusalem
The Mount of Olives is a mountain ridge east of Jerusalem's Old City in East Jerusalem. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. Jesus gave an end-time prophecy at this location. The Mount of Olives is associated predominantly with Jewish and Christian traditions but also contains several sites important in Islam. The mount has been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Ancient church in Jerusalem built over the traditional sites of Jesus' crucifixion and burial.

'Whenever the Rainbow Appears' by Olafur Eliasson
At the Israel Museum

Ramat David Air Base
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Israeli Air Base

Urim Sigint Base
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By: Parabellum.
Israel’s powerful position in the Middle East is often associated with its armed forces, nuclear weapons arsenal or covert (Mossad) operatives. But just as important is its intelligence gathering – monitoring governments, international organisations, foreign companies, political organisations and individuals. Most of this happens at the installation in the Negev a couple of kilometres to the north of the kibbutz of Urim.

Hatzor Air Force Base (LLHS)

Tel Megiddo or Armageddon
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By: tallturtle82.
According to the Bible, this is the valley where the anti-Israeli forces will gather for their attack on Jerusalem in the end days.

Nazareth

Sedot Mikha - Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) site
The Israeli Air Force reportedly has three squadrons [150, 199 and 248 squadrons] equipped with Jericho nuclear-tipped missiles at the Sedot Mikha [Sdot Micha] base, 45 km south of Tel-Aviv. The Sedot Mikha Jericho IRBM base is located near the town of Zekharyah, east of Ashkelon and south east of Tel Nof AB, and south of the Sorek River between Kiriat-Gat and Beit-Shemesh.

Erez Crossing on the Gaza border
The Erez Crossing is a pedestrian/cargo terminal on the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. It is located in the northern end of the Gaza Strip, on the border with Israel.
It is part of a complex formerly including the Erez Industrial Park.
The crossing is currently restricted to Arab residents under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority and to Egyptian nationals or international aid officials only.

"Painting (Spanish Dancer)" by Joan Miró
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The Scorpion's Pass
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The Scorpion's Pass is a steep and twisted section of Route 227 in the eastern Negev desert. The Romans built the road in the 1st century.

Ramon Air Force Base (LLRM)

IKEA Netanya
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Israeli Air Force Museum

Roman city of Caesarea Maritima
Caesarea Maritima, called Caesarea Palaestina from 133 AD onwards, was a city and harbor built by Herod the Great about 25–13 BC. Today, its ruins lie on the Mediterranean coast of Israel about halfway between the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, on the site of Pyrgos Stratonos ("Strato" or "Straton's Tower", in Latin Turris Stratonis). Caesarea Maritima as with Caesarea Philippi in the Golan Heights and Caesarea Mazaca in Anatolian Cappadocia was named to flatter the Caesar. The city was described in detail by the 1st century Roman Jewish historian Josephus. The city became the seat of the Roman praefecti soon after its foundation. The emperor Vespasian raised its status to that of a colonia. After the destruction of Jerusalem, in 70 A.D., Caesarea was established as the provincial capital of Iudaea Province before the change of name to Syria Palaestina in 134 A.D. shortly before the suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt. According to historian H.H. Ben-Sasson, Caesarea was the "administrative capital" beginning in 6 A.D. Caesarea remained the capital until the early 8th century, when the Umayyad caliph Suleiman transferred the seat of the government of the Jund Filastin to the newly built city of Ramla.

Jesus Boat - Yigal Allon Museum at Kibbutz Ginosar
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The Sea of Galilee Boat or The Jesus Boat was an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD/CE (the time of Jesus), which was discovered in 1986 in the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The remains of the boat, which are 27 feet (8.27 meters) long and 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) wide and with a maximum preserved height of 4.3 feet (1.3 meters), first appeared during a drought, when the waters of the Sea (actually a great fresh-water lake) receded.

Azrieli Observatory
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Up at the 49th floor of the highest building in Israel, the Azrieli Observatory is a spectacular experience, and one you shouldn't miss on your visit to Tel-Aviv. 350,000 square meters of modern businesses and services, and 186 meters high, the Azrieli Towers are the largest commercial center in the Middle East.

Jerusalem - Atarot Airport (OJJR)

"Portrait of Mrs. Angerstein, née Amelia Lock" by Thomas Lawrence
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Israeli Supreme Court Building
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The Supreme Court (Hebrew: בית המשפט העליון‎, Beit HaMishpat HaElyon, Arabic: المحكمة العليا‎) is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel. It is the highest judicial instance. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem.
The area of its jurisdiction is the entire state. A ruling of the Supreme Court is binding upon every court, other than the Supreme Court itself. This is the principle of binding precedent (stare decisis) in Israel. The Supreme Court is an appellate court, as well as the High Court of Justice.

Mini Israel: Tel Aviv
Mini Israel (Hebrew: מיני ישראל‎) is a miniature park located near Latrun, Israel in the Ayalon Valley. Opened in November 2002, the site contains miniature replicas of hundreds of buildings and landmarks in Israel. The tourist attraction consists of about 350 miniature models, most of which are on a scale of 1:25.
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mini-israel/

"Romulus and Titus Tatius" by Peter Paul Rubens

"Landscape of Venice with the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore" by Johann Wilhelm Jankowski

Belz Great Synagogue
The Belz Great Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Israel. It was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters and admirers around the world.

Mini Israel: Masada
Mini Israel (Hebrew: מיני ישראל‎) is a miniature park located near Latrun, Israel in the Ayalon Valley. Opened in November 2002, the site contains miniature replicas of hundreds of buildings and landmarks in Israel. The tourist attraction consists of about 350 miniature models, most of which are on a scale of 1:25.
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mini-israel/
Masada is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the Southern District of Israel, on top of an isolated rock plateau, or horst, on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Masada is best known for the violence that occurred there in the first century CE. In the final accords of the First Jewish–Roman War, the Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire led to the mass suicide of the Sicarii rebels.

Dung Gate
The Dung Gate (also known as Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, Gate of Silwan, Mograbi Gate, Arabic: باب المغاربة‎) is one of the gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Hatserim Northwest Air Force Base

Israeli Arrow II missile site
Protecting the missile site and air base to the NW.
The Arrow "Interceptor" (Hebrew: טיל חץ‎, Til hetz) ABM is a theater missile defense (TMD) system; it is the first missile developed by Israel that was specifically designed and built to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles on a national level. The Arrow intercepts its targets high in the stratosphere (some systems, such as RIM-161, are intended to intercept in outer space; others, such as PAC-3, are designed to meet their targets in lower atmosphere). Lockheed Martin's THAAD also intercepts ballistic missiles in the high stratosphere, but also has the capability to intercept targets in outer space.

Israeli Knesset
Building housing the national legislature of the State of Israel.

Jaffa Gate
Jaffa Gate (Hebrew: שער יפו‎, Sha'ar Yafo; Arabic: باب الخليل‎, Bab el-Khalil, "Gate of the Friend"; also Arabic, Bab Mihrab Daud, "Gate of the Prayer Niche of David"; also David's Gate) is a stone portal in the historic walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is one of eight gates in Jerusalem's Old City walls.

Confederate flag
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Tel Aviv University
Located in Israel's cultural, financial and industrial core, Tel Aviv University is a major center of teaching and research, comprising 9 faculties, 27 schools, 98 departments and 128 research institutes and centers. Its origins go back to 1956, when three research institutes – the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics, the Institute of Natural Sciences, and the Institute of Jewish Studies – joined together to form the University of Tel Aviv. Initially operated by the Tel Aviv municipality, the university was granted autonomy in 1963.[2] The Ramat Aviv campus, covering an area of 170-acre (0.69 km2), was established that same year.

Mini Israel: airplane models
Mini Israel (Hebrew: מיני ישראל‎) is a miniature park located near Latrun, Israel in the Ayalon Valley. Opened in November 2002, the site contains miniature replicas of hundreds of buildings and landmarks in Israel. The tourist attraction consists of about 350 miniature models, most of which are on a scale of 1:25.
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mini-israel/

Al Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque ("the Farthest Mosque") is the third holiest site in Sunni Islam and is located in the Old City of Jerusalem. The site on which the silver domed mosque sits, along with the Dome of the Rock, also referred to as al-Haram ash-Sharif or "Noble Sanctuary," is the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, the place where the Temple is generally accepted to have stood. Muslims believe that Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to al-Aqsa during the Night Journey. Islamic tradition holds that Muhammad led prayers towards this site until the seventeenth month after the emigration, when God directed him to turn towards the Ka'aba.
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/al-aqsa-mosque/

Amphitheatre of Scythopolis

Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion Airport (TLV/LLBG)

Rafael Production Plant
RAFAEL, Israel Armament Development Authority, is a world leader in the development and production of advanced interdisciplinary weapon systems for naval, air and ground forces. In addition to ongoing close cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces, RAFAEL Armament Development Authority provides technology tailored to the needs of a long list of customers including some of the world's leading armed forces. The Propulsion and Explosive Systems Directorate provides all propulsion, pyrotechnics and warhead requirements for RAFAEL armament systems purchased by Israeli and overseas Customers. Comprehensive facilities are available in RAFAEL to cover all aspects of research, design, development, manufacturing and testing of solid-propellant rocket motors with a wide size range. Static firings of solid rocket motors are conducted in well equipped remote controlled test stands. The research, development, manufacturing and testing of solid rocket motors is supported by RAFAEL's Metal Technologies Center, which handles production of metal motor components.
The Rafael operation in Haifa is reportedly the location of a nuclear weapons design laboratory (Division 20), a missile design development labortatory (Division 48) and a weapons assembly plant.

Damascus Gate
Damascus Gate is the main entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side where the highway leads out to Nablus, and from there, in times past, to the capital of Syria, Damascus; as such, its modern English name is Damascus Gate, and its modern Hebrew name, Sha'ar Shkhem meaning Shechem Gate, or Nablus Gate.

Nes Ziyyona - Israeli chemical weapons storage
Israel is believed to have the capacity to produce chemical warfare agents, and probably has stocks of bombs, rockets, and artillery shells. Public reports that a mustard and nerve gas production facility was established in 1982 in the Dimona restricted area are apparently erroneous. Israel is also probably poised to rapidly produce biological weapons, though there are no public reports of currently active production effort or associated locations.

Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem (Hebrew: יד ושם‎‎ sometimes written as Yad VaShem; "Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority") is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

Shrine of the Book
Home of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Mini Israel: King David Hotel

Gornensky monastery
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Gornensky or Gorny monastery (Russian: Горненский или Горний монастырь). Gornensky convent of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem. Ein-Karem district, 4 km to south-west from Jerusalem. Built by the Russian Orthodox Church at the end of the 19th century, church (originally "Gorny Monastery") was nicknamed "Moskovia" (Arabic for Moscow) by the local Arab villagers, because of its tented roof similarity to other Russian churches. The monastery has churches enclosed within a compound wall.

Site of the Last Supper
The Cenacle, aka the "Upper Room" is the traditional location of The Last Supper, resurrection appearance, and the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples.
Direct link below.

Lions' Gate
The Lions' Gate (Hebrew: שער האריות‎ Sha'ar Ha'Arayot, Arabic: باب الأسباط‎, also St. Stephen's Gate or Sheep Gate) is located in the Old City Walls of Jerusalem and is one of seven open Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls.

Secure satellite earthstation
Perhaps associated with the IRBM launch facility to the NW.

Israel Border Police vehicle
The Israel Border Police (Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר הַגְּבוּל‎‎, Mishmar HaGvul) is the gendarmerie and border security branch of the Israel National Police. It is also commonly known by its Hebrew abbreviation Magav (Hebrew: מג"ב), meaning border guard, whilst its members are colloquially known as Magavnikim (Hebrew: מג"בניקים). Border Guard is often used as the official name of the Israel Border Police in English. While its main task is securing Israel's borders, it has also been deployed in assisting the Israel Defense Forces, and for counter-terrorism and law enforcement operations in the West Bank, as well as in Jerusalem.

Scott Disick's Condo
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Israeli newspapers, Globe and Times of Israel originally reported that the Kardashian sisters are spending $30M on two units in the newly built 96 Hayarkon condo, a 4th floor unit and the 11,840 penthouse.
It is now reported that it is actually Kourtney Kardashian's long-time partner, Scott Disick, who is purchasing in the building in order to build up his real estate investment portfolio.

Hawk missile site
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The Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK is an American medium range surface-to-air missile. HAWK is an acronym or possibly a backronym for Homing All the Way Killer. The HAWK was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete.
The Israelis have upgraded the Phase 2 standard with the addition of a Super Eye electro-optical TV system for detection of aircraft at 30 to 40 km and identification at 17 to 25 km. They have also modified their system for engagements at altitudes up to 24,000 m.

Taba Border Crossing
The Taba Border Crossing (Arabic: معبر طابا‎, Hebrew: מעבר טאבה) is an international border crossing between Taba, Egypt, and Eilat, Israel. Opened on April 26, 1982 it is currently the only entry/exit point between the two countries that handles tourists. The site is at the bottom of Mount Tallul and was close to Raffi Nelson's Nelson Village and the Sonesta Hotel which both closed due to the handing over of the Sinai to Egyptian control in exchange for normalization of relations. Under terms of the deal, Israelis would be able to visit the Red Sea coast from Taba to Sharm el-Sheikh (and St. Catherine's Monastery) visa free for visits up to fourteen days. In 1999, the terminal handled a record amount of 1,038,828 tourists and 89,422 vehicles.

Ras al-Amud mosque
A mosque serving the ras al-Amud neighborhood in East jerusalem.

Mini Israel
Mini Israel is a Miniature park located near Latrun, Israel in the Ayalon Valley. Opened in November 2002, the site contains miniature replicas of hundreds of buildings and landmarks in Israel. As of 2007, the tourist attraction consists of about 350 miniature models while continuing to expand all on a scale of 1:25.
The permanent exhibition shows the main sites and structures in Israel which are of importance to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The sites are of historical, archeological, cultural, religious, and ethnic importance dipicting the sites and the ethnic groups associated with them, such as different Muslim cultural groups, Jewish, and Christians living in the country, but also Druze, Beduin and others.
The entire complex covers 6.5 hectometres with the models displayed over 3.5 hectometres. The park also includes a souvenir shop, a few restaurants and rest areas and a hall for lectures and meetings in which a film about the creation of the park is displayed.

"Waiting for the Liberation (Skeletons in an Office)" by Paul Delvaux

Eilat - J Hozman Airport (ETH/LLET)

Holiday Inn Ashkelon

Ayalon Prison
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
Ayalon is a maximum-security prison in Ramla (or Ramleh), where "Prisoner X" reportedly hanged himself. Adolf Eichmann was hanged here in 1962.

German War Cemetery Nazareth
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.
At the German military cemetery in Nazareth are 261 German soldiers and officers of the First World War, who in those days of the Ottoman Empire which was allied with Germany, belonging to Palestine and Transjordan met their death.
These are mainly for the fallen in Palestine and buried in Nazareth soldiers are members of the first Royal Bavarian Flying Battalion. Their main task was for the then new warfare operations against the British and the Arabs, especially for the purpose of aerial reconnaissance, but also for defense against enemy aircraft - particularly for the protection of Hedjaz Railway - and the bombing of military targets. Accordingly, the equipment of the aircraft was mainly on education, but not for the aerial combat, designed, and the German pilots were inferior to the weapons technology far better equipped British aircraft hopeless and suffered heavy losses.
After the task of Jerusalem in December 1917, was the headquarters of the German troops in Nazareth, on the 20th until the city September 1918 was conquered by the British.
The site of the cemetery is now in the hospital of the "Holy Family" (also called the Italian hospital). In the First World War, these were still at an Austro-Hungarian hospital, which was led by monks. The land was offered to the German troops, as it seemed appropriate for a cemetery.
The building in its present form was established only in the years 1934-35. The cemetery is maintained by the German War welfare. In the horticultural work also helps a group of German volunteers and Israeli Chaverim (Hebrew: Friends) Behindertendorfes of Kfar Tikva.
Every year at the Remembrance Day held at the invitation of the German Embassy in Israel a memorial service for the fallen in Palestine and buried in Nazareth instead of German soldiers. Guests are mainly the Israeli military attachés accredited in other countries.

Teddy Stadium
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
Teddy Stadium is a football stadium in Jerusalem, Israel. Two football teams currently use the stadium - Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Jerusalem.
It is named for long-time Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek who was in office during the time of its construction and was one of its prominent advocates.
For Beitar, the stadium was a blessing after years of playing at the YMCA Stadium, which was also nicknamed "The Sandbox". In the first stage, only the west and east sides of the stadium were built giving it a capacity of 13,000. In 1999 work was finished on a north side that was perfectly connected to the west and east stands putting capacity at 21,600.

"St. Peter in Prison (The Apostle Peter Kneeling)" by Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt’s painting shows the apostle Peter in his prison cell in Jerusalem following his arrest. A shaft of soft, golden light falls on him from an unseen source, leaving large parts of the painting in total obscurity. The saint’s attribute is clearly visible, however: two large metal keys signifying the keys to the kingdom of Heaven bestowed on him by Jesus, which in this situation suggest the irony of his jailed state.

Chords Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
The Jerusalem Chords Bridge or Jerusalem Bridge of Strings, also called the Jerusalem Light Rail Bridge is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge at the entrance to the city of Jerusalem, Israel, designed by the Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava. The bridge is used by Jerusalem Light Rail's Red Line, which began service on August 19, 2011. Incorporated in the structure is a glass-sided pedestrian bridge enabling pedestrians to cross from Kiryat Moshe to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station.

Jordan River Crossing
The Jordan River Crossing (Arabic: معبر نهر الأردن, Hebrew: מסוף נהר ירדן) is an international border crossing between Irbid, Jordan and Beit She'an, Israel. Opened in November 1994, it is currently one of three entry/exit points between the two countries that handles tourists.

'I'm Feeling lucky' shirt distortion.
'I'm feeling lucky' is a Google catch-phrase from the search engine's home page which appears on the back of a t-shirt worn by various Google Street View operators.

Megiddo Airport (LLMG)

Holyland model of Jerusalem
The Holyland Model of Jerusalem is a 1:50 scale-model of the city of Jerusalem in the late Second Temple Period. The model was moved from its original location at the Holyland Hotel in Bayit VeGan, Jerusalem, to a new site at the Israel Museum in June 2006. In preparation for the move, the model was sawn into 1,000 pieces and later reassembled. The Holyland Hotel spent $3.5 million on the move.

Dead Sea
The Dead Sea (Arabic: البحر الميت‎ al-Baḥr al-Mayyit (help·info), Hebrew: יָם הַ‏‏מֶּ‏‏לַ‏ח, Yām HamMélaḥ, "Sea of Salt", also Hebrew: יָם הַ‏‏מָּוֶת, Yām HamMā́weṯ, "The Sea of Death"), also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level, Earth's lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, though Lake Assal (Djibouti), Garabogazköl and some hypersaline lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica (such as Don Juan Pond) have reported higher salinities. It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean. This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which animals cannot flourish, hence its name. The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.

King David Hotel
The King David Hotel (מלון המלך דוד) is a 5-star hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. Opened in 1931, the hotel was built with locally quarried pink limestone and was founded by Ezra Mosseri, a wealthy Egyptian Jewish Banker. To this day the hotel remains one of the most prominent and prestigious hotels in Israel, and famous around the world. It is located in King David Street in the Centre of Jerusalem, overlooking Old City And Mount Zion.
The hotel has played an important role in the Israeli history of Jerusalem, from the struggle for statehood, through Independence War, division of Jerusalem, and the reunification, to this day. Among other things the hotel was known for being the scene of a bombing in 1946, and for its frequent hosting of heads of state, dignitaries and other personalities during their visit to Jerusalem. The hotel is currently owned and operated by the Dan Hotels group.

City of David
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.