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Friday, December 28, 2018

Travel Day -> Israel






Israel, a Middle Eastern country on the Mediterranean Sea, is regarded by Jews, Christians and Muslims as the biblical Holy Land. Its most sacred sites are in Jerusalem. Within its Old City, the Temple Mount complex includes the Dome of the Rock shrine, the historic Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Israel's financial hub, Tel Aviv, is known for its Bauhaus architecture and beaches.


Current Date: December 28, 2018
Current Time: 8:15pm (7 hours ahead of us)
Current Weather: 45 degrees, cloudy
Capital: Jerusalem
Official Language: Hebrew
Currency: New Shekel
Size: 8,019 sq. miles (about the size of New Jersey)
Population: 8.7 million (New Jersey has 9 million) 
Flight: NYC to Tel Aviv 10h 15 mins, nonstop - $946

Ethnic groups
(2018)
Religion 
(2016)

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Mount of Olives






Makhtes Ramon


Caesarea underwater museum



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