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Category Archives: Israel

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Flights From Israel To Qatar Will Be Forced To Make “Diplomatic Layover” In Cyprus

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 9, 2022 19 Comments

As the FIFA World Cup 2022 approaches in Doha, fans from around the world are flocking in. But with no diplomatic relations between the two nations, Qatar is not making it easy for Israeli fans to attend by requiring...

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Nine Passengers Arrested After Bomb Scare Via AirDrop On 737-800 Causes Panic Onboard, Flight Delay

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 11, 2022May 11, 2022 15 Comments
AirDrop Crash Photos

A flight departing from Tel Aviv was delayed and nine passengers arrested after numerous passengers on the plane received unsolicited airplane crash photos via Apple’s AirDrop feature, sparking panic onboard. AirDrop Used To Send Crash Photos, Create Panic On...

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United Airlines First To Resume Service To Israel

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 22, 2021May 22, 2021 2 Comments
United Airlines Israel Service

United Airlines has resumed service to Israel after UA90 form Newark to Tel Aviv took off just after dusk on Friday evening. Service from Chicago and San Francisco will resume this weekend. United Airlines Resumes Israel Service After Cease...

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U.S. Files Complaint Against Israel For Unequal Airline Treatment

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 13, 2021 3 Comments
Israel Unequal Airline Treatment

The U.S. Department of Transportation has filed a complaint with Israel, noting that El Al has continued to fly “repatriation” flights while U.S. carriers have been locked out. U.S. Files Complaint Against Israel After Ben Gurion International Airport in...

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Israeli Travelers Race To Avoid Strict New Quarantine Measures

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Leave a Comment
Israeli Airlift Quarantine

Israeli airlines are launching a massive airlift ahead of strict new quarantine measures set to begin on Wednesday. Israelis from the around world are rushing home in order to avoid mandatory hotel stays upon arrival. New Israeli Quarantine Measures...

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Emirates Prepares For January 2021 Tel Aviv Launch With New Kosher Facility

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020 2 Comments
Emirates Kosher Facility

Emirates has been given final approval from Israeli authorities to begin service to Ben Gurion international airport in Tel Aviv. Service will start in January 2021. In preparation, Emirates is launching a Kosher food facility in the UAE. Emirates...

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Etihad’s Covert Flight To Israel

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 20, 2020 8 Comments
Etihad Covert Israel Flight

Despite no scheduled commercial service or even diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, an Etihad A330-200 landed in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to deliver coronavirus aid to Palestinians. The aircraft, painted all white, bore the registration...

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Review: The Jaffa Tel Aviv, A Luxury Collection Hotel By Marriott

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020 14 Comments
The Jaffa Hotel Tel Aviv Review

One night was not enough at The Jaffa, a wonderful Marriott property in the Old Jaffa neighborhood of Tel Aviv. I have nothing but praise for this pricey but luxurious hotel. The Jaffa Premises + Location The hotel does...

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Great Coffee In Israel

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 21, 2020February 21, 2020 12 Comments
Best Coffee Israel

My trip to Israel was filled with great cups of coffee. Here’s a look at some of my favorites across the country. Great Coffee In Jerusalem  Enoteca Espresso & Wine Bar Hanotsrim 18, Jerusalem / +972 2-585-7726 We stumbled...

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IsraelTrip Reports

Traveling In Israel With A Young Child

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020 9 Comments
Israel Travel Children

Is it even worthwhile to travel with a young child to Israel? My answer is YES. For years I wanted to take my wife to Israel, the top destination on her travel bucket list. Our three-year-old son was inconvenient...

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IsraelTrip Reports

Driving In Israel

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 17, 2020February 18, 2020 13 Comments
Israel Driving

I want to briefly address what it was like to drive in Israel, just in case you are visiting and considering it. In short, it was generally easy. My Driving Experience In Israel After taking a train from Tel...

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IsraelTrip Reports

Fascinating: How Mary, Mother Of Jesus, Is Perceived Around The World

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 15, 2020February 15, 2020 14 Comments
How Nations Picture Mary

One of the fascinating things about traveling around the world is how much religious perceptions vary by nation. While the people of many nations are connected by common faith and even common theology of that faith, their pictures of...

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IsraelTrip Reports

Very Friendly Waiters In Tel Aviv…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2020February 14, 2020 8 Comments
Friendly Tel Aviv

My wife and son had gone to bed, but I was still hungry, so I headed to Don Camillo, one of the restaurants at The Jaffa hotel in Tel Aviv. I brought my laptop along and had planned to work...

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IsraelTrip Reports

A Non-Sabbath Sabbath In Israel

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 2020 18 Comments
Sabbath Nazareth

I was under the false impression that all of Israel shut down from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Not so in Nazareth. We spent Friday at the Sea of Galilee, taking in three historic Christian sites during the day....

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Israel

The Best Kanafeh In Israel

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 10, 2020February 10, 2020 16 Comments
Best Kanafeh Israel

I’ve written about kanafeh before…my favorite dessert in the world. I had the great pleasure of introducing my wife and son to kanafeh during our recent trip to Israel. Here are two places I strongly recommend for really tasty kanafeh....

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Why I Wasn’t Moved By Holy Sites In The Holy Land

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 8, 2020February 8, 2020 31 Comments
Religious Experience Israel

For better or for worse, I was simply not moved by the holy sites in the Holy Land. And yet something happened that I will never forget. This post gets a little personal, but it was a central part...

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IsraelTrip Reports

Negotiating For Lunch In Bethlehem

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 7, 2020February 7, 2020 13 Comments
Bethlehem Lunch

The most stressful part of my entire week in the Holy Land was negotiating for lunch in Bethlehem. Oh how I hate it when restaurants don’t have posted prices! We were right in tourist central, near the Church of...

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IsraelTrip Reports

Coffee And Politics At The Walled Off Hotel In Bethlehem

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 6, 2020February 7, 2020 30 Comments
Walled Off Hotel Bethlehem

If you’re ever in Bethlehem, don’t miss the Walled Off Hotel, even if just for a cup of coffee. It was the most memorable visit of the entire week. Bankrolled by the artist Banksy, this is not only one of...

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Israel

Is Bethlehem Safe?

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 5, 2020February 5, 2020 16 Comments
Is Bethlehem Safe

I’ve been talking to people about my trip to Israel and have heard the same question, over and over: Isn’t Bethlehem In the West Bank? Wasn’t that risky? You went into the West Bank? Is that safe? The very...

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IsraelTrip Reports

How To Get From Jerusalem To Bethlehem Cheaply And Easily By Bus

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 5, 2020February 5, 2020 5 Comments
Jerusalem Bethlehem Bus

Taking Bus 231 between Jerusalem and Bethlehem is a cheap and easy option that I highly recommend over a taxi or private guide. If you’ve been reading my Israel trip report, you know that we tried to keep expenses...

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