Customer Review: This is a fairly bland tourist guide to Israel. Don't expect it to lead you anywhere that the Israel tourist information map won't. It'll give you telephone numbers for the sheratons, but not much off the beaten track. There are some big gaps, including almost no mention of the elephant in the room:... more info
Customer Review: The pictures and historical information are what made me decide to take this with me on my trip. I still like Lonely Planet, though, because they help you form a better plan for how you'll get around and the best route to take.
Customer Review: Used the tour guide extensively that gave me suggestions of where to go and what to do......when there the rest was up to me as not very much info was available in the book except minimum summaries. Still, I consider the book as a good guide.
Customer Review: My sister and I visited Israel for 2 weeks in June and I bought this book and she bought the Lonely Planet guide. After a few days we realized my book had better information, the details were more accurate, and it was generally more useful. If you only want to buy one book, at this point in time I'd... more info
Customer Review: I buy their guides to wherever I go if its available. The color photos, maps are fantastic compared to the other text driven guides. I still get another guide just to compare because they tend to recommend things and places differently from each other.
Customer Review: Although Lonely Planet guides are generally good, this one was a major disappointment. It has a very, very one sided pro-Arab and anti-Israel spin to it. Many Jewish areas are glossed over and not given enough detail. Jewish sites in the territories are completely ignored. Much time, space, and... more info
Customer Review: This is a great book to have with you on your trip to Israel. The readings and blessings add so much to an already special experience.
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