Israel
- Population: 7.2 million
- Area: :20,700 km
- Capital: Jerusalem
- Major languages: Hebrew, Arabic
- Major religion: Judaism
- Life expectancy: 77 (men), 81 (women)
- Monetary unit: 1 New Israeli Shakel
Road Junky has 35 Israel articles. Scroll down to view.
Israel Travel Guide Online
For all the fuss about the place it’s pretty difficult to locate the first time you look it up on the world atlas. It’s around 0.05% of the Arabic land ...
Israeli Culture Guide
This is one of Road Junky’s most controversial guides in a fun way – Israelis are an opinionated people and despise having their way of life subjected to generalization. We’ve ...
Al Ma'asara and Umm Salmuna: Non-Violent Struggle Against the Wall
It’s been 42 years since Israel occupied the West Band and the Gaza Strip and two generations of Palestinians have been living without rights in their home land. The situation ...
Yom Kippur - Heaviest Day in the Jewish Calendar
Wake up in Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur and you could be forgiven for thinking that you’re the lone survivor of a biological attack. No cars are in the ...
Jerusalem Syndrome - Hold on to Your Bible
Anyone who thought Monty Python’s Life of Brian was exaggerating need only spend a while in Jerusalem to see just how many travelers end up preaching to the ...
The Gaza Conflict - Understanding the Israelis
As the Israeli army once again top the death toll charts, the world looks on with horror and wonders just how this could happen. The most densely-populated area in the ...
Promises - the Voices of Israeli and Palestinian Kids
Promises is a film to make you laugh and cry in equal proportions as the filmmakers take you on a journey of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of the ...
A Visit to Gaza - the World's Largest Open-Air Prison Camp
An open-air prison. No one I know has been to the Gaza strip since the Hamas takeover, and I admit that I’m a bit scared. I lived in Jerusalem during ...
A Day in the Life of a Road Junky Editor
I stuff some 25 second hand books into my rucksack, throw away the clothes with more than one hole in them, squash in the clarinet, sleeping bag, tent and yoga ...
If You're in Jerusalem Just Ask for Ibrahim
“Just take a taxi to the Mount of Olives and ask for Ibrahim.” my friend had told me on the phone, “There’s no point giving you his family name as ...
Israel Religion
There’s a street in Tel Aviv called Shenkin street which is where all the young and fashionable go to pose and parade. It’s lined with clothing stores, jewellery ...
Israeli - Palestinians and the 2000 Intifada
In September 2000 my friend Shanee and I were driving north in her VW van to a music festival. By this time of year the whole of Israel is ...
Dating Israeli Girls and Guys
Israelis are some of the most beautiful people in the world with a hundred races blending together. They keep in good shape and after a walk through town on a ...
Israeli - Origins, Pressure and Identity
When people in Israel meet for the first time one of the first things they ask each other the origins of their families. It’s quite typical that someone will ...
Israelis Abroad - Travelers with attitude
The golden age of imperialism and foreign empires may have passed but it seems that no one remembered to tell Israel. With every passing day they consolidate their strangle-hold ...
Israel Sells Sex to Boost Public Image
Last year Maxim published sexy photos of Israeli girls in military lingerie. The Israel government now continues with the strategy of taking diplomacy to the lowest common libido.
Israel Travel News
- Something To Declare: León, Spain; Lebanon; Colombia, via Florida; Answers on ... - Independent
- Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack - The Associated Press
- Minority of Sectarians Block Peace in Middle East, Says Brazil's Lula - Brazzil Magazine
- Unilateralism is the only option - Global Politician
- National Post editorial board: Don't go to Cuba - National Post
