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.Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape
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by: Raja Shehadeh

June 03, 2008
I've walked in Israel and the West Bank before the Intifadas, before the barriers, and subsequently tried to make some sense of the mistakes and the historical horror show that has occurred. I think that the Arabic term "al Naqba", the catastrophe, truly best states what has happened, and what continues for all those who live there.
For everyone who shares the author's love of the land or has any respect for human dignity, this book will make you despair over the tragedy of it all.
Some books on the subject have challenged me, all have upset me, but none have effected me as viscerally as these personal ruminations on the irretrievable loss of the landscape itself.
It's beautifully written. Read it and weep.
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.Jerusalem and the Holy Land (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
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by: DK Publishing

August 20, 2007
This book is full of useful information for travel to Jerusalem. Also,it is great reading for understanding the culture in Israel.
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.Israel & the Palestinian Territories (Country Guide)
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by: Michael Kohn

March 01, 2007
This is the first time that I have used the Lonely Planet series and it may be the last. I found that the restaurants recommended were mediocre, the lodging descriptions were only vaguely accurate and worst of all, the directions for finding the cafes & internet access was both poorly done and at times completely inaccurate. I will admit that the fact that the guide listed internet cafes, etc was quite nice. In addition, I thought that the description of the history and sites was quite helpful. However, if you instead choose the guide by Eyewitness Travel, you will find excellent descriptions and pictures of the sites and, in my experience, better restaurant and lodging recommendations.
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.Frommer's Israel
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by: Robert Ullian

November 06, 2006
Book came quickly. I don't like the format that much. Lots of helpful info, just like Lonely Planet more.
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.Streetwise Jerusalem Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Jerusalem, Israel - Folding pocket size travel map (Streetwise (Streetwise Maps))
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by: Streetwise Maps

April 24, 2008
I never go to Israel without two of these. I am a map-o-phile and personally have many maps of Israel and Jerusalem. Some are in English and some are in Hebrew. This is the ONE map of Jerusalem that I highly reccomend to those who visit Israel with us. It's laminated, accordion-fold and easy to read.

As for the negative review, I understand the statement about the complexity, however there is no way to have less content with an accordion fold. I would suggest a larger scale map for planning at home and the hotel, and use the StreetWise map for walking.
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.The New Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land
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by: Charles Dyer, Gregory Hatteberg

January 01, 2006
This is a really good book if you are going to travel to Israel.
I found so much to help me. I have now taken the trip and am going
over some of the things written. It was surprising because I was able to meet the author before the trip and he gave me many pointers. He is remarkable.
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.The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides)
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by: Jerome Murphy-O'Connor

March 20, 2008
This book is filled with the knowledge of vast experience and travel. If you want a book that doesn't just give the religiously naive and superstitious what they want to hear (like so many do), then this is your book. Excellent in several ways.
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.Fodor's Israel, 6th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides)
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by: Fodor's

July 04, 2006
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: ie the Palestinian territories, and their ongoing occupation. Travel into the West Bank is pretty much dismissed in a sentence. Israel & the Palestinian territories are a unique place, but if you follow this guide you'll probably come back none the wiser.
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.How to Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Prophets: A Scripture Reference Guide for Biblical Sites in Israel and Jordan
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by: Hela Crown-Tamir

February 01, 2000
Fills in some bits of info, but not good as a guide book. Something entitled "How To Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus" should be fairly expected to have a map of Jesus' travels during his ministry, but there is none. No map of Galilee or what there would be to see to trace Jesus' ministry. Terrible maps of ancient Israel and Jerusalem.
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.Israel Map by Cartographia (Country Map)
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by: Cartographia

April 01, 2005
This map was very useful for my husband and I on our self-drive vacation in Israel. Because tourism to Israel is down, this was the only English road map of Israel we could find anywhere in the States before leaving. It is quite detailed with almost all roads marked; we found our way to everywhere we wanted to go, and I recommend it other tourists who plan self-drive vacations in Israel.
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