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both you and the vendor restaurants specialize in Accommodations
have arrived at a mutually traditional ethnic cuisines,
agreeable price. including Moroccan, Accommodations in Israel
According to the Israel Persian, Ashkenazi, range from international
Tax Authority’s rules, Kurdish, Yemenite, and and stylish boutique
tourists are entitled to Tripolitanian (Libyan). hotels to hostels (check
a VAT (sales tax) refund Levantine food dominates out Israel Hostels or
when purchasing at least in Arab areas. Israel has the Israel Youth Hostel
NIS400 of goods in an some of the tastiest – and Federation) and other
authorized store. Look healthiest – street food, budget places. The
for a sticker in the window including some of the Society for the Protection
and request a VAT refund world’s best hummus. of Nature in Israel runs
invoice at the store for The country also has field schools with basic
presentation at the airport one of the world’s rooms, while some rural
or border counter along fastestgrowing vegan kibbutz guesthouses
side the goods. cuisine cultures. are quite luxurious (see
Some restaurants are Kibbutz Hotels Chain).
Dining kosher, including most B&Bs (tzimerim in Israel)
places in West Jerusalem. mainly operate in the
Israel has a growing This means that they Galilee and Negev. The
gourmet dining scene, follow Jewish dietary laws, Zimmeril website is a
with fusion food (some serving either meat or milk handy resource for B&Bs
times called New Israeli products but not both, and and rural tourism.
cuisine) proliferating in they do not serve pork or Prices in Jerusalem,
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, seafood. Almost all kosher Bethlehem, and Petra are
and Nazareth. All around restaurants are closed on highest in June–August
Israel, Mediterranean Shabbat, as well as on and around Jewish
style dishes are popular. Jewish holidays. and Christian holidays.
Tel Aviv and Akko have In Israel, it is customary Booking ahead is always
excellent fish and seafood to leave a 10–15 percent tip advisable, but essential
places. Several smaller for good service. during religious festivals.
DIRECTORY
INTERNET AND Israel Broadcasting Palestinian Heritage
TELEPHONE Authority Center
Cellcom ∑ iba.org.il/world ∑ palestinianheritage
§ Int’l access code: 013 center.com
∑ cellcom.co.il Jerusalem Post
∑ jpost.com Safed’s Art Galleries
Global Cellular ∑ safed.co.il
∑ gcellular.net Times of Israel Sandrouni
∑ timesofisrael.com
Golan Telecom ∑ sandrouni.com
§ Int’l access code: 016 Ynet News
∑ golantelecom.co.il ∑ ynetnews.com ACCOMMODATIONS
HOT Mobile Israel Hostels
§ Int’l access code: 017 SHOPPING ∑ hostels-israel.com
∑ hotmobile.co.il
Balian Armenian Israel Youth Hostel
Partner Ceramics Federation
§ Int’l access code: 012 ∑ armenianceramics.com ∑ iyha.org.il.
∑ partner.co.il
Hutzot HaYotzer Kibbutz Hotels Chain
Pelephone ∑ artistscolony.co.il ∑ kibbutz.co.il
§ Int’l access code: 014
∑ pelephone.co.il Israel Tax Authority Society for the
Protection of Nature
∑ taxes.gov.il
TV, RADIO, AND in Israel
NEWSPAPERS Nahalat Binyamin Arts ∑ natureisrael.org
Haaretz and Crafts Fair Zimmeril
∑ haaretz.com ∑ nachlat-binyamin.com ∑ zimmeril.com
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