Come to Israel. See the wonders

This is a picture story. 

It's about an Israel you 

might not know.

This could be 
an important story because, 

when you read about Israel, 
you can easily forget 

that Israel 
is
a real place.

You can forget that Israel 
is more than a land

where dispute and hate dominate.

Israel is not just a 'place'. It's not just a desert. 

It's something more.

It's a geographic kaleidoscope.  It's got a 

beauty and variety that's spell-binding.

The physical beauty of
this Israel suggests the Presence  

of a  Spiritual Power. 

Here's a very quick look at the real Israel--

from its snow-capped
 skiing
to the hot sting of a sea of salt to 
the breath-taking Beauty of  HaShem's fingerprint 
on earth.




This is the Israel you've heard about: 






Courtesy of 123rf.com




This, too, is the Israel you know: 




Courtesy of Times of Israel






But then, these images are also pictures of Israel:




Central Golan Heights after a rain. Courtesy of  Israelvideonetwork





The Golan: Courtesy of israel21c






The Kinneret: Courtesy of kingdavidtours






The Jezreel Valley







desert farmland. Courtesy of eng.negev-net







The Jezreel Valley. Courtesy of  www.BenTov.com












The Kinneret shoreline. no source listed.






Hula Valley: Courtesy of creativejewishmom



The Judean Hills. Courtesy of Israel-tour-guide

Southern end of Dead Sea

Courtesy of   Israeli Ministry of Tourism, www.goisrael.com

The Herodian. Ancient summer palace of King Herod (74-73 BCE-4 CE).  Courtesy of   Israeli Ministry of Tourism, www.goisrael.com 

A view of the Mediterranean at Netanya. Israeli Ministry of Tourism, www.goisrael.com

Bike ride.  Courtesy of   Israeli Ministry of Tourism, www.goisrael.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Israeli family, the Negev. Photo by Dafna Tal,  Courtesy of Israeli Ministry of Tourism, www.goisrael.com

Photo by Itamar Grinberg. An archaeological site often called Israel's 'stonehenge'. Courtesy of Israeli Ministry of Tourism, www.goisrael.com

Israel's Mt Hermon. Courtesy of Israeli Ministry of Tourism, www.goisrael.com

Tourists flock to Israel: the Hula Valley. Courtesy of  demotix.com

The Golan Heights: green farmland and snow-capped mountains. Courtesy of  petra-trip,com

This is Israel's 'Grand Canyon'. But it isn't a canyon. it's a machtesh. What's the difference between a canyon and a machtesh? Look it up!!!! Courtesy of  jerusalemhillsdailyphotoblogspot


The view from Mt Carmel. Courtesy of  tyulim.blogspot


Finally, whenever you think about Israel, please remember that there are just two reasons for Israel's success. The first reason is, HaShem protects what He loves. The second reason for Israel's success is perhaps more mundane:




















Courtesy of Israel TV Channel2





Come home to Israel. It's beautiful. It's unique. It's yours.

It's a gift from HaShem--forever.