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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very kid friendly. Food is good - I'll never be able to go back to American pita bread and hummus.

Flight and time change are similar to going to Europe. Time is one hour ahead of DC. No direct flights from DC - we went through Newark.

Medical care if you needed it for some reason is very good.

Don't rent a car unless you are a brave driver. The Israelis drive like s***. We've been living here for 6 months and you really have to watch out. No one looks where they are going, weave in traffic, pull out in front of you, etc. so you have to be really vigilant. Most people drive beater cars b.c they get trashed.

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The flight is long and depending on how many stops it can seem endless with young children.  In terms of the time change I would get your child closer to Israel time a good week before by putting him to bed earlier and waking up early. The jet lag is the hardest part since it is a 6 hour difference.  Midnight is only 6pm here which means if his bedtime is 8 he will normally stay up until 2am local time.

[b]I disagree about the car.  Get one, you'll need it and the drivers are no worse than in Boston[/b].  The nice thing about Israel is that everything is only a few hours away since the country is so small.  With he car you can get anywhere you need and can really explore all the great places such as Rosh Hanikra is the NW corner of the country.[/quote]

Totally agree with this.  If you weren't traveling with a kid I'd say just take the bus everywhere but seriously, driving there isn't that bad.  And the road signs are in hebrew and english.  I'm so jealous, I am dying to take my family there but we haven't been able to afford it (need 4 tix).   We eat at lebanese taverna so much that I've joked with my kids that when we go to israel, it'll be lebanese taverna 24/7, only good.   Food there is awesome, sights are awesome, beaches are awesome.  Ah, go!!!! [/quote]

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