| The Sinai Peninsula includes Israel's
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| | The vessels are then destined, possibly
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| beach resort and spectacular entranceway
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| | for the Far East or Africa. Despite the
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| to Egypt at Taba called Eilat.
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| | Arab League's boycott and insistence that
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| Across the Red Sea from Eilat, which is
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| | other nations also boycott Israeli goods
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| the beach city of Israel, one can see the
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| | since they still do not recognize Israel
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| mansions, palaces and hotels at the
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| | as a legitimate nation.
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| Jordanian coastal city and the Port of
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| | Many countries still elect to sell their
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| Aquba.
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| | exports to Israel and accept imports
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| It is here at Aquba where the King of
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| | since there is much prosperity in the
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| Jordan vacations, according to the
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| | Holy Land.
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| biography of Queen Noor Sharing the
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| | One of the freighters has a cargo of
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| border with Israel on the Sinai Peninsula
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| | hundreds of Japanese compact cars that
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| is both Jordan and Egypt.
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| | are being unloaded and then driven to
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| For travelers heading into Jordan, about
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| | where thousands of other cars are already
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| two hours inland by car is the ever
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| | parked.
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| popular, Petra, Jordan. Petra is where
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| | These cars seem like they are part of a
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| the Indiana Jones movies filmed the
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| | huge car dealership; or a car factory
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| ancient ruins of the royal tombs there
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| | with all these cars on display.
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| for the last of the Indiana Jones movies.
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| | The Israelis love compact cars, the
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| Historians claim Petra was also where
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| | smaller the better for the few parking
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| Moses wandered off after his banishment
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| | spots around in the cities, if that. They
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| and separation from his people the
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| | also like driving in cars with high fuel
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| Hebrews whom he freed from slavery from
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| | efficiency.
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| the ancient and mysterious nation of
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| | They don't buy many American cars in
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| Egypt.
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| | Israel. The Israeli's buy mostly Nissans,
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| Forty years later Moses finally made it
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| | Mitsibishis, Toyotas, Hondas, Mazdas,
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| to the ''promised land'' of Israel but he
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| | Hyundais and Kias.
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| upset the Almighty when he broke the
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| | Eilat is located on the southern most tip
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| tablets of the first ten commandments.
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| | of Israel on the Sinai Peninsula that
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| God's punishment for Moses was that he
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| | borders Jordan and Egypt at the Coast of
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| was forbidden to enter into the Holy
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| | Eilat which is all part of the Gulf of
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| land. His people went without him as he
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| | Aquba (or Aquaba).
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| must have watched them leave.
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| | Aquaba is an Arabic name for the gulf
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| The rock tombs of Petra were built
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| | which includes Saudi Arabia, Jordan,
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| approximately a thousand years after
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| | Israel at Eilat, and Egypt.
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| Moses was banished to this land.
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| | The Coast at Eilat is part of the Aquba
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| Moses, it is believed was destined to
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| | Gulf and is considered the gateway to
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| wander off alone while his people would
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| | Africa and the Asian Rim for importing
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| soon become the Israelites.
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| | and exporting goods from the Sinai
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| The view to the other side of the Red Sea
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| | Peninsula and the Red Sea.
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| from Eilat continues past the buildings
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| | The way into Taba, Egypt at the Sinai
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| and past the Jordanian coastal city up to
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| | Peninsula is at Eilat where the Israeli
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| and beyond to even the Red Mountains of
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| | border exists with Egypt.
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| Jordan.
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| | Ben Gurion, the first Israeli Prime
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| The name of these mountains comes from
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| | Minister back in 1949, knew that one day
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| the fact that when sun light hits the
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| | Eilat on the Red Sea would be developed
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| Jordanian mountain range it gives them a
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| | and become an oasis in the desert.
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| reddish brown hue.
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| | Although he was a visionary, Ben Gurion
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| Of course at night it is too dark to see
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| | could not have possibly envisioned Eilat
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| the barren, distant Red Mountains of
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| | becoming what it is now, the 'pearl' of
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| Jordan from Eilat. However, one can see
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| | Israel with its' summer like climate even
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| the far away flickering lights coming
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| | in winter.
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| from the thousands of residences and
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| | Eilat may be one of the ten most
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| homes and even from the traffic in
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| | beautiful places on this earth. With
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| Jordan.
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| | immaculately plush and green landscapes
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| From a distance this view resembles
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| | with tropical trees many bearing fruit of
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| millions of tiny, bright, white and
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| | all types, bushes and plants with many
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| yellow neon twinkling lights that almost
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| | different varieties of flora, Eilat on
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| appear to be connected.
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| | the Red Sea has indeed been turned into
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| If you can imagine what an aerial view at
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| | an oasis.
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| Douglaston, New York City would look
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| | This is all proof of Israel's irrigation
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| like, where all the major highways
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| | success of being able to recycle water
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| connect at night during rush hour you
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| | for reuse even in the desert.
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| could almost share this vision.
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| | Along the beaches the Israeli residents
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| In early December there is no winter in
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| | and tourists take their beach chairs on
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| Eilat. Winter doen's exist in what once
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| | to these beaches and then stretch out
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| was all desert before it became this
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| | with their feet in the Sea.
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| beautiful city on the Gulf.
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| | Many Israelis come here almost every
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| There are many vessels on the Red Sea
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| | Friday and Saturday to celebrate the
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| including one very large yacht as big,
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| | Sabbath, when Israelis have off from work
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| perhaps as the biggest vessel in the
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| | since the Israeli work week begins Sunday
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| Jordanian Navy; other ships, sail boats;
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| | for them having Fridays and Saturdays off
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| even little sail boards and even a few
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| | from work.
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| parasailing surfers are gliding along the
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| | The biggest attraction for many tourists
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| vast blue sea.
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| | is the world renowned snorkeling and
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| There are also oil refineries, oil
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| | scuba diving; which may have the best
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| tankers, navy ships of Israeli, Jordanian
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| | shallow water coral reef experience
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| and Egyptian nationalities cruising not
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| | anywhere.
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| too close to one another while protecting
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| | It is here in the Sinai where the rare
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| their respective spaces on the Gulf.
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| | Black Corral can be found. Black Coral is
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| There are several huge freighters and
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| | sold as a commodity on the black market
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| large cargo ships that are anchored to
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| | and is as valuable as gold. Black Coral
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| exchange goods at the Port of Eilat by
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| | is found in jewelry and has many
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| unloading and then reloading to leave
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| | medicinal uses and sold as art for it's
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| with a full cargo.
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| | beauty.
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