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<body style="overflow-x:hidden" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <p><a href="indexf-old.html" target="_top"><img src="vis/arrows_grey_072.gif" alt="" height="14" width="18" border="0"></a><a href="index.html" target="_top"><b><font size="1"><sup>HOME</sup></font></b></a></p> <p>this is "NOFRAMES" version of faq's page</p> <p>you would better watch this site in frames suporting browser.</p> <p>thanks</p> <p>14.06.2004</p> <p></p> <p></p> <table width="521" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" cool gridx="5" gridy="5" height="184" showgridx showgridy usegridx usegridy> <tr height="55"> <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="top" width="167" height="55" xpos="0"> <table width="499" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <font size="5" face="Arial">Faq's</font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <font size="1" face="Arial">Some useful informations responding to many questions which are often asked :</font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Arial"></font> <div align="center"> <font size="1" face="Arial">Please click on the question to reveal the answer</font></div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="353" height="140"></td> <td width="1" height="55"><spacer height="55" type="block" width="1"></td> </tr> <tr height="85"> <td colspan="2" width="10" height="85"></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="157" height="85" xpos="10"> <table width="425" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Arial"><a title="the currencie" href="faqvar.html#the currencie" target="faqvar">What is the currency in Israel ? </a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Arial"><a title="the shabbat" href="faqvar.html#the shabat" target="faqvar">What are the bank holidays in Israel ?</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="faqvar.html#the airport" target="faqvar">Where is the main airport of Israel ?</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="faqvar.html#the language" target="faqvar">What are  the   national languages of Israel ?</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Arial"><a href="faqvar.html#the swim" target="faqvar">When can we swim in Israel ?</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Arial">Hereunder two maps of Israel, click on each one in order to enlarge it.</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="1" height="85"><spacer height="85" type="block" width="1"></td> </tr> <tr height="10"> <td width="5" height="10"></td> <td colspan="4" align="left" valign="top" width="515" height="10" xpos="5"> <hr size="1" width="490"> </td> <td width="1" height="10"><spacer height="10" type="block" width="1"></td> </tr> <tr height="33"> <td colspan="3" width="167" height="33"></td> <td valign="top" width="185" height="33" content csheight="25" cslocked xpos="167"> <div align="center"> <font size="5" face="Arial">The Answers</font></div> </td> <td width="168" height="33"></td> <td width="1" height="33"><spacer height="33" type="block" width="1"></td> </tr> <tr cntrlrow height="1"> <td width="5" height="1"><spacer height="1" type="block" width="5"></td> <td width="5" height="1"><spacer height="1" type="block" width="5"></td> <td width="157" height="1"><spacer height="1" type="block" width="157"></td> <td width="185" height="1"><spacer height="1" type="block" width="185"></td> <td width="168" height="1"><spacer height="1" type="block" width="168"></td> <td width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> <table width="571" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" cool gridx="5" gridy="5" height="1265" showgridx showgridy usegridx usegridy> <tr height="50"> <td width="570" height="50"></td> <td width="1" height="50"><spacer height="50" type="block" width="1"></td> </tr> <tr height="1214"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="570" height="1214" xpos="0"> <table width="570" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1"><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1"><a name="the currencie"></a></font><font size="1" face="Arial">The currency is the shekel (nis) which is called the new israeli<br> shekel (NIS). The bank notes are of 20, 50, 100 and 200 shekels and<br> coins of 1,5 and 10 shequels also 5 and 10 agorot.<br> When you arrive  at Ben Gourion International Airport there are banks at your disposal and also<br> Automatic Teller Machines (ATM'S).</font><font size="1"><br> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><font size="1"><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1"><a name="the shabat"></a></font><font size="1" face="Arial">The shabbat (Sabbath) saturday  is a day of rest in Israel.<br> It starts from Friday night and ends Saturday night-from sunset to sunset.<br> All the bank holidays also start , the night before and end the next day.<br> The shops are closed on Saturdays and bank holidays and public transport does not operate.<br> However, taxis, restaurants, cinemas, discotheques are open to the  public.</font><font size="1"><br> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><font size="1"><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1"><a name="the airport"></a></font><font size="1" face="Arial">The Ben Gourion airport is located  15 kms from Tel-Aviv on the main highway  from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem.</font><font size="1"><br> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><font size="1"><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1"><a name="the language"></a></font><font size="1" face="Arial">Hebrew and Arabic. English is the second language of the country and is widely spoken.<br> Many newspapers are published in english.</font><font size="1"><br> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><font size="1"><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </font><font size="1"><br> <br> <br> <br> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1"><a name="the swim"></a></font><font size="1" face="Arial">Anytime during the year. From April upto October on  the Mediterranean<br> coast and in the sea of Galilee and  year around  in both the Dead Sea and the Red Sea.</font><font size="1"><br> </font></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="1" height="1214"><spacer height="1214" type="block" width="1"></td> </tr> <tr cntrlrow height="1"> <td width="570" height="1"><spacer height="1" type="block" width="570"></td> <td width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> <p></p>  <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-2529825-1"; urchinTracker(); </script>  </body>