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Top 10 alternative tourist spots in israel theres no shortage of fascinating tourist sites for the first time traveler to israel. Bestselling pediatrician harvey karp, who developed the 5 ss technique for soothing fussy infants, visits israel to promote a hebrew translation of his book by simona weinglass march 2. Yocheved granofsky has been director of human resources for citybook services ltd. In the 2015 list, israel is ranked as number four in the world, ahead of other global technology powerhouses the united states and china.
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