Encyclopedia - Ben Gurion International Airport: Encyclopedia - Ben Gurion International Airport
34° 52' E Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), located near Lod and once known as Lod Airport...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ben Gurion International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminals
Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminal 1. Terminal 1 was built during the days of the British Mandate over Palestine in the 1930s....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airline Hub: Encyclopedia - Airline Hub
An Airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia - Jerusalem
Jerusalem (31°46′N 35°14′E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ▶ (help·info); Yerushalayim; Arabic: القُدس ▶ (help·info...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Security: Encyclopedia - Airport Security
Airport security refers to the techniques and methods used in protecting airports and by extension aircraft from crime and terrorism. Lar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Airways Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - British Airways Destinations - Asia
British Airways destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Hong Kong (Hong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austrian Airlines Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Austrian Airlines Destinations - Asia
Austrian Airlines destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Shanghai (Sha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Refugee: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Refugee - History
Many Palestinians had already become refugees by the time neighboring Arab states attacked the newly established State of Israel in 1948,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Delta Air Lines Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Delta Air Lines Destinations - North America
Delta Air Lines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico. Canada British Columbia Vancouver (Vancouver Intern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - El Al: Encyclopedia Ii - El Al - Destinations
El Al operates the following services (at October 2005): El Al - Domestic. Eilat (int'l online connex only) Ovda (int'l online connex ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places Named After People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places Named After People - Administrative Divisions
List of places named after people - Australia. Queensland - Queen Victoria Tasmania - Abel Tasman Victoria - Queen Victoria List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Status As Israel's Capital
All the branches of Israeli government (Presidential, Legislative, Judicial, and Administrative) are seated in Jerusalem. The Knesset bui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Origin Of The Name
The name Tel Aviv in Hebrew means "Hill (tel) of Spring (aviv)", the title given by Nahum Sokolov to his Hebrew translation of Theodor He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Canada Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Canada Destinations - North America
Air Canada destinations - Canada. Alberta Calgary (Calgary International Airport) Hub Edmonton (Edmonton International Airport) Fort ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Refugee: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Refugee - History
Many Palestinians had already become refugees prior to the time neighboring Arab states attacked the newly established State of Israel in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Nickel Grass: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Nickel Grass - Operation
When Egypt and Syria attacked the Sinai and the Golan Heights, respectively, on the night of October 6, 1973, the Western world was stunn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Origin Of The Name
The name Tel Aviv in Hebrew means "Hill (tel) of Spring (aviv)", the title given by Nahum Sokolov to his Hebrew translation of Theodor He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continental Airlines Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Continental Airlines Destinations - North America
Continental Airlines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico. Canada Alberta Calgary/Banff (Calgary Internat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Train-to-the-plane: Encyclopedia Ii - Train-to-the-plane - Connection Types
Train-to-the-plane - One-seat ride via main-line train. Regional rail-type service directly from a city center to the airport, without ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Security: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Security - Airport Security By Country
Airport security - Canada. All restrictions involving airport security are determined by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uzbekistan Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Uzbekistan Airways - Services
Since its formation, Uzbekistan Airways has mainly aimed its passenger service at Western Europe and other international locations. Most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airline Hub: Encyclopedia Ii - Airline Hub - Major Passenger Airlines And Their Hubs
Airline hub - North America. Air Canada (AC) uses Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Vancouver International Airport (YVR), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places Named After People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places Named After People - Administrative Divisions
List of places named after people - Australia. Queensland - Queen Victoria Tasmania - Abel Tasman Victoria - Queen Victoria List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel Railways: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel Railways - Lines
One railway line goes North along the coast reaching Haifa, the Krayot, and Nahariya. One goes South to Be'er Sheva with a new spur from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Status As Israel's Capital
In 1980, the Israeli Knesset passed the Basic Law: Jerusalem — Capital of Israel to claim Jerusalem as Israel's "eternal and indivisibl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - West Bank - History
After World War I, and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, a Jewish-Arab agreement (the Faisal_Weizmann Agreement) was signed by Haim ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air France Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Air France Destinations - Asia
Air France destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Guangzhou (Guangzhou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uzbekistan Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Uzbekistan Airways - Destinations
Since its formation, Uzbekistan Airways has mainly aimed its passenger service at Western Europe and other international locations. Most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lod: Encyclopedia Ii - Lod - History
Lod was the scene of Peter's healing of a paralytic man in Acts 9:32. During the Kitos War, the Roman commander Quintus Lucius Quietus be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - El Al: Encyclopedia Ii - El Al - Incidents And Accidents
In July 27, 1955 an El Al Lockheed Constellation plane was shot down over Bulgaria, all the crew and passengers were killed. In 1968, an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Delta Air Lines Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Delta Air Lines Destinations - Asia
Delta Air Lines destinations - East Asia. Japan Tokyo (Narita International Airport) Delta Air Lines destinations - South Asia. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continental Airlines Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Continental Airlines Destinations - Asia
Continental Airlines destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Hong Kong ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - El Al: Encyclopedia Ii - El Al - Destinations
El Al operates the following services (at October 2005): El Al - Domestic. Eilat (int'l online connex only) Ovda (int'l online connex ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - El Al: Encyclopedia Ii - El Al - Security
At least two undercover agents accompany each international El Al flight, El Al pilots must be former Israeli Air Force fighter pilots, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - History
The settlement in the area of modern southern Tel Aviv (the neighbourhoods of Neve Shalom and Neve Tsedek) was started in the 1880s as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Transportation
The main access route to Tel Aviv is Ayalon Highway, which goes through the city - north to south - on Ayalon River route, which had been...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Statistics
Tel Aviv-Jaffa's area is 50,553 dunam, roughly 19.5 square miles and 50.6 square kilometers. According to the Israel Central Bureau of St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Train-to-the-plane: Encyclopedia Ii - Train-to-the-plane - Future
More and more cities are considering "train to the plane" services. Denver has included such service in a massive regional rail plan that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uzbekistan Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Uzbekistan Airways - History
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Uzbek President Islam Karimov in 1992 ordered the construction of a state airline. Uzbekis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uzbekistan Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Uzbekistan Airways - History
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Uzbek President Islam Karimov in 1992 ordered the construction of a state airline. Uzbekis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Transportation
The main access route to Tel Aviv is Ayalon Highway, which goes through the city - north to south - on Ayalon River route, which had been...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Sports
Tel Aviv holds some of the top sports teams in Israel, and in one case even in the world. Tel Aviv is the only city ever to have 3 clubs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - El Al: Encyclopedia Ii - El Al - Incidents And Accidents
In July 27, 1955 an El Al Lockheed Constellation plane was shot down over Bulgaria, all the crew and passengers were killed. In 1968, an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places Named After People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places Named After People - Towns And Cities
Many smaller European towns and cities are named after their founders, often dating back many hundred years. Often, there isn't much know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - West Bank - Higher Education
Prior to 1967, there was no full-fledged university in the West Bank. There were a few lesser institutions of higher education; for examp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Culture
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is the largest university in Israel. TAU has an excellent reputation internationally, mostly famous for its phy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - El Al: Encyclopedia Ii - El Al - History
The airline was established on 15 November 1948 and started operations in August 1949 with a service from Tel Aviv to Rome and Paris, ext...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Tourism
Jerusalem - Museums. The Israel Museum The Rockefeller Museum The Ticho House The Tower of David Museum Yad Vashem The Babylonian Jewr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Transportation
Jerusalem - Roads. Begin Boulevard is West Jerusalem's inner city expressway. It goes North to South from Atarot to Malcha. Other major...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Jerusalem Today
Jerusalem - Mayors and government. See the List of mayors of Jerusalem The current mayor of Jerusalem is Uri Lupolianski, member of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Refugee: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Refugee - Who Is A Palestinian Refugee?
Whereas most refugees are the concern of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), most Palestinian refugees - those in the West Ban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Refugee: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Refugee - Right Of Return
The Palestinian refugees claim a right of return, based on Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ("Everyone has the rig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - West Bank - Transport And Communication
West Bank - Roads. The West Bank has 4,500 km of roads, of which 2,700 km are paved. Israel has developed many highways to service its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Refugee: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Refugee - Treatment In Arab Countries
Palestinian refugee - Jordan. Jordan is the only Arab country which historically gave citizenship rights to Palestinian refugees. After...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Geography And Demography
Jerusalem - Geography. Jerusalem is situated in 31°46′45″N, 35°13′25″E, upon the southern spur of a plateau the eastern side ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Security: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Security - Process And Equipment
Many past tragedies were the result of travelers allowed or able to carry either weapons or items that could be used as weapons on board ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Security: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Security - Airport Enforcement Authority
While some countries may have uniform protection at all of their airports, in other countries like the US, the protection is controlled a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Security: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Security - Notable Incidents
The world's most lethal failure of airport security to date was the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon usin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Places Named After People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places Named After People - Towns And Cities
Many smaller European towns and cities are named after their founders, often dating back many hundred years. Often, there isn't much know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Name
See also names of Jerusalem. The origin of the name of the city is uncertain. It is possible to understand the name (Hebrew Yerushalayim)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lod: Encyclopedia Ii - Lod - Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic and religious makeup of the city was 80.3% Jewish and other non-Arab, and 20.0% Arab (18.6% Muslim a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - History
The settlement in the area of modern southern Tel Aviv (the neighbourhoods of Neve Shalom and Neve Tsedek) was started in the 1880s as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Tourism
Jerusalem - Museums. The Israel Museum The Rockefeller Museum. The Ticho House. The Tower of David Museum Yad Vashem The Babylonian Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Transportation
Jerusalem - Roads. Begin Boulevard is West Jerusalem's inner city expressway. It goes North to South from Atarot to Malcha. Other major...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Culture
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is the second largest university in Israel. TAU has an excellent reputation internationally, mostly famous for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Airways Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - British Airways Destinations - North America
British Airways destinations - United States Canada and Mexico. Canada British Columbia Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - West Bank - Demographics Of The West Bank
The West Bank is inhabited by approximately 2.8 million people, 2.4 million Palestinians, over 400,000 Israeli settlers (including those ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - West Bank - Status
The future status of the West Bank, together with the Gaza Strip on the Mediterranean shore, has been the subject of negotiation between ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - West Bank - Cities In The West Bank
The most densely populated part of the region is a mountainous spine, running north-south, where the cities of East Jerusalem, Nablus, Ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Geography And Demography
Jerusalem - Geography. Jerusalem is situated in 31°46′45″N, 35°13′25″E, upon the southern spur of a plateau the eastern side ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Jerusalem Today
Jerusalem - Mayors and government. See also: List of mayors of Jerusalem The current mayor of Jerusalem is Uri Lupolianski, member of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - History
According to one Jewish tradition, Jerusalem was founded by Shem and Eber, ancestors of Abraham. It has played an important historical ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Sports
Tel Aviv holds some of the top sports teams in Israel, and in one case even in the world. Tel Aviv is the only city ever to have 3 clubs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Canada Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Canada Destinations - Asia
Air Canada destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Hong Kong (Hong Kong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tel Aviv: Encyclopedia Ii - Tel Aviv - Transportation
The main access route to Tel Aviv is Ayalon Highway, which goes through the city - north to south - on Ayalon River route, which had been...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air France Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Air France Destinations - North America
Air France destinations - United States Canada and Mexico. Canada Ontario Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport) vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerusalem - Name
See also names of Jerusalem. The origin of the name of the city is uncertain. It is possible to understand the name (Hebrew Yerushalayim)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ben Gurion International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Ben Gurion International Airport - Ground Transportation
About one month before the opening of Terminal 3 in November 2004, a new train route began operating, linking the new terminal to Tel Avi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ben Gurion International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Ben Gurion International Airport - Historical Events
Ben Gurion has long been a target of Palestinian terrorist groups, but due to extensive security measures, there has never been a hijacki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ben Gurion International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Ben Gurion International Airport - Ground Transportation
With the grand opening of Terminal 3, a new train route started to operate a month earlier, linking the new terminal to Tel Aviv (some 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ben Gurion International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Ben Gurion International Airport - Runways
Ben Gurion International Airport - Main Runway. The closest runway to terminals 1 and 3, which is followed by a taxiway. Most landings ...   » Read the article