{"id":864,"date":"2019-09-18T17:29:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T17:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebetterjourney.com\/?page_id=864"},"modified":"2019-09-18T19:00:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T19:00:42","slug":"israel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebetterjourney.com\/destinations\/israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Packages&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/thebetterjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Israel-02.jpeg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;107px||110px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|201px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;60px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Packages Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.31)&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>ISRAEL<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ed4441&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; height=&#8221;false&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2&#8243; max_width=&#8221;150px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.2&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;25.5938px|0px|17px|0px|false|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Package&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.67&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Package Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Oswald||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1a1a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Weather<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/thebetterjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-18-at-8.45.20-AM.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Package Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Oswald||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1a1a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Highlights<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Begin your trip in Tel Aviv to see the Bronfman Auditorium and the Habimah Theater. 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