and Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes. And they spoke unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying:
The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land.
Numbers chapter14 6-7.
How come such a tiny country in the size of New Jersey only 22,000 sq km 8,000 sq miles , that half of it is a desert, have such great variety of geographical zone (some say 36) so many archeological sites and such reach history , well this is really the question to ask when you travel in Israel, but the answer is very American and very simple LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!
Israel is a bridge between 3 continents and this is our advantage but also our curse, in the past so many empires violent the land with no mercy and turn our beloved country into barren land , but since the Zionist movement start fulfilling its ideology to settle the land with Jews, we changed the barren land again to be the land of milk and honey.
Where to go first?
Well no doubt Jerusalem is the most visited place in Israel and if you have only 1 day this is what you do, but if you have more then 1 day you better leave Jerusalem to the last day.
Israel in a day business tourism
Galilee Christian oriented
Jericho & Bethlehem Christian oriented
Caesarea Haifa Akko
Caesarea Haifa Akko (Acre) 1 day
Coastal line – North 2 days
Galilee & Golan Heights Jewish oriented