Central Cities

Central Israel
Urban Israel

The cities in the center of Israel are among the best known and most visited.

These include:

Jerusalem, the eternal capital of Israel;

Tel Aviv, the city that never stops;

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Central Israel is where the desert meets the mountains, where life is often lived a little faster than in other parts of Israel.

The center features much of Israel's hi-tech activity, hustle and bustle, traffic jams and constant motion. Ben Gurion airport, the main entrance point for most tourists is in the center, just a short distance from both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

For many years, the center of Israel suffered through dozens of terrorist attacks and even today, when things seem calmer, much of that calm exterior is due to the ongoing efforts of Israel's police and army, who are constantly on alert. Almost weekly, terrorists are caught attempting to infiltrate into Israel's central areas to cause harm and death to innocent Israelis going about their normal lives. Much of these efforts go unnoticed by the rest of the world, but Israel's population is aware and grateful for these ongoing efforts.

Because of this security, further enhanced by the building of a security fence that stretches many miles and makes travel to these areas more difficult for those who seek to terrorize, Israel's northern and southern regions have gained much media attention. Most notably, the city of Sderot, which is bombarded almost daily with Kassem rockets.

Israel's central region has united with Sderot, as it did with Israel's northern cities last summer, to help provide shelter, moral support and economic assistance.