Lonely Planet Jerusalem [Paperback]

Paul Hellander (Author), Andrew Humphreys (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lonely Planet Jerusalem | Publication Date: October 1999

Provides recommendations for where to stay and eat, for every budget and taste; special colour section on the fascinating Israel Museum, including a useful itinerary; detailed notes on the people that have defined the city from King David to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; easy-to-follow city walks.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 2nd edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0864427840
• ISBN-13: 978-0864427847
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,084,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Travel > Middle East > Israel > Jerusalem

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Prejudice with misinformation to boot, February 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Jerusalem (Paperback)

This book is so biased against anything Jewish in Jerusalem that it borders on an anti-semitic screed. It waxes hysterical about ultra-orthodox Jews and neighborhoods. In real life, these are the safest places in the city, and offer some of the most interesting sights and shops. Beautiful churches and mosques are described in detail, but the one decorative Jewish place of worship, the Great Synagogue, is dismissed with a single statement: that its construction was a waste of money!

The relentless axe-grinding leads to some dubious advice. Readers are told to patronize Arab taxis and hotels to make up for their loss of business during the intifada. That's an awful lot like the Jews of Germany being billed for the cleanup after Kristallnacht.

Ordinary misinformation makes this guide next to useless. The Botanical Gardens are not free, entrance is about $10--and well worth it. Descriptions of Jewish ritual are skewed and include some real howlers. I wonder if their source was pulling their leg.

In addition, while I'd always thought that it's impossible to take a bad picture in the Holy City, this guide is peppered with the most boring photography I've ever seen. Any kid with a disposable camera could have done better.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get the Israel LPG instead, February 8, 2000

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Jerusalem (Paperback)

The information in this slim volume is taken directly from the Lonely Planet Guide to Israel, and the coverage in the latter guide is better for the day trips North and South that you'll want to take. Buying both is a complete waste of money, and I'd really recommend getting the LPG Israel even if you don't plan to stray far from Jerusalem.

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect city guide, February 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Jerusalem: A City Guide (Paperback)

This guide gives you all the informations you need. It contains all nessesary information the backpacker need for a holiday in Jerusalem. Buy it and you would not be dissapointet.