18 Reasons Why You Wish You Were in Israel Right Now

With 49 states buried in snow and most schools in the northeastern U.S. looking at anywhere from 7-10 snow days to make up, our country is ready for a warm up of national proportions. Throw on your heat lamps, put on a bathing suit under that fleece, and cuddle up to these 18 (the number of chai or “life”) warm images of sun, beach and desert (sweet, hot desert) from Israel.

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Waking up before sunrise – totally worth it! 😳

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Good morning! בוקר טוב! Bonne journee! Доброе утро! Всем прекрасного солнечного дня! #flowers #instaflowers #nature #4simply4 #ig_treasures

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Flowers of the Negev Desert. Цветы пустыни Негев. #israel #ig_israel #gf_israel #e_srael #hapitria #allunique_pro #israeli_moments #Israel_PhotoGraphers #ig_treasures #4simply4 #nature #desert #negev #naturehippys #Naturehippys #ig_captures #ig_captures_nature #power_group #ihavenicepic #nature_uc #awesome_foto #floralfix #_nature_features #ig_diamondshotz

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#israel_photographers#lametayel#ig_israel#igersisrael#moment_oftheday#power_group#supermegamaster_pics#insta_global#insta_superior#igworldclub#galerieclub#insta_israel#exklusive_shot#my_flagrants#power_group#spl_collab#il_instagram#hapitria#mouseil#pic_groups#Picoftheday#ig_Telaviv#insta_goldmedal#insta_ucreate#incredible_shot#hdr_pics#israel_hdr#e_srael#topshots#allshots_#weisrael

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#israel_photographers#lametayel#ig_israel#igersisrael#moment_oftheday#supermegamaster_pics#insta_global#insta_superior#igworldclub#galerieclub#insta_israel#exklusive_shot#my_flagrants#power_group#spl_collab#hapitria#mouseil#pic_groups#ig_Telaviv#insta_goldmedal#insta_ucreate#incredible_shot#hdr_pics#israel_hdr#e_srael#topshots#allshots_#weisrael#gf_israel#instagram_israel

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Eilat. Red Sea and sun ☀️ Солнце и море для всех, у кого сейчас зима ☀️ #Soleil pour ma copine @sosocat29 ☀️ #eilat #sea #sun #redsea #boat #israel #ig_israel #gf_israel #e_srael #hapitria #allunique_pro #israeli_moments

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The sky over the desert. Небо над пустыней. #israel #ig_israel #gf_israel #e_srael #hapitria #allunique_pro #israeli_moments #Israel_PhotoGraphers #ig_treasures #4simply4 #nature #desert #negev #naturehippys #Naturehippys #ig_captures #sky #небо #ig_captures_sky #power_group

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_________________________________________ ◉ Jerusalem photo of the day for 16/02/14 ◉ Taken by: ➡ @Kateb1990 Location: The Biblical Zoo-גן החיות התנ״כי _________________________________________ ▻ Chosen by: @Ziv_Shaked If you wish to be part of our community, follow us and tag your photos with #⃣#jerusalemoftheday ▻ Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Jerusalemoftheday Mail address: 📩[email protected] _________________________________________

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הכל שקט ♥

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A bonus for waking up too early – "Apocalypse Now" style sunrise over the Samaria mountains 😳

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