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JFK-DUS/TXL on AB is 40K Avios per person in Business. DUS/TXL-TLV on AB is 10K Avios per person in Economy. (I don't think AB even offers Business on its flights to TLV; it certainly does not on its intra-European flights.)

So, if you can find the award seats, you could fly two people from JFK to Germany in Business, and then on to TLV in Economy for 100K Avios.

For the trip back from the Middle East, AA has a number of partners, including El Al, Royal Jordanian, Qatar, and Etihad. A one-way award is 45K AA miles in Economy, and 67.5K miles in Business.