freakflyer,
I don't remember these so i may be too young
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Btw i agree with you a good way to reach TLV from New York would be to take the jordanian airline (TWA partner) to Tel-Aviv through amman. The flights amman->TLV are very short one and are used by many Israelis (mainly when going to far east on royal jordanian)
Best regards,