text: Israel is a small country , measuring just 445 km ( 260 miles ) north to south and 112 km ( 70 miles ) at its widest point , yet it packs in so many sights that you couldn 't possibly see them all in the space of a two-week or even three-week trip .
  
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  Israel is not a large country , but it has so many things to see that it would be difficult to see them all in just a two or even three-week visit .