Israel's Favourite Resort

By Rob Atherton At the most southerly part of Israel lies the seaside resort of Eilat. This tiny stretch of the Israel coastline is sandwiched between Taba in Egypt to the west and Aqaba in Jordan to the east. It was officially recognised as a town in 1959 with a population of 6,000. 50 years later, the population had increased to 55,000 and it was firmly established on the tourist map. Today,