Good morning,
I would like to suggest inviting you to a Sunday, March 8 lunch. It can be held at our base.
We would love to have you for lunch.
Matan
From: Michael Fuchs - Ofakim tours & Travel - Israel <michael.ofakim@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 10:53 AM
To: 'DEREK RACHEL'
<airforcenav@hotmail.com>; Matan Or
<OrMatan@mail.gov.il>; galbalas
<gals@mail.gov.il>; 'Andrew Braverman'
<AndrewBraverman@idf.il>; 'DeStazio, John M'
<DeStazioJM@state.gov>; 'Unruh, Nicholas D'
<UnruhND@state.gov>; 'Clark, William H'
<ClarkWH@state.gov>
Cc: richard.mendez@us.af.mil; 'RICHIE, CHRISTOPHE S COL USMC AETC AWC/DEW'
<christophe.richie@us.af.mil>; 'DORENE B Col USAF AETC AWC/ AY20 Ross'
<dorene.ross@us.af.mil>; 'MONTOYA, CHARLES R JR Lt Col USAF AETC AWC/AY20 Student'
<charles.montoya@us.af.mil>; zorro2032@aol.com; 'Joseph Michaelson'
<josephrmichaelson@gmail.com>; 'Christopher O'Gwin'
<cwogwinawc1920@gmail.com>; barakrimon@gmail.com
Subject: RE: Air War College trip to Israel - current as of Feb 13 2020
Hi Derek,
Michael here,
See my answers below
Michael Fuchs.
From: DEREK RACHEL <airforcenav@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:41 AM
To: Michael Fuchs - Ofakim tours & Travel - Israel <michael.ofakim@gmail.com>; 'Matan Or' <OrMatan@mail.gov.il>; 'galbalas' <gals@mail.gov.il>;
'Andrew Braverman' <AndrewBraverman@idf.il>; 'DeStazio, John M' <DeStazioJM@state.gov>; 'Unruh, Nicholas D' <UnruhND@state.gov>; 'Clark,
William H' <ClarkWH@state.gov>
Cc: richard.mendez@us.af.mil; 'RICHIE, CHRISTOPHE S COL USMC AETC AWC/DEW' <christophe.richie@us.af.mil>; 'DORENE B Col USAF AETC AWC/ AY20 Ross' <dorene.ross@us.af.mil>;
'MONTOYA, CHARLES R JR Lt Col USAF AETC AWC/AY20 Student' <charles.montoya@us.af.mil>;
zorro2032@aol.com; 'Joseph Michaelson' <josephrmichaelson@gmail.com>; 'Christopher O'Gwin' <cwogwinawc1920@gmail.com>;
barakrimon@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Air War College trip to Israel - current as of Feb 13 2020
Barak,
Nice to meet you. We look forward to seeing Israel with you and learning about your beautiful country. If you have questions before we arrive in Israel on March 7, please let me know. I should
be able to give you the answers you need and assist you with any issues you may have.
Michael,
Thank you for making the changes to make the trip better for us. I have a few questions/comments.
- Do you have a recommendation for lunch on March 8? We will be travelling from the IDF college in Tel Aviv to Hatzor, near Ashdod. We can either have lunch near the IDF, or
we can eat somewhere along the route to Hatzor.
Answer: I will look for a close by place for lunch and advise.
- I understand the trip to Ein Gedi, Masada and Dead Sea will take longer due to the travel restrictions. Thank you for making the minor changes on this day to make the logistics
easier for all.
Answer: makes sense this way.
- On the last page of the itinerary, you mentioned a change in the price due to not visiting Yad Vashem and Jericho. Per the proposed itinerary, on March 10, from 1700-1830,
we had planned to go to Yad Vashem. Is Yad Vashem not allowed for us to visit due to travel restrictions or was this a simple administrative oversight?
Answer: My mistake… overlooked Yad Vashem – the price reduce is due to not visiting Jericho. Entrance to Yad Vashem is free of Charge.
- Your comment about Jericho was accurate. We are not interested in going to Jericho anymore.
Answer: noted
- On the last page of the itinerary, under the section labeled “Not included in price”, you mention tips. The tips were listed as $15 per day, per person. That equals $255 per
day ($1,020 for 4 days) in tips ($15 per day x 17 people). Is that accurate?
Answer: correct
That is all I have at this time. Thank you again for making the planning easy for us.
My pleasure!
Derek Rachel
Best Regards,
Michael Fuchs
Head of Land Operations
Ofakim Travel & Tours
Haifa, Israel
www.israel-shore-excursions.com
+972 524679566
From: Michael Fuchs - Ofakim tours & Travel - Israel <michael.ofakim@gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 8:26 AM
To: 'DEREK RACHEL' <airforcenav@hotmail.com>, 'Matan Or' <OrMatan@mail.gov.il>, 'galbalas' <gals@mail.gov.il>, 'Andrew Braverman'
<AndrewBraverman@idf.il>, "'DeStazio, John M'" <DeStazioJM@state.gov>, "'Unruh, Nicholas D'" <UnruhND@state.gov>, "'Clark, William
H'" <ClarkWH@state.gov>
Cc: <richard.mendez@us.af.mil>, "'RICHIE, CHRISTOPHE S COL USMC AETC AWC/DEW'" <christophe.richie@us.af.mil>, 'DORENE B Col USAF AETC AWC/ AY20 Ross' <dorene.ross@us.af.mil>,
"'MONTOYA, CHARLES R JR Lt Col USAF AETC AWC/AY20 Student'" <charles.montoya@us.af.mil>, <zorro2032@aol.com>, 'Joseph Michaelson' <josephrmichaelson@gmail.com>,
'Christopher O'Gwin' <cwogwinawc1920@gmail.com>, <barakrimon@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Air War College trip to Israel - current as of Feb 13 2020
Hi Derek,
I went over the amended itinerary – marked my remarks/changes highlighted green – March 11 I made some changes due to travel restrictions you have – please confirm ok with you.
Your guide – Barak is copied
Best Regards,
Michael Fuchs
Head of Land Operations
Ofakim Travel & Tours
Haifa, Israel
www.israel-shore-excursions.com
+972 524679566
From: DEREK RACHEL <airforcenav@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 5:53 PM
To: Matan Or <OrMatan@mail.gov.il>; galbalas <gals@mail.gov.il>; Andrew Braverman <AndrewBraverman@idf.il>; DeStazio, John M <DeStazioJM@state.gov>;
Unruh, Nicholas D <UnruhND@state.gov>; Clark, William H <ClarkWH@state.gov>; Michael Fuchs <michael.ofakim@gmail.com>
Cc: richard.mendez@us.af.mil; RICHIE, CHRISTOPHE S COL USMC AETC AWC/DEW <christophe.richie@us.af.mil>; DORENE B Col USAF AETC AWC/ AY20 Ross <dorene.ross@us.af.mil>;
MONTOYA, CHARLES R JR Lt Col USAF AETC AWC/AY20 Student <charles.montoya@us.af.mil>;
zorro2032@aol.com; Joseph Michaelson <josephrmichaelson@gmail.com>; Christopher O'Gwin <cwogwinawc1920@gmail.com>
Subject: Air War College trip to Israel - current as of Feb 13 2020
Col DeStazio/Lt Col Unruh/Michael,
Attached is the latest version of our itinerary, based on EUCOM’s latest travel restrictions. Michael, there were a few small changes made. If you do not like the plan or if
it does not make sense, please let me know.
Lt Col Or/Maj Balas/CPL Braverman,
In addition to our itinerary while in Israel, you requested our flight itinerary in and out of Israel. I pasted that data below. If the picture does not come through correctly, we will be flying
into Ben Gurion on Royal Jordanian Flight 340 from Amman. We arrive at 10:45PM on March 7 and depart on March 12 at 07:30 AM via Delta Airlines flight 8532.
We are staying at the David IC hotel in Tel Aviv.
On the afternoon of March 8, if the Juniper Cobra and Iron Dome visits do not work out, we will likely go to Caesarea, Mount Tabor or another location.
If you have suggestions for our trip, please let me know and we will consider it.
Lt Col O’Gwin,
Lt Col Or, Maj Balas and CPL Braverman need our passport numbers to assist with our travels in Israel. Do you have a document that has name, rank, passport number and gender on it? If so, please
reply to all with that data.
Thanks to everyone for the help in planning this trip.
Lt Col Derek Rachel
478-919-1395