I transferred all of my Amex points to Qantas back by the 44% bonus, but boy have I been frustrated. I have been trying to use the points to book travel to Israel with no success. I do not need specifically El AL nor a specific airport. Ive tried Newwark, JFK, LGA and even expanded to Baltimore and Philadelphia as per Dans suggestion. I've tried multiple dates as well. I tried winter dates, summer dates., and after Pesach as a return flight for my son. Same frustration each time. The closest that I came to finding was on BA with a 10-12 hour or longer stop in England and then the last leg from Jordan on Air Jordan. Not what I am looking for! Can anyone offer concrete tips that can help me find "real" flight options? TY to all