Considering that the OP didn't explain if the long haul is in first. If you insist on a yes or no answer, the best answer would probably be No. That way he doesn't sell his miles and be stuck with this ticket when he could've gotten a real first class ticket with his miles.
This conversation doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Unless you have a good question, I probably won't respond.
I guess once in a while you need to realize that people are joking. I would guesd that everyone else who saw my post realized i was joking. It was pretty evident from the thread that the point you are trying to make was made already.
But since you didn't realize i was joking, and because I'm having so much egging you on....
The op asked if 1500 is worth it for a first class for to Israel and the answer is undoubtedly yes. If the flights are not really first class flights (which was established early on) then it is simply not a first class ticket. It doesn't change the answer to the question of whether 1500 is worth it for a first class ticket.
