Google deploys cameras mounted on cars and other vehicles to take Street View's 360-degree images, which users of the Web site can then view by zooming in on any given point on a map.

Outside Jerusalem's Old City walls on Monday, Google Israel's Managing Director Meir Brand announced that filming will begin in the next few months in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and tourist attractions elsewhere. "For the first time we can truly say Israel is on the digital map," Brand said.