Okay, I used the GPS in Israel for the first time and it worked fine. It butchered the pronunciation of every street though. I think I'd rather turn that feature off if someone knows how. Some times it said what sounded like a real, but different street so it can be confusing without checking the spelling on the map.
One disappointment - there is a new road that was built about a year ago. That road was one of the reasons my old GPS annoyed me since it was too out of date to be recognized. Unfortunately, these brand new maps didn't know of its existence either. Also, I still can't get the hebrew fonts working to use it in Hebrew. If anyone was successful and/or has a tutorial for that, please let me know.