I have the chance to go on a ten day trip to Israel in June next year. Does anyone think its a good idea with all the trouble they are having?
2006-11-13 06:43:39 · 27 answers · asked by Tiamat 2 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Israel
Israel is worth visiting and you should go. The trouble is isolated to certain regions, which you should obviously avoid. The rest of the country is safe. You will have one of the most memorable travel experiences.
A couple of tips: The Foreign Office website http://www.fco.gov.uk/ provides good quality travel advice and tells you the places to avoid. Remember that if you go into an area the FCO advises against travel to, your insurance will not pay out if you make a claim. Also, if you have an immigration stamp from any other middle eastern islamic country in your passport, you will not be allowed entry into Israel. Similarly, an Israeli stamp in your passport will prevent future entry into middle eastern islamic countries.
2006-11-13 09:51:47 · answer #1 · answered by Penfold 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
A ten day trip? Sounds like you are either going on 'birthright' or some similar tour. Now to answer your question-OF COURSE YOU GO!!! Israel tours are the most amazing I've ever been on! You should not even have the slightest bit of doubt when it comes to deciding if you should go. If you are afraid of it being dangerous there, you have nothing to worry about. Firstly these tours usually have armed personnel with them constantly and secondly Israel is not as dangerous as it seems when you see and hear about it from someplace else. It is a beautiful country and a definite must see! GO! And have fun! ;)
2006-11-13 20:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by Motti _Shish 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think vacationing thing is a good thing right now when Hamas is shelling bombs on to innocent civilians in Israel while the otherside is getting bomb just about everyday. I don't feel like getting bombed on while vacationing. The conflicts has been going on for about 2000 years now and they haven't got over it. They need to put down their guns and start shaking hands after forgetting the past and move forward to make peace work. Then may be it be ok to vacation there.
2006-11-13 06:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't cancel your trip. Israel is beautiful and wonderful even while we're at war. If things are the same by Sept. just try to keep away from the north. If you think about it, car crashes kill more people than any war. Have fun! :)
2016-03-28 04:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i wouldnt go on a trip to israel. y'know why? CUZ I LIVE THERE!!!! thats right- as i type i am sitting here, by my computer, in israel!!!!! ohmigod, arent i insane?? if i live in israel i probably hide under a desk in a bomb shelter all day and havent been out in the sunlight since the whole "intifada" started years ago, right? HELL NO!!!!!! we have normal, fun COOL lives here!!!!! we live just like everyone else (for the most part... lol)!!
life here isnt a constant war zone, and thank g-d, there are many places here where you dont have to wear a gas mask...! lol...- you see? i even know what "lol" means!!!!! holy crap!!! the person who lives in israel and rides a camel to and from school and wears flowy tunics and flat leather sandals is actually the same as you guys!!!! whaddya know??
sorry that what i wrote came out so insane... lol- i just finished doing math homework (you believe it?? math!! in israel!! do you think they learn it in hebrew??? wow...)... i hate calculus!!! and algebra, and trig... lol!
well, now that i (hopefully) gave all you freaks a better idea of what life in israel is, i just have one more thing to say: GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!! (yes, even they have made it all the way over here... i have a poster of derek jeter hanging over my bed! lol...)
2006-11-13 08:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by yankeegurl 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you are not afraid to drive a car, you shouldn't be afraid of travelling to Israel either. Statistically, the chances of you dying in a terrorist incident whilst holidaying in Israel are smaller than the chances of you dying in a car crash tomorrow.
2006-11-14 21:50:12 · answer #6 · answered by bergab_hase 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The people who have answered so far have obviously never been to Israel. I have been there twice and it's a great place to visit. I can't wait to go back. There is no fighting in the streets or anything crazy like that. Obviously you are not going top go to the West Bank or Gaza. As long as you are in Israel proper you will have nothing to worry about. Just use common sense and don't take public transportation.
2006-11-13 06:48:23 · answer #7 · answered by arbolito 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I love Israel---would go any day of the week.
It is as safe of a place as there is. If you are with a group, they will make sure you go where there is no trouble.
If you wait till there is no trouble there-at all-you may never go.
2006-11-13 19:58:53 · answer #8 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should go. I went to visit friends in Israel for a week last year. Its a beautiful country. I want to go again next year.
2006-11-13 08:50:32 · answer #9 · answered by HumBug 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I went with my now husband 8 years ago and it was a fantastic trip, we would love to go back. But I feel now it is too dangerous, you could quite easily be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe you should think about going in a few years.
2006-11-13 06:52:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋