Israel

[Benny]

Visited in the 80's and very interesting from a touristy historical perspective & now thinking it's time for a revisit - Jerusalem seems expensive for hotels & ideally I want 4* + accommodation - but it was always a pricey destination

Anyone been recently?

Also hankering to visit Iran at some stage ... do they still add a paper to your passport in Israel so the Arabs won't know you've visited Israel?

[barrydidit]

Visited in the 80's and very interesting from a touristy historical perspective & now thinking it's time for a revisit - Jerusalem seems expensive for hotels & ideally I want 4* + accommodation - but it was always a pricey destination

Anyone been recently?

Also hankering to visit Iran at some stage ... do they still add a paper to your passport in Israel so the Arabs won't know you've visited Israel?

I think NWP2C has a falafel stand outside Ben Gurion, he might be able to help.

[Paddy]

Visited in the 80's and very interesting from a touristy historical perspective & now thinking it's time for a revisit - Jerusalem seems expensive for hotels & ideally I want 4* + accommodation - but it was always a pricey destination

Anyone been recently?

Also hankering to visit Iran at some stage ... do they still add a paper to your passport in Israel so the Arabs won't know you've visited Israel?

FAIL! Iran is not an Arab country.

[LondonManc]

FAIL! Iran is not an Arab country.

Yet Comoros is an Arab country. No wonder people are confused

[northernladyuk]

FAIL! Iran is not an Arab country.

There are plenty of Arabs living in Iran and one of them might be working at passport control.

[Paddy]

There are plenty of Arabs living in Iran and one of them might be working at passport control.

2% plenty? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnicities_in_Iran

[northernladyuk]

2% plenty? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnicities_in_Iran

Yes.

[Benny]

FAIL! Iran is not an Arab country.

true - Arab / Persian or anyone wanting to deny existential rights to Israel then

[David71]

"... do they still add a paper to your passport in Israel so the Arabs won't know you've visited Israel?"

Yes - you don't even have to ask for it anymore they do it automatically.

Enjoy - great place, great people and IT wages have shot up in the last 15 years so not a bad place to work if you can get it....

[Scruff]

Tel-Aviv is the city with the highest energy that I have ever visited. Amazing in the most secular & high-tech way.

In total contrast to Jerusalem, which is not my cuppa tea. A day visit has been sufficient for me on two occasions.

Be prepared for the extortionate hotel costs. Amazing fresh produce & variety of (street) food.