Traveling to Israel (Tel Aviv)

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Anonymous wrote:If you would not go to Israel, would you go to China? What they are going to the Uyghurs is pretty terrible.

No, no, you can't point out that other parts of the world have their own issues. You must keep the focus on how naughty Israel is for defending itself so vigorously. Only anti-Israel blather is permitted here, haven't you noticed?

To answer your question, no, I have no interest in going to China either. But the genocide (and that is the correct word) that Israel is carrying out on the Palestinians at this moment is without parallel. It is very sad that you lack the moral ability to comprehend that. The rest of the world thankfully does. Here in Europe, and around the civilized world, there is much more recognition of the atrocities that Israel is committing. It’s only the US media, and Americans in general, that turn a blind eye.

I actually think the world is turning a blind eye to what is happening to the Uyghurs because it would be inconvenient to think about boycotting Chinese products. No one is talking about it - there is forced sterilization, forced labor programs, forced assimilation, forced family separations. I am not boycotting Chinese products either so I am not innocent here - but it is crazy to me that no one seems to care.

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Anonymous wrote:I love how people here are so cautious about everywhere on Earth except Israel, a genocidal killing machine that has destabilized the entire Middle East. Don’t go OP.

I think the U.S. did a pretty good job at destabilizing the Middle East in the past two decades. Don’t give all the credit to Israel.

Fair point. Together Israel and the U.S. (which supports Israel) are an utter menace to the world.

Saddam, Assad, the Ayatollah, and the Houthis would like a word.

I’m sorry, but this made me lol.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised that your work would send you to a country with significant safety risks (I say this as a Jew who has been to Israel). I know people who were there this summer during the bombings and were stuck and it was a horrific experience. Is the trip truly necessary? If so, I agree with the advice around avoiding public transport, crowded markets, etc. Will you have a local to help guide you? Israel is a very special and beautiful place, but I can't say I'd go right now...

Was this written 20 years ago? You do not have to avoid public transportation or crowded markets. Probably safer in crowds there than you are in the US.

Ummmm… ok? So you need to make sure your hotel has a bomb shelter on every floor but everything else is perfectly safe? Gotcha. I’d avoid those things but have at it next time you go.

The currently risks almost are exclusively due to missile and drone activity from nearby countries / terrorist organizations, not suicide bombers or mass shootings, which were way more common decades ago.

Those aerial attacks only rarely cause actual damage anywhere, the risk is so small it's of essentially no practical concern.

They rarely cause loss of life because every new building has a bomb shelter. They cause plenty of damage. And sadly loss of life in poor areas with old buildings without shelters. But OP will be fine in a modern hotel in Tel Aviv.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised that your work would send you to a country with significant safety risks (I say this as a Jew who has been to Israel). I know people who were there this summer during the bombings and were stuck and it was a horrific experience. Is the trip truly necessary? If so, I agree with the advice around avoiding public transport, crowded markets, etc. Will you have a local to help guide you? Israel is a very special and beautiful place, but I can't say I'd go right now...

Was this written 20 years ago? You do not have to avoid public transportation or crowded markets. Probably safer in crowds there than you are in the US.

Ummmm… ok? So you need to make sure your hotel has a bomb shelter on every floor but everything else is perfectly safe? Gotcha. I’d avoid those things but have at it next time you go.

The currently risks almost are exclusively due to missile and drone activity from nearby countries / terrorist organizations, not suicide bombers or mass shootings, which were way more common decades ago.

Those aerial attacks only rarely cause actual damage anywhere, the risk is so small it's of essentially no practical concern.

They rarely cause loss of life because every new building has a bomb shelter. They cause plenty of damage. And sadly loss of life in poor areas with old buildings without shelters. But OP will be fine in a modern hotel in Tel Aviv.

I wouldn't assume safety anywhere in Israel these days. I assume OP's trip would entail more than hunkering down in a bomb shelter in a hotel.

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Anonymous wrote:If you would not go to Israel, would you go to China? What they are going to the Uyghurs is pretty terrible.

No, no, you can't point out that other parts of the world have their own issues. You must keep the focus on how naughty Israel is for defending itself so vigorously. Only anti-Israel blather is permitted here, haven't you noticed?

To answer your question, no, I have no interest in going to China either. But the genocide (and that is the correct word) that Israel is carrying out on the Palestinians at this moment is without parallel. It is very sad that you lack the moral ability to comprehend that. The rest of the world thankfully does. Here in Europe, and around the civilized world, there is much more recognition of the atrocities that Israel is committing. It’s only the US media, and Americans in general, that turn a blind eye.

I hope you shared the same concern for what Assad did to his own people. “Without parallel” - you are too funny.

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And the pro-Palestinian know-nothings emerge again.... It's dangerous! It's genocide! Nazis!

Its perfectly safe. You have more risk of getting hit by a car in a crosswalk, same as anywhere, than of being injured due to terrorism within Israel. Israel knows how to deal with terrorists, as should now be abundantly obvious.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised that your work would send you to a country with significant safety risks (I say this as a Jew who has been to Israel). I know people who were there this summer during the bombings and were stuck and it was a horrific experience. Is the trip truly necessary? If so, I agree with the advice around avoiding public transport, crowded markets, etc. Will you have a local to help guide you? Israel is a very special and beautiful place, but I can't say I'd go right now...

Was this written 20 years ago? You do not have to avoid public transportation or crowded markets. Probably safer in crowds there than you are in the US.

Ummmm… ok? So you need to make sure your hotel has a bomb shelter on every floor but everything else is perfectly safe? Gotcha. I’d avoid those things but have at it next time you go.

The currently risks almost are exclusively due to missile and drone activity from nearby countries / terrorist organizations, not suicide bombers or mass shootings, which were way more common decades ago.

Those aerial attacks only rarely cause actual damage anywhere, the risk is so small it's of essentially no practical concern.

They rarely cause loss of life because every new building has a bomb shelter. They cause plenty of damage. And sadly loss of life in poor areas with old buildings without shelters. But OP will be fine in a modern hotel in Tel Aviv.

I wouldn't assume safety anywhere in Israel these days. I assume OP's trip would entail more than hunkering down in a bomb shelter in a hotel.

This shows how little you know.