Onlyairfare, if you have a choice, I would skip the Israeli passport stamp. We didn't because we like stamps and then discovered we wanted to see more of the Middle East and our passports were now a problem. Live and learn. Husband already has a new one and I will get a new one next year so error remedied. But don't skip Israel and especially the territories, especially on a pilgrimage!
Thanks for all the advice. It sound like I should go ahead but expect questioning (
gfunk survived with Jordan stamps and UAE is less of a problem ) and avoid getting an Israeli stamp on my passport as
LLM suggests, since I probably will return to Afghanistan next year for another aid trip.