Originally Posted by
mamb0
Ari, I transited, I had no sticker.
IIRC you only get the sticker on PP and handluggage when going through first sec check before check in.
So if you say that transit is not uncommon for Tel Aviv, out of interest, do you know of the most common transit connections? Is it Lebanon?
I guess what I posted is open to more than one interpretation. What I meant is that the reason you got extra scrutiny wasn't because you were transiting, or because transiting is rare, (and I agree that it is), but because of their security analysis of you. The obvious factors are religion, race, national origin and especially destination/origin. (Essentially, stereotyping). That transiting TLV is rare played a very small role (if any) in your security experience.
Chances are if I did the same thing, they'd just give me the normal security I get and wouldn't take all my stuff out.