>>Many of you know about this (BS) firsthand and some of you HATE it. Some know nothing. <<

You complain about the security. Israel is not Lichtenstein. As to your complaints about EL AL I know many who are loyal customers and only fly them to Israel though they can be more expensive. It remains my favourite airline; so it is a personal thing.

As to the flight attendant who spent the night in a luxurious jail, due to his Saudi Arabian visa what do you think the Saudis would have done had he had an Israeli stamp?

As to the bad drivers, I believe Israel has the highest accident rate in the world or ranks among the highest in the world.