Originally Posted by mad_atta

Ditto, from what I've read elsewhere if you cross overland from Jordan to Israel on the King Hussein/Allenby bridge the Jordanians will also stamp you out on a piece of paper rather than onto your passport, provided you are coming back into Jordan (ie so they will be able to stamp you out properly when you leave for the second time). In fact I'm kind of counting on this being the case, as we're planning to do an overland side trip from Jordan to Israel and back on an upcoming trip, and excited as I am about going to Israel I definitely don't want any stamps as evidence of that (whether Israeli or Jordanian from the land border crossing with Israel) that might cause me problems with any future travel in the Middle East.

Your comment now has got me slightly worried. Can anyone else on the board vouch for whether it is or isn't possible to get officials on both sides of the border stamping a piece of paper rather than your actual passport?