Originally Posted by rogodwin
I have not been to Isreal in a number of years, and for safety reasons I would not go now.
To evaluate what the Australian government says go to
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-c..._and_West_Bank
They rate the country as "Reconsider your need to travel", which is between "High degree of caution" and "Do not travel".
UK travel advice is at
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?...=1013618385504
You can also check the US Government travel warning on Isreal, but I always found their warning to the "politically correct" and understated concerning Isreal safety.
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/defe...essential.html
How nice to be in the same list with Liberia and Angola ...
Bali (which is on the list) still gets a lot of Auzzi tourism. Don't you think you are taking govt warnings a little too seriously?
Israeli govt has a list of it's own. People regard it as people trying to cover their a** just to say "we told you" when something happens. Sinai is on the top of the Israeli "do not travel" list. Sinai for Israelis is what Bali is for Auzzis - close and cheap.
Bottom line, terror is everywhere these days. You don't need the governments to tell you where you should go and where you should not.