How many of you have been to Israel? For any purpose!
Because I would love to see the world, I was also wondering how does Israel look like. People generally are interested in the Famous Places of any country while I imagine the Streets, the roads, the environment, the houses where people live… and especially because Our Passport mentions clearly, “invalid for Israel” … it increased my curiosity!!
So I searched in Google Maps and had a virtual visit to Israel… and went through some usual roads… I kind of liked the environment… why? dont know!! but want to know your experience of Visiting Israel!!
Well..i would love to visit israel aka Palestine to be precise. I would love to see the other side of the picture. For Pakistani passport holders it would be difficult coz then your passport can be revoked. However, if you got foriegn nationality it shouldn't be any problem. But again..if you use same foriegn passport to go Hajj or Umraa..i am not sure how Saudis take this..
One of my cousin..who visited Israel couple of years ago..and she enjoyed her trip.
But again..if you use same foriegn passport to go Hajj or Umraa..i am not sure how Saudis take this..
That problem can be avoided. When entering Israel ask the immigration staff not to stamp your passport because you would have trouble traveling to other countries. They usually comply with that request.
Israel is an amazing beautiful country, been there thrice and loved every moment of my stay there. The coastal areas of Israel are very different to its interior near Jordan. The coastal cities such as Tel Aviv are comparable to the finest in Western Europe with regards to amenities, facilities and nightlife options. The more central towns are a mix of Southern Europe and Northern MIddle East with quaint cobbled streets and open markets.
Its very easy to go to Israel on an Indian passport, and lots of Indians travel there for business, pilgrimage and leisure. I understand India is now Israel's largest source market in Asia, having overtaken South Korea in the number of people visiting. Israel also has a very large Indian Jewish community and Indian food is easily available just about everywhere as are Bollywood movies in many an Israeli mall / multiplex.
In case you do not want an Israeli stamp on your passport, you can ask Immigration to stamp your travel on a separate piece of paper, thereby maintaining no record of your travel to Israel on your passport.
One of the nicest ways of entering / departing from Israel is using the land border crossing at the Dead Sea to / from Jordan on the same trip (Indian passport holders do not need prior visa for Jordan, so its an easy crossing) You can then see the very obvious differences between Israeli and Jordanian towns / cities / infrastructure. They seem like belonging in two different worlds.
Go to Israel if you can, you'll enjoy your stay there.
Israel is an amazing beautiful country, been there thrice and loved every moment of my stay there. The coastal areas of Israel are very different to its interior near Jordan. The coastal cities such as Tel Aviv are comparable to the finest in Western Europe with regards to amenities, facilities and nightlife options. The more central towns are a mix of Southern Europe and Northern MIddle East with quaint cobbled streets and open markets.
Its very easy to go to Israel on an Indian passport, and lots of Indians travel there for business, pilgrimage and leisure. I understand India is now Israel's largest source market in Asia, having overtaken South Korea in the number of people visiting. Israel also has a very large Indian Jewish community and Indian food is easily available just about everywhere as are Bollywood movies in many an Israeli mall / multiplex.
In case you do not want an Israeli stamp on your passport, you can ask Immigration to stamp your travel on a separate piece of paper, thereby maintaining no record of your travel to Israel on your passport.
One of the nicest ways of entering / departing from Israel is using the land border crossing at the Dead Sea to / from Jordan on the same trip (Indian passport holders do not need prior visa for Jordan, so its an easy crossing) You can then see the very obvious differences between Israeli and Jordanian towns / cities / infrastructure. They seem like belonging in two different worlds.
Go to Israel if you can, you'll enjoy your stay there.
wow, I am quiet excited after reading your post and added Israel into my visit-to list.. for sure.
I would be really glad if you can share some pics :)
a cousin works for an Israeli company and had to visit Israel for a meeting. she had no problems. she visited Masjid Al Aqsa and had to prove that she is Muslim by reciting Al Fatiha.
a cousin works for an Israeli company and had to visit Israel for a meeting. she had no problems. she visited Masjid Al Aqsa and had to prove that she is Muslim by reciting Al Fatiha.
What is with reciting a surah to gain entrance to Al-Aqsa. I heard some Israeli/Jewish soldiers asked a man to recite it too... It's stupid.
I would love to visit Palestine / Israel and the whole Middle East areas. I had a Jewish friend who went to Israel for a year and he love every minute of it. He started a blog about his visit and it was really interesting reading about his adventures and his everyday life.
I have been to Tel Aviv for a medical research conference. Most amazing experience I ever had. They were very welcoming and couple of them invited me over for dinner. I met an Iranian jew who somehow knew Urdu LOL. He showed me around so much. I would post pictures for you but I had to dig pics from my old camera. Immigration officer asked me if I visited or going to be visiting Pakistan. I said yes most likely I will and that I have been to Pakistan. He didn't stamp on my passport and instead issued me a doc. with stamp on it. He said, "Welcome to Israel".
