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Israel » Blog Archives » Visiting Israel — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:53:08 +0000

[...] Visiting Israel… and make your best decision. As we so appallingly saw at Virginia Tech, there’s no hiding from nut-cases, so live your best and bravest life. Next year, in Jerusalem…. Technorati tags: travel, family travel, Israel, Middle East. [...]

By: Seafarer

Seafarer — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:01:50 +0000

Hello Matan, Thanks so much for visiting Family Travel; I appreciate your kind invitation to visit Tel-Aviv, and I certainly hope that I can do so in the near future!

By: matan kohn

matan kohn — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:24:08 +0000

hi, my name is matan, and I’m from tel-aviv.

just wonted to say that you are always Welcome in Israel…

By: Seafarer

Seafarer — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:45:32 +0000

Hello muse, Thanks for visiting.

I did not compare the relative safety of Israel and Iran. Although I have been to both countries, and enjoyed both, the trips were taken way too far apart in time for me to compare relative safety.

I said that both countries have something to offer families who travel, but that both have safety considerations that come into play.

Sorry, I cannot buy your idea that a ski trip in Europe is more dangerous than a visit to a relatively volatile nation. Risks of a ski trip can be mitigated. It is hard to mitigate against random acts of terror or intifada uprisings.

I very much appreciate your comments, and hope that someday we can all travel everywhere without worrying about losing our lives or limbs to do so.

By: muse

muse — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:32:17 +0000

How could you compare the relative safety of Israel with Iran?
Really?!
It’s more dangerous to go skiing in Europe or wherever there’s snow and mountains.

By: Seafarer

Seafarer — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:20:36 +0000

Hi Ronnie,

Well, it’s hard to consider a place safe when you can be blown up in a cafe by a suicide bomber. Random killings do happen elsewhere (Oklahoma City, Virginia Tech) but not as often as in Israel, and it happens at places like beach resorts or in Tel Aviv, far from the disputed areas.

That said, there are most definitely risks when you travel anywhere, and people need to take a balanced view, which I tried to provide here.

Thanks very much for your comments, and for visiting Family Travel.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:15:35 +0000

I disagree with how dangerous it is in Israel. You can keep yourself from feeling unsafe. You do not go in disputed areas. Plenty of english speaking people, tons of history, very clean, beaches, nature hikes,professional baseball for night time. reasonably priced restaurants, All those things give everyone in my family at least something to look forward to seeing and doing this summer. We were there ( some of us) two years ago. This year we are going with my parents as well.All those things except history, you cannot find elsewhere in the Middle East. Everyone has their own feelings on taking risks. I see as much risk in going to Israel at NYC or Washington DC or London.Not as safe as being in small town America.. but realistically, it gives you an indelible enrichening experience to travel and I would not want my kids growing up simply going to Disneyland and the like.