No surprise. When I was in Israel in 1997 it was clear that Christians were not well respected. Always surprises me that Americans overlook this little detail when funding and defending Israel.
Be careful or many FReepers will pounce on you for daring to say Israel isn’t perfect!
We were there March, 2013.
There is hatred everywhere. There is LOVE everywhere. We were a group of Christians and we had nothing but wonderful encounters with those we met, even when we walked without the tour guides. Actually, most of the Palestinians were decent except ones who clogged traffic thinking they were bigger than our bus!! You have never seen such ugliness that was for all, regardless of skin color or religion!
To walk where Jesus walked was indeed a heart changing experience!
Shalom...