Got to try it next time. Lol
Our professor guide, who had taken about 79 trips to the same areas and encountered similar "issues" with their borders, told us it was an "excellent time to sing about our love for both our American Heritage and our love for Jesus Christ."
Amazingly, after a stirring rendition of the first few stanzas of "America the Beautiful," the entire Israeli staff returned "from lunch" in less than 30 minutes!
No doubt, if after including a few Gaither songs didn't budge the staff, our professor was ready to give a sermon on John 3:16!