Unlike many FReepers, who are complaining about pat-downs without strip searches, you mean?
And I'm unclear on why they've let her in multiple times in the past without a hassle...are you saying that the war is new?
El Al has apologized and is conducting an internal investigation, and Hebrew University is complaining, so I guess they don't understand that war thing.
No, Peabrain.
You have no clue how this all works, do you? People with intelligence make quick judgments about hundreds of people each within 20 or 30 seconds. Anyone can forge entry stamps if they want to. They ask you if you've been to Israel before. They ask you when. Maybe they look at the stamps. I don't know. They probably ask why you came before and why you're coming now; or what you did if you are leaving. I don't know, because for me the whole thing has usually taken about the same amount of time as it does to be admitted to the screening area here.
Should it ever happen that I am stopped coming or going in Israel, I'll understand because I trust that they are not doing what they do for show. This is not the case here in the United States where the entire thing is a colossal charade.
ML/NJ
I will take a guess........
It's my understanding...El Al agents..ask questions of folks coming in to Israel.
I'm wondering if this particular agent asked different questions? Like where did you spend your childhood...?? And she revealed that she lived in Muslim countries for a period of time.
I dunno....but it could be.