Israel is great to visit! Yes but in between the “tension” times. I even visited the West Bank, Golan Heights (great wine up there BTW), and saw the border of Syria (chilling).
Now that there is a fence (a wall) suicide bombings in Israel are more rare.
Go see Tel Aviv, Jerusalem (spend DAYS there), the desert, the Dead Sea, the Jordan River, Cesarea Maritime, the Galilee. . .amazing holy place.
I agree. Israel is an awesome place. I went there in 2013 and then again in 2014.