How to cross the border
With an Israeli stamp, you won’t be able to enter these 9 countries below;
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, and Iran
Reference「一般旅券に係る各種処分に関する審査基準」の改正案の概要(PDF, Japanese)
If you’re planning to visit those countries, be careful not to get stamps on your passport when you enter and leave Israel.
You will be catechized as the reason after asking no Stamp at passport control.
In general, if you seem just a normal traveler, they won’t stamp. But sometimes they will if he/she would a bit mean.
Surely, you’ll be catechized about every detail if you have Arabic countries stamps on your passport.
It’s better having nothing. But if you have any, prepare a logical reason for explaining.
Israelis won’t be happy to know foreigners visit Palestine.
If it’s your first visit, it’d be better to give Israeli cities as your destination.
I, the author, entered Israel two times, flying with EL AL Airlines (Israeli national flag).
Once you check in with El Al Airlines, you are interrogated so strictly. And maybe because of that, questioning at Ben Gurion Airport wasn’t that hard (it took 10 minutes anyway, though).
After passing that tiring immigration, you must start dancing!
El Al Airlines require a strict examination of all passengers before check-in.
*However, I imagine it’d not be that difficult if you are Jewish.
These are the questions I was posed.
Unless you pass those questions, you won’t be able to check-in.
If you’ve already been to Israel (or Palestine) by El Al, the examination would be more difficult.
My second time with El Al was a nightmare.
They opened my carry-on baggage without notice and messed up (even some small items were missed when I checked my bag after arrival). Still, they forced me to come into an investigation room for a strict body examination; they checked even my hair.
After those examinations, no other passengers were waiting, four staff surrounded me and discussed whether they’d accept me for 1 hour.
At last, I was allowed to board, but one of the staff escorted me to the gate; she watched me even in front of the bathroom door.
I didn’t have any right to choose the seat; I was packed into the window seat with two big Russian ladies on the isle side, which made me unable to move.
My carry-on baggage was changed to check-in baggage by them; I wasn’t allowed to pick up my lipstick.
Most of the passengers flying with El Al are Jewish in my impression. Travelers are so rare enough that I seemed eye-catching to them.
Even though you prepare so well for the examination, it must exhaust you. It might be okay for one time, but it’s hard to recommend El Al Airlines.