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I'm an American living in Tel Aviv almost 2 years now. It is one of the liveliest and probably safest in the world, one where parents don't worry about their 12 year olds being out alone at night. Of course, there are questionable neighborhoods as in any city, but aside from the obvious, street crime is almost non existent here. Although the 'piguim' (homicide bombings) are horrendous when they do occur, on balance, the chances of getting hurt or robbed in Tel Aviv on any given day in any given place are far less than in London, NYC, Rome, Philadelphia, LA, Prague,etc. Israelis tend to be warm, concerned people, always ready to help a stranger. If you are a foreigner and ask a local for directions and the conversation lasts long enough, be prepared to be joined by 3 or 4 other strangers as they argue about the best way to get there. They love to talk. The malls and restaurants are crowded and lively. Security guards may seem intrusive on your first visit here, but you soon get used to them. They do a good job. As for the busses, Tel Aviv has a wonderful system with cheap fares that runs throughout the city. Have there been incidents on busses? Certainly, but more people by far are done in by traffic accidents and it's almost worth the bus trip to see how fast these guys maneuver thru traffic and marvel at the way they go around impossibly tight corners in the big 2 part articulated busses. Well I'm writing too much. Enjoy the city. Be sensible, but not paranoid. Leave a Comment
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OK - so any page regarding Tel Aviv or Israel generally cannot ignore the security issue. This is a personal perspective regarding Tel Aviv (this point will vary from place to place: Eilat, for example, will be very different from Jerusalem). Security here is a matter of course - there hasn't been a sudden introduction as a result of 11 Sept. There are always security guards at the entrance of public buildings - whether it be a shopping mall, cinema, sports stadium, municipal building. Bags will be searched, metal detector 'wands' used for body searches. More recently, however, has seen an increase to 2 guards (one usually armed) where before there was only one. IT is not unusual, where, for eg, a cinema is inside a shopping mall, to be searched twice - once at entrance of mall, once at the entrance to cinema. It is as normal as say queueing (there have been occasions outside Israel when I have automatically shown a bag to a member of staff at restaurants etc...) so you should not be alarmed by this. Personally, the one thing I do not do is travel by bus. There are lots of taxis as well as 'sheruts' (shared taxis or minibuses) - both relatively cheap (see transport tips). The main issue for me is to be alert and sensible: follow this maxim and there is no reason why you should not have a great time in this city. Leave a Comment
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