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Women Travelers in Israel
For women, Israel is not that different from travelling in Europe
or the United States. Army service is universal for nonreligious Israelis, and
many younger Israeli men may seem more macho and pressing than Europeans or
Americans, but that's usually because you're a tourist and a woman -- and all
alone. Hebrew is a language that stylistically prefers directness over guile,
and when translated into English, some Israelis may seem amazingly blunt, or at
least brash.
It's important to remember to dress modestly when visiting holy places of
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, or ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, such
as Mea Shearim in West Jerusalem. In Mea Shearim, women should not wear trousers
or jeans (shorts are forbidden there for men as well as women). At least
knee-length skirts (the longer the better) and blouses that do not leave
shoulders and upper arms exposed are strongly advised. The penalty for immodest
dress can be getting spat on, pelted with pebbles, or worse. The police
generally do not take action against religious Jews who attack immodest visitors
to their neighborhoods.
East Jerusalem, the Old City of Jerusalem, the West Bank, Jordan, and Egypt are
largely Arabic societies, and unless women travelers are guarded in their dress
and behavior, there's a good chance there will be insults and unwanted advances.
Women in Islamic societies do not venture far from their houses unless they are
in the company of a husband, relatives, or at least one other woman; women
travelers may seem to be breaking the rules of propriety simply by being alone.
It is always best to try to have at least one traveling companion, male or
female, with you if possible. Modest dress and behavior also helps to avoid
unwanted attention. In Middle Eastern society, except in the all-tourist Sinai
resorts, a woman alone, seen drinking in public, or walking on the streets with
a bare midriff or shorts, is not respectable, and will often not receive even
common courtesy.
* The information is provided by the good people at Frommers
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