Jordan
Israeli tourists upset Jordanians
Jordanian authorities have recently lodged an official complaint with the Israeli Embassy in Amman, citing the way Israeli tourists have been conducting themselves while visiting the Hashemite Kingdom.
The complaint led the Foreign Ministry to convene a senior panel to discuss the matter, including Israeli Ambassador to Jordan, Yaakov Rosen, head of the ministry's Jordanian bureau, Tuvia Israeli and Amnon Kalmar, head of the Foreign Ministry's department for Israelis abroad; as well as representatives of the Tourism Ministry and the Counter Terrorism Bureau.
But what has the Jordanians so upset? The Israeli tourists, says Amman, keep breaking one of Jordan's basic tourism laws, which calls for any group of six tourists or more to be accompanied by a local guide. Jordan says the Israelis cross the border one by one, and only form a group later on.
Further more, Israeli tourists break protocol by traveling to areas near Jordan's borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and by venturing too close to military facilities.
And as if that was not enough, the Jordanians claim that the Israelis traveling to Petra evade paying the mandatory toll of 25 dinar ($35); they camp illegally in national parks, and that they are rude to local law enforcement officials.
In another case, Jordanian forces were reported to have engaged in a grueling rescue operation of an Israeli woman bitten by a scorpion. However, upon arrival to hospital, the woman reportedly refused to be treated by Jordanian doctors, deeply insulting them.
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I disagree. Israeli tourists, like their soldier countrymen, and their fellow jewish businessmen in the Diaspora, are getting unfair critisism. British tourists are known to act like pig-animals in some mediterainian resorts, and Americans are also know to me rude and demanding. Some African tourists might be very loud, and people from other countries might be violent or sesually innappropriate. Israelis are unlikley to get very drunk and in fights, and they genrally use the services of hard working locals and not the big chains. they might not say thankyou, but they will pass on reccomendations of good service and bring repeat business.
I have seen Israeli tourists many time traveling on deep discount and staying at really zero star accommodations in Bangkok; they are the cheapest people in the world and constantly complaining about services, food, etc like they are big shots. I have been to Petra once and the local Jordanians were all complaining the Israelis are so cheap, they even bring their own bottled water over the border; anything to avoid spending money.
Hahaha. I am an ex-pat American living in Mexico and I agree that Israeli tourists are the biggest works in the entire world. I once asked a group of them (here in Mexico) why they are so disrespectful and if they were even aware that everyone hates them. They got very angry and told me, "We are paying them. Why should we care what they think?"
If I was one of the the doctors,I would refuse to treat her for being racist.
I hope she will never come back again ,who needs racist people like that in our country.
I'm not surprised that Israelis are upsetting hosts in other countries. Some Israelis are known for being rude, demanding, non considerate and in general a pain in the tail.
As an ex-Israeli who lives for many years in other countries, I see my fellow expats roaming around being rude not just to Jordanians, but to Americans, South Africans, Mexicans, etc, etc.
The point of "when in Rome..." has not dawned on some Israelis yet.
Now, don't get me wrong here, for every rude Israeli, there are 10 very civilized, well behaved, professional, polite and appreciative ones.
The point is, no one makes news about them.
So to all of you stupid ones, get your act together!
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