{"id":296368,"date":"2026-02-17T22:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/296368\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T22:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:46:08","slug":"chronicle-poll-results-does-a-countrys-stance-on-israel-influence-your-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/296368\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronicle poll results: Does a country\u2019s stance on Israel influence your travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the Chronicle asked its readers in an online poll the following question: \u201cDoes a foreign country\u2019s stance on Israel affect your decision to travel there?\u201d Of the 240 people who responded, 69% said yes and 31% said no. Comments were submitted by 80 people. A few follow.\n<\/p>\n<p>I stand with Israel, full stop. In fact, I will be traveling to Israel in mid-April this year in a show of support and solidarity.\n        <\/p>\n<p>I am not a citizen of Israel. I have enough trouble with the actions of my own country\u2019s government.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-promo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com\/signup\/?utm_source=jewishchronicle-articles&amp;utm_medium=middle-link&amp;utm_campaign=signup-buttons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet The Jewish Chronicle Weekly Edition by email and never miss our top stories<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com\/signup\/?utm_source=jewishchronicle-articles&amp;utm_medium=middle-link&amp;utm_campaign=signup-buttons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFree Sign Up<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>While I do have a bucket list of desirable eventual vacation destinations, all things being equal, I would certainly prefer to spend my money in a country that doesn\u2019t exude anti-Zionism.<\/p>\n<p>Not necessarily \u2026 but it does cause me to be more careful about expressing my Judaism outwardly.<\/p>\n<p>Travel to Asia or Eastern Europe removes most of the risk of trying to enjoy a trip to a country where people might attack you for being Jewish. Until the government changes in Spain take it off your list. I wouldn\u2019t get too excited about France, U.K., Belgium, the Netherlands, or Norway either. Anti-Zionism is antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>Not at all. Why should it? There are so few countries that support Israel\u2019s recent war policies in Gaza, that I wouldn\u2019t be able to travel anywhere. Tourism in Israel, for example, is at a crisis low level as tourists are electing to go elsewhere rather than support Bibi\u2019s war machine. The policies of Bibi and Israel are to blame for its own isolation.<\/p>\n<p>It depends on their specific position, and why.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not doing any travel now out of the USA.<\/p>\n<p>I take no notice of foreign countries\u2019 stance or other ignorant anti-Jewish rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t the only factor, but it definitely enters into the decision.<\/p>\n<p>It is important that we all put ourselves in the position of learning from anti-Zionists what motivates them and inform them of our truth. Travel gives us an excellent opportunity to achieve this.<\/p>\n<p>If I weren\u2019t already living in the U.S., our support of Israel would definitely make me not want to come here.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to find any country that is not antisemitic. <\/p>\n<p>The existence of the Jewish people is tied to the existence of Israel. Why then would any Jew support those who wish to harm Israel? 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