Do make an effort to go if you can. Just incredible. Best thing he has done imo.

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this is painted opposite the hotel reception, not sure if it refers to Brexit or making life difficult for herself or something else.

Is that a confirmed Banksy? I can't remember and I actually went past it without looking because I thought it was a Banksy copycat.

There's two more not far from the hotel:

The sofa from 2007 is to the north along the wall to the left of the checkpoint (inside a parking lot I think):



And the girl frisking a soldier (one of two, the other ended up in the hands of Kezler) is to the south and nowadays inside a Banksy souvenir shop:



(Pictures from a month ago)

maybe ... just the golden hearts, the stencil itself ( the meaning ) makes me a bit dubitative ( if is banksy or not .. is it in the book about the wall ? ) ..
I don't know ..

Im guessing the question is "am i still there ?"

The answer is sadly no, left uk on friday morning and got back home late last night.

Great pics ! Thanks for posting. ! When they will put in sale these tees ? They are blooody awesome !!

Also, currency. did you take mainly dollars? and where would you suggest getting local currency - in UK, or is the rate better when there?

Sorry for so many questions. Bit of an adventure into the unknown for me.

Israeli Shekels are probably more common, took both with me but mainly used Shekels, but they do need to be ordered in advance from any bureau de change.
Regarding airport security, I guess it is pot luck! I was concerned about it but went through without any question! No welcome either!
Airport transfer is definitely a good choice, saving you lots of time!
We stayed 4 nights but managed to see quite a bit around, ask any recommendation for restaurant and bars at the reception, they are very helpful.
Best trip in a while for us, enjoy!

Repeating what others have said here, but they're spot on.

Take Shekels. One taxi said he'd take USD, EUR or GBP. But take Shekels and make sure you have smaller notes if possible (for tipping here and there).

I was travelling with my fiancé and had no issues whatsoever at Ben Gurion - to my surprise. Being a couple definitely helps.
On the way in, they asked: "What flight did you come in on? Where are you staying? (we had a night in Tel Aviv and were visiting a friend). How long are you staying?" Straight through. Don't book the "extra help" - they can't help you with security.
We met a lone male traveller that had booked his one-way flight 2 days prior, and told them he was visiting the West Bank. They held him for 10 hours... we were through in 5 minutes.

We booked hotel transfers via the website and it was definitely worth it. Straight through the checkpoint and past the queue. We arrived at the hotel super early, around 8am. We had the Presidential Suite for the first night, and they were kind enough to let us in early. Totally unexpected, and really generous of them.

The tours through the hotel are basically anti-sightseeing tours, more educational and absolutely worth it. If you're after an unbiased opinion, you'll be disappointed.

Food options:
Afteem near Manger Square - for a quick Falafel etc. Though David Cameron ate there if that's a problem for you.
Abu Eli & Limoncello - both recommended by the hotel and I enjoyed them both. I am easy to please though. They were both really quiet given Ramadan.
Breakfast is included at the hotel. Granola, eggs etc. Coffee was actually good too.

If you're looking to travel back to Tel-Aviv on a Friday, beware of Shabbat. The checkpoints become really congested after 10am and cabbies are scarce. Pre-book a transfer through the hotel and make sure you leave before 10am.

Ben Gurion on the way out was also surprisingly easy for us. Our flight was at 7:45am, so going on advice we turned up almost 3 hours before that.
We were initially asked: How long we have you been together? Do you live together? Did you pack your own bags? Do you know anyone in Israel?
They then told us to wait while they got their supervisor over. We had some friendly chat about Australia in the meantime. The supervisor turned up and asked the same questions (apologising in advance for doing so). He also asked how many previous trips we had been on together. We rattled off a number of countries, he thanked us, said something to the others and then we had a passport security sticker starting with the number 2 applied. Google the 1-6 threat level scale they use for interest. Basically we couldn't have been less threatening. I've found US airports to be much worse recently.

If you get a chance to stay in Tel-Aviv, do it. It was a proper eye-opener for me, and more like any liberal European city you've been to but with extra buzz. We were there the same day as the gay pride parade, and everyone was out drinking in bars on the street. Rainbow flags waving outside. The food was great. I wish we'd stayed longer.

At no point did I feel worried or unsafe. Yes, we did it the "wealthy westerner way" in some respects but we didn't stay cooped up in the hotel. As a result it was one of the more fascinating trips I've ever been on.

I didn't get asked

I didn't want to lie, think it's a slippery slope, makes you look guilty of something.  I had a night booked in Tel Aviv anyway so I lead with that, they did ask to see a reservation though, even though my dates were much later in the week they didn't seem to mind.

Security is notoriously tight, sometimes you get lucky, others they will go in.  Make sure you leave plenty of time on the way back out.

Also figured I should plug the video in case you missed it

Enjoy the trip and definitely do the tours!!

. Really excellent video and thanks for the advice!

Just say you haven't booked yet. Going in is easy. You'll be fine. It's perfectly fine to go to the West Bank anyway. Obviously you don't want any delays. Just say you are staying in Jerusalem.