Departing from San Francisco to New York was nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to travel by plane. After arriving at JFK in New York, things began to diverge from the usual flight transfer.
Before boarding my flight to Tel Aviv, I was asked basic questions in regards to my visit and my intentions while there. I'm sure that it was due to the nature of my answers that I was taken aside by Israeli security for questioning. I was asked about who I was meeting, if I'd met them before, if I was told to bring anything to this person, how I came to learn about the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group (the non-governmental organization I would be working with once in Palestine/Israel), what I would be doing for them, and a variety of other such questions. Post questioning I was directed to leave while my bags were searched.
Although a lengthy and expected process, it seemed to go much smoother than I had anticipated. My interrogators where also very personable, despite the fact that they had me personally escorted to my gate and onto the airplane. High security risk? What can I say? I'm a dangerous character.
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