The Patriot Post® · State Department Issues Travel Warning for Israel

The tit for tat between the Obama administration and Israel continues as the State Department issued a travel warning for the country. “The security situation can change day to day, depending on the political situation, recent events, and geographic area,” says the travel warning. A rise in political tensions and violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank has resulted in injuries to and deaths of U.S. citizens. … Although threat mitigation efforts by authorities are not 100 percent effective, hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens safely visit Israel and the West Bank each year for study, tourism, and business.“ The Right Scoop notes State has issued travel warnings for places like Yemen, Libya, Iran and Ukraine. Apparently, Israel also matches the description of countries falling apart from war, or states hostile to the U.S – even though hundreds of thousands of Americans travel safely through the country every year. More…