Hi Chris

You bet we're flying El Al! I was planning on taking most of my stuff in my checked bagage. I'll wear my flight jacket (nomex) on the AC, they're flying triple 7s now.

I'll contact a friend of mine in Israel to check on what people are carrying.

I'll always remember the guard at the gate of Ben Gurian University of the Negev. He always wore a black sweater and a matching black Uzi. It blended into the sweater pretty well. Then there was the young lady at Masada, she looked to be in her late teens with a baby on one hip, and a semi-automatic pistol on the other, but I digress... <img src="images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />