[VolatileVoid]

It's interesting the different experiences people have.

I've found LLBG to be downright pleasant. I get there at most 90 minutes prior to an international flight, breeze through security in about 15-30 minutes depending on queues and often have time to spare to get a coffee and browse through the duty free shops at my leisure.

Full disclosure: I am an Israeli citizen, but I've had this experience even prior to becoming a citizen, when I was only a US citizen.

[darklajid]

Regarding your last sentence: May I ask whether you

a) speak Hebrew

b) are jewish?

Both seems to help a lot (got some friends from DE and the US that had less trouble than I did and .. well, that might make a difference).

I'd certainly even agree that I'd prefer the treatment in IL to any body scanner/groping experience "elsewhere", but I don't like the experience one bit and get singled out more or less every time.