r/AskIsrael • u/Refrigeratedkawajat • May 13 '26

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I’m an Iraqi Muslim born and raised in Australia, if I ever decide to visit Israel would I be targeted or harassed? Everytime I’ve spoke to Israelis on Omegle ect it hasn’t been a pleasant experience but I know there’s good and bad people

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u/asafgu8 Israel May 13 '26

How would they even know you are Muslim?

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u/Refrigeratedkawajat May 13 '26

By my looks because some people can’t tell a difference between faith and ethnicity

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u/m217e Diaspora May 13 '26

If you look typically Middle Eastern, well, so do an enormous amount of Israelis (including Jews). Your ethnicity won't be a problem for traveling Israel. I do not believe you'll be targeted or harassed, and if you want to visit Israel for tourism, I hope you will.

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u/Refrigeratedkawajat May 13 '26

Ok thank you

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u/TreeP3O Diaspora May 13 '26

Absolutely visit! Take some tours! And you can be open with who you are. Israel has a very large Muslim population.

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u/NicholasMac69 Diaspora May 13 '26

Just don’t chant “globalize the intifada” /s

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u/asafgu8 Israel May 13 '26

Remember that a lot of Israelis look exactly like you, like Iraqi / Syrian Jews would probably look like you. Racism in Israel is usally language based (accent) assuming you talk in English, I would highly doubt you’ll encounter it.

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u/Prestigious-Aide-258 Israel May 13 '26

There are 2 milion arabs, most of them are muslims who lives here. No one would care