Current sectionIsrael NewsHolylandingsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThis week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A young Israeli who got a taste of the 'perfect life' in Australia but still believes there's no place like home, and a Canadian Jew living in Albania who has developed his own unusual method for coping with depressionMae PaltyPhotos by Tomer Appelbaum07:26 AM • May 15 2026 IDTLoading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:AustraliaBen-Gurion AirportJewish worldCommentsYour Perspective Belongs HereWant to reply? Subscribe to join the conversationSUBSCRIBE Already signed up? Log inDisplay Name*Enter the commenter display nameCommentBy adding a comment, I agree to this site's terms and conditions Loading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIraq-IsraelNetanyahu-Oct. 7Pizza Hut killingHezbollah DronesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'All the Wars Made Me Want to Escape. It's Not Weakness, It's Survival''Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son'Between China and the World Cup, Trump Still Has a Narrow Window to Attack IranFrantic and Frenzied, Even Netanyahu No Longer Believes He Can Win the ElectionIsraeli Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Combat, IDF AnnouncesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'