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Last update - 09:01 21/08/2008 'I won't be shouting that I'm Israeli' - tourists react to Hezbollah threat By Igal Hai, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Hezbollah, Israel Passengers waiting to fly out of Ben-Gurion International Airport Wednesday expressed concern over the warning issued Wednesday by the Prime Minister's Office regarding the heightened threat of abduction faced by Israelis abroad. They told Haaretz they plan to follow the government's directives and to remain on the alert. Roni Peretz of Kibbutz Evron, a student of math and special education at Oranim Teachers College, was about to head off to India for about two months with a classmate: "In any event we planned on taking all necessary security precautions, like not going out alone and staying with a group at night, but after the announcement we'll be even more cautious." Prof. Gershon Volpin, a Haifa orthopedist, who was flying to Hong Kong to represent Israel at an international professional conference, said, "It's always important to be careful abroad. The PMO's announcement will heighten my caution. I take the announcement very seriously. I will be staying with colleagues, and of course I won't be shouting that I'm Israeli." Esther Cohen, of Ashdod, was also flying to India, to visit relatives. "Israelis must be careful wherever they travel, everyone knows that. Despite all the threats and fears, we will prevail. In any event, I have relatives waiting for me there and I'll be with them the whole time." Advertisement Uri Gal of Jerusalem sells metal products used in the construction industry. He and his wife and another couple were about depart on a three-week tour of northern India. "We're always careful abroad and don't advertise our Israeli origins.... As Jerusalemites, the terror warnings are nothing new to us. There are terror attack alerts in Israel too, but people go on with their lives. A trip in northern India is nothing like a trip to Sinai. I doubt anyone will come looking for us in the mountains of northern India." Related articles: Anti-terror unit issues overseas kidnapping alert PM: All military means acceptable to prevent Hezbollah controlling Lebanon Iran and Syria, in the role of Russia Bookmark to del.icio.us   Turning a blind eye Ex-Mossad agent Rafi Eitan: We let Nazi doctor Mengele get away. Aloha Republicans Hawaii's first Jewish governor says Palin is more experienced than Obama.   1.   The cluster bombs thrown on Leb civilians in 2006 is another reas 06:18  |  Aounist 21/08/08   2.   Aounist 07:14  |  geoff 21/08/08   3.   lol 07:28  |  Delta 21/08/08   4.   Yes #1 so why do you wish for more? 07:30  |  David G 21/08/08   5.   "Ez e metter of fekt..." 07:44  |  Fortuna Benmayor 21/08/08   6.   David G 07:51  |  FreeOne 21/08/08   7.   lebanese are such wimps: 08:30  |  x-ray 21/08/08   8.   #3 delta 08:36  |  Zionoid 21/08/08   9.   To Delta 09:55  |  Dave 21/08/08   10.   Please come to Australia! 10:11  |  leven5 21/08/08   11.   Anything New? 10:12  |  The Threadmill. 21/08/08   12.   Aounist - Who the he-- is Gen. Aoun anyway? 10:31  |  Yonatan 21/08/08   13.   #Delta 10:38  |  El_Justiciero 21/08/08   14.   You don`t have to shout that you`re Israeli 12:11  |  observer 21/08/08   15.   #11 We talk about violence, not racism 12:41  |  Oggy 21/08/08   16.   lol 15:02  |  Sarah 21/08/08   17.   Being an Israel Means Your are Hated by Many, Not Just Hezbollah 20:26  |  Ariel 21/08/08   18.   Ariel in Tel Aviv 22:09  |  northern neighbor 21/08/08   19.   Delta / Lebanon is a Terrorist Nation 00:18  |  Chris 02/09/08   20.   northern neighbor 01:32  |  southern neighbor 02/09/08   21.   To be Lebanese 09:04  |  lama 03/09/08

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