I live in Jerusalem, have done for two and a half years now, and to be honest its a sh1thole...the old city is amazing no doubts there one of the most beautiful places on earth...but as with ne thing once you live somewhere it loses its appeal after a while.
The streets are dirty and often stink of piss, they've been building a new rail system for years now and its already 2 years late with another year and a half to go, the result is that the traffic and pollution is terrible...as with most public building here its sh!ttily done and falls apart soon after being built...
practical services are an unorganised nightmare, visas, taxes etc., are all run by disorganised chaotic ministries where the best way to get service is to find "protectzia" otherwise known as someone on the inside...imagine every aspect of your life 20 times more chaotic than the DMV then you'll get my drift
people are rude, will push and shove, never say please or thankyou and more and more religious nutcases seem to appear every day preaching increasingly radical crap in the hope that we'll all be saved in a great return by one of: Jesus, The Jewish Messiah, Mohammed
and they all think theyre right...
Visit by all means...but dont stay...I cant wait to move back to civilisation in august