Well I’m glad you had a good time and got home safe. The Middle East is one of the last places I would personally want to go to. It’s not safe and will probably never really be safe to visit.
Don't believe the media hype about Israel. We were safer there than where we live in the US. Outside of Gaza, which is a little tiny area in one corner, there were no issues with security, safety, etc. And we were right on the borders of Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan for parts of the trip. Went to several places where all sorts of nationalities and religious faiths were mingling with no problems at all. All of them-Jews, Arabs, Muslims, Christians, repeatedly asking us to please tell the world that what they are seeing on TV isn't true about what it's like in Israel.
I've been to a lot of countries, and it's the safest I've ever felt.