Diliman Abdulkader came from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to see Israel. He praises airport security, a friendly Israeli taxi driver and IDF soldier, Arabs and Jews on beaches, at university, in cafes and Parliament. He concludes that Israel is simply striving to survive in a hostile region.
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/My-experience-in-Israel-It-is-not-what-you-see-on-TV-503830