Reply To: Visiting Germany….

That was security at Lod not El-Al , If you were flying Luftansa you would have gotten the same treatment.

I dont know why you were given that treatment, but FYI rechargeable batteries (like in a Laptop , iPod or Cell phone) are considered Hazmat (I occasionally export items and have this issue)

Last time I went to Israel , I flew Air France and there was a Muslim family in another line, Israel Security went through their entire luggage checking everything. (They were going in my plane so I was happy)