Stressful JORDAN-PALESTINE border crossing, Allenby Bridge/King Hussein Bridge | Palestine Vlog 1 🇵🇸

Описание: Hello, welcome to the border crossing vlog.
Here is some key points:
The bus tickets that costs 11JOD takes you from Abdali Jett bus station to the first border point. This is where the Jordanian authorities look through your passport. They didn't stamp it though.
You have to pay an exit tax as well. I can't remember how much it was exactly...I think it was between 10 and 12 JOD. Don't worry, they have an ATM but it is better to be prepared for this in advance.
From here you take a bus to the next "border". This bus is an additional charge. It costs 10 JOD and an additional 8 JOD if you have luggage that you want to put under the bus (I just kept my backpack on my lap and the officials didn't seem to have a problem with it).
So, we took the second bus to the next crossing. The Israeli military are here and they have the final say on whether you can enter or not. It looks like an airport, and the security is somewhat the same procedures. There is a separate part where you have to leave your luggage and they send it through. You get a sticker on your bag. At the end when you're free, you can collect your luggage. Be aware to take your laptop out of your bag (NOT LIKE ME WHO JUST LEFT IT IN THERE AND THE PEOPLE THREW THE BAGS REGARDLESS).
You stand in a queue where an Israeli official interviews you once you get to the front. The woman that did my interview didn't like my answers, so she sent me to the "dog box" with all the Palestinians that are entering Palestine with a European passport. After waiting for an hour or so, a man came to me and asked me the exact questions again over and over.
Here is why they probably didn't like me or trusted me:
-I said that I'm going to Palestine.
-I only named Palestinian towns in my itinerary.
-I said that I'm staying with Palestinian families or people, but I didn't know their names or addresses: I DID COUCHSURFING.
-The woman didn't know what Couchsurfing is.
When I told the man that I'm doing Couchsurfing he finally let me through. I ran to my bag, thinking that my laptop and iPad was probably stolen or crushed (luckily it wasn't ).
I then went to exchange money. They work with Israeli Shekel, even in Palestine. We waited for the shuttle to pick us up, and there were multiple excuses as to why it was other people that could use it before us (even though we were there first).
TIP: try to use your own transport if it is possible. The shuttle is 42 shekel for not even a 30minute drive.
There are a lot of military checkpoints, don't be scared when a guy or girl with a gun comes inside the bus and takes your passport.

That is about it. I came back to Jordan with the same crossing too.
Is it worth the hassle? Yes, and this is one of my reasons:
I don't like being "scared" or "intimidated" by officials because I have for example a Palestinian product in my suitcase. A lot of travellers that I met were even too scared to buy a keffiyeh/ Palestinian scarf. I have no business in Israel, so I prefer to not go there.

Something else that I forgot to mention; they (Israel), doesn't stamp your passport. They give you a little ticket that you must keep with you for the duration of your stay.
Unfortunately I don't know of my "easy experience" would be the case for everyone. I have a South African passport, so both Palestine and Israel is visa-free for me. I don't know if this has an influence on the fact that I could enter the Palestinian West Bank or not...

Anyway, see you in Jerusalem!

Lots of love,
Suné