==== Avoiding an Israeli stamp ====
When entering Israel at [[Ben Gurion International Airport|Ben Gurion]] it's okay to ask the border people to not Since 2013, Israeli immigration officers no longer stamp your passportpassports but instead issue cards. instead You should keep the card until you will get an entry card and not a stampexit Israel. However, this only makes sense if you don't get to to the Middle East by on a flight to Israel, since if you and go to the Syrian border from Jordan with a passport not showing how you entered the Middle East, they will simply refuse your passport.
At the Jordan crossings officials on both sides generally seem to not stamp your passport if you ask them to.