To Go or Not to Go?

So I have a decision to make. And fast!

I have to decide if I am going to go on a trip to the Holy Land over Christmas Break, or whether I should skip it and stay home.

I guess I should do the ol' fashioned pros & cons list:

Pros:
+ travel to where Jesus lived and walked
+ get to experience middle eastern culture first hand
+ buy some pretty sweet religious goods
+ travel to a new part of the globe / collect some new passport stamps! =)
+ Add to the list of World heritage sites I've been to
+ did I mention: See the Sea of Galilee, Go to Caesarea Philippi and stand on the rock where Jesus said "You are Peter, and on this Rock I will build my Church...?", Via Dolorosa, Church of the Nativity, Swim in the dead sea, Qumran, Temple ruins, etc. and much, much more!

Cons:
- Safety? (Is the US military / dept of defense / state dept really the best source of info? or is Nuclear war a real threat? Who really knows?
- Am I willing to travel somewhere where security threats are a possibility and accept consequences for my life? (if something did happen....)
- less time at home during the break
- Family as a whole is not too keen on this...

I recently contacted a friend from Iran and I'm asking him his thoughts on it... who knows who to trust anymore on the security issue? Supposedly Iran and Israel are ready to attack each other...