Tough to get away from it all. There are cities in Israel though where there have been very little or no suicide bombings (Dead Sea area, Eilat...), just not sure you'd want to live there! Speaking of sand, the beach in Tel Aviv is beautiful. It's great. You can be in the city and then be at the beach in 2 minutes. Eilat as well, but there is little sand by the Eilat beaches, it's mostly pebbled. So you'd be sticking your head in the rocks. When I visit, I don't ride the bus. Walk, drive, or taxi for me.
We have had a remote manager in Israel for a couple of years now, and he has several traders in his group. A couple are registered (S7), and a couple trade retail. The rates are competitive, and the desk fees are non-existent. Same fees as remote in U.S. - send PM if anyone is interested. Same training as our U.S. traders as well. Don