Quiet streets, big houses. Blue sky, crystal sands and azure sea. Safe — people leave their doors unlocked at night, and their children play together. Mostly religious, yes, but accepting of the secular among them. And a very strong sense of community, of building something together, building something larger than yourself, and important.
Yes, the Israeli settlements. Paint it like this, and I too would have to be dragged away, kicking and screaming.