It's pretty nice all in all, I reccomend it. The old city of Jerusalem is a bit tense but the rest is chill. Since you're blonde blue-eyed and would like to go to Al-Aqsa mosque I'd reccomend bringing some proof that you're a Muslim. :)

The people that lurk will not participate and skew the result.

I think you mean that the problem is with extremist, not with religious people. Also, people where I live do oppose them because being an asshole is generally against Islam. (I live in a Muslim majority region)

As an Icelandic guy in Palestine I confirm this is true.