You don't retrieve it in YYZ, asking to tag it to YYZ only gives them a chance to deny you boarding for hidden city
This is correct. I have traveled several times TLV-YYZ-BOS and recently DXB-YYZ-BOS, and each time the process is as follows:
a. plane lands
b. follow signs to "flights to US"
c. clear security (shoes off, laptops out, long lines)
d. wait in holding area for your name to appear on the screen, indicating that your bag has cleared customs (passenger never sees or touches bag, though I suppose if there's a problem with it they would pull you aside here and question you and examine your bag in your presence.)
e. Global entry
f. Hand Global entry receipt to US Border guard (who, on Tuesday, told me that I jeopardized my Nexxus by not declaring food..."But I'm in a good mood so I'll give you a warning this time.")
g.Proceed to F gates for US flights
Where do you clear US customs and immigration? If you have an overnight it how will they check bags tbrough for the next day? Cant you just say you need stuff for your overnight stay?
Right, so this is the crux of my question. With an overnight layover in YYZ, can I count on AC in TLV to allow me not to check the bags all the way through to BOS?