Israel/Palestine

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts) Tue Jun 16, 2015, 09:05 PM Jun 2015

Tourism to Israel declines by 10 percent

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/19256-tourism-to-israel-declines-by-10-percent

Israel's Central Statistics Bureau said in a statement that an estimated 7,500 tourists came from Jordan, 5,200 from Egypt and 1,500 from Morocco. This is out of an estimated total of 1.259m tourists, including 756.5m from Europe.

The largest number of tourists who visited Israel came from the United States, followed by Russia, then France.

Compared with the number of tourists who visited Israel in the same period of the previous year, the rate of tourism has declined by 9.7 percent.

According the report, Israeli tourism is still suffering from the repercussions of the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.

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Tourism to Israel declines by 10 percent (Original Post) R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 OP

According to the Israel Ministry of Tourism, Israel is already an apartheid state. Little Tich Jun 2015 #1

El Al Flies Record Number of Taglit-Birthright Passengers King_David Jun 2015 #2

Record Number of Visitors Expected at Tel Aviv Pride King_David Jun 2015 #3

I think you're missing the point. Little Tich Jun 2015 #4

We're going in March, 2017 for 2 weeks. grossproffit Jun 2015 #5

First time grossproffit ? Israeli Jun 2015 #6

We're going for an archaeological dig. grossproffit Jun 2015 #7

So not the usual American tourist done it all .... Israeli Jun 2015 #8

Thank you so much, Israeli! grossproffit Jun 2015 #9

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

1. According to the Israel Ministry of Tourism, Israel is already an apartheid state.

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 11:50 PM

Jun 2015

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Source: https://sallyidwedar.wordpress.com

Link to pdf at Israel Ministry of Tourism website:
http://www.goisrael.com/Tourism_Eng/Tourist%20Information/Discover%20Israel/Documents/MapOfIsrael1.pdf

Their own map has erased Palestine altogether, and there's only one contiguous state between the river and the sea. In addition, the population of Israel as depicted is said to be 7.4 million. Basically, there are no Palestinians living in the West Bank or Jerusalem. While I would love to go to Israel (again), seeing this apartheid map makes me actually reluctant to go.

Note: The reason the map is from another site, is because Ministry of Tourism only has the map in PDF fomat.

King_David

(14,851 posts)

2. El Al Flies Record Number of Taglit-Birthright Passengers

Reply to Little Tich (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 11:57 PM

Jun 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1134106526

King_David

(14,851 posts)

3. Record Number of Visitors Expected at Tel Aviv Pride

Reply to Little Tich (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 12:00 AM

Jun 2015

Record Number of Visitors Expected at Tel Aviv Pride - See more at: http://pinkplaymags.com/2014/06/record-number-of-visitors-expected-at-tel-aviv-pride/#sthash.s5RzLaol.dpuf

Record number of tourists.

Record numbers.....

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

4. I think you're missing the point.

Reply to King_David (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 12:20 AM

Jun 2015

This is a map of the one-state solution. If this map is true, then the Jewish state has a Jewish minority already.

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

5. We're going in March, 2017 for 2 weeks.

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 12:24 AM

Jun 2015

We're so excited. It's far enough away to really look forward to. I've never booked a trip so far in advance but this will be a trip of a lifetime for us.

Israeli

(4,151 posts)

6. First time grossproffit ?

Reply to grossproffit (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 07:44 AM

Jun 2015

You plan to stay within Israel proper ?......the usual tourist destinations ? ??

Relax on the beach of Tel Aviv's Hilton ?

Maybe a one day's trip to Masada and the dead sea ?

Two days in Jerusalem ?

Caesarea you can combine with Acre and Rosh HaNikra .

Then go East to the Kinneret and the Golan .

A tip ...dont miss the the Banias Nature Reserve.....March/April is the best time to be there ...I guarantee you wont be disappointed .

So ....any plans to cross over to the other side ?

Breaking the Silence and Peace Now offer tours if your interested .....

Guided Tour of West Bank in English

We'd like to invite all those who will be in Israel over Pesach and Easter holidays to come on our tour of the West Bank with Peace Now's Settlement Watch Team. This is a unique opportunity to hear from the experts on the ground and see an important and influential aspect of
Peace Now's work. The tour will visit various settlements and outposts, giving you the opportunity to see first-hand the dangers they present to the two state solution. From the time of its inception until today, Settlement Watch has earned the reputation of being the best source of reliable and extensive information regarding the settlements, come and learn from the experts.

Details:

When: April 3rd, 10am, from Jerusalem.

Price: £30, £10 concessions. Includes light refreshments.

Please email info@britsforpeacenow.com for more information and to reserve your place.

Source : http://peacenow.org.il/eng/content/guided-tour-west-bank-english

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

7. We're going for an archaeological dig.

Reply to Israeli (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 08:29 AM

Jun 2015

My husband is Lebanese and he's been on many digs but this will be my first dig. He's worked in Jordan, Egypt, Cyprus and Israel. He's also very familiar with the West Bank.

Israeli

(4,151 posts)

8. So not the usual American tourist done it all ....

Reply to grossproffit (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 08:59 AM

Jun 2015

.....seen it all within two weeks .

Enjoy your dig grossproffit.

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

9. Thank you so much, Israeli!

Reply to Israeli (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:03 AM

Jun 2015

I'll post photos to my journal once we return. It's quite a bit away but after high school, the years really pass by fast. LOL

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