[Miami Herald] Jane Wooldridge - Tourism to Israel is on an upswing, with officials predicting a 10 to 20% increase over the two million visitors to Israel last year. About 25% come from the U.S. Since the beginning of 2007, Israel has suffered only one suicide bombing - down from 60 in 2002, according to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. The reasons, say security experts, are a cease-fire between Israel and some Palestinian groups, and the security fence separating the West Bank territories from Israel. Bruce McIndoe, CEO of iJET Travel Intelligence, likens the risk to traveling in the Philippines, Indonesia or Spain. "There's a lot of territory in Israel that is extremely low-risk for terrorism. You have the same thing in Spain."
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