(Sunday Times-UK) Louise Callaghan - On the second day of Hanukkah, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem - a British-Israeli former barrister - was on holiday with her family in Dubai. As direct travel between the United Arab Emirates and Israel became possible, Israeli tourists are flocking to these formerly forbidden beaches in the Muslim emirate alongside holidaymakers from Europe. Tens of thousands of Israeli tourists are expected to visit the UAE this month. "People are super-excited for peace with an Arab country," said Nahoum, 47.
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