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Source: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=israeli-tourists-renounce-turkey-choose-greece-2010-09-20
Israeli Tourists Renounce Turkey, Choose Greece
(Hurriyet-Turkey) Christos Loutradis - Alongside a dramatic drop in the number of Israeli tourists visiting Turkey, Greece is enjoying a boom in Israeli tourists. According to the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, the number of Israeli tourists visiting Turkey plunged by 90% in June this year, while the Greek Culture Ministry said the number of Israeli tourists visiting Greece in 2010 has risen to 250,000 from 100,000 in 2009. Only 2,605 Israeli citizens visited Turkey in June 2010, compared to 27,289 in June last year, the Turkish Tourism Ministry said.