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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2004-12-13-israel-footsteps_x.htm
Christian Tourism Surges in Israel
(AP/USA Today) Laurie Copans - In recent months, tourists from around the world have begun returning to the Holy Land, many of them on religious pilgrimages. Increasingly, devout Christians are looking to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. They get baptized in the Jordan River, sail on the Sea of Galilee, and visit the olive grove where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. In the first nine months of 2004, 1.2 million visitors came to Israel, a 52% increase over the same period in 2003.