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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/2018-saw-record-number-of-tourists-visit-israel-from-muslim-countries/
Record Number of Tourists Visit Israel from Muslim Countries
(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - The Population and Immigration Authority reported on Monday that 72,109 citizens of Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Qatar, Malaysia, Indonesia, the UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia visited Israel in 2018, an increase of 15% over 62,658 tourists from these countries in 2017. In 2018, 37,555 Indonesians, nearly 14,000 Malaysians, 12,363 Jordanians and 4,947 Egyptians came to Israel. Other Muslim visitors included 2,108 Moroccans, 949 Tunisians, 81 Qataris, 56 Omanis, 36 Algerians, 34 Kuwaitis, 25 Emiratis and six Saudis.