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Tens of Thousands of Muslim and Arab Tourists Visit Jerusalem


(Ha'aretz) Nir Hasson - "There are more and more people who want to come to Jerusalem," says Ra'ad Atiya, owner of HLA Tours in Bethlehem, which specializes in bringing groups of Muslim tourists to Israel. Last year, Israel welcomed 26,700 tourists from Indonesia; 23,000 from Turkey; 17,700 from Jordan; 9,000 from Malaysia and 3,300 from Morocco. In the first two months of this year, at least 10,000 tourists from Muslim countries entered Israel.
2015-04-08 00:00:00
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