Editorial from Fred Schlomka:Hopefully some of the tourist traffic generated from this public relations campaign will result in some people visiting the Palestinian Territories. Unfortunately the entire tourist industry in Israel seems to steer people away from the West Bank, and tour agencies and Israeli guides often advise visitors not to to there. TOURISM MINISTRY […]
Fred SchlomkaA recent article in one of Israel’s leading newspapers, Ha’aretz, was written like a tourist industry press release touting the Israeli Government’s opening of the Jordan River site where Christians believe that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. However the site remains under Israel’s Military Occupation and any economic benefit from pilgrim visits […]
PRESS RELEASE – Israel Ministry of Tourism The Israeli Tourism Minister Ruhama Avraham-Balila recently wrote to the Tourism Ministers of Jordan and the Palestinian Authority “Close cooperation between Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the field of tourism can be a positive force in improving the economy and image of the entire region as […]
