JUST REPORTED BY THE STATE OF ISRAEL:
“In June alone, 310,200 tourists entered Israel – an increase of about 2% compared with June of last year.
(PICTURE: Our full bus of pilgrims in June 2018. One of 8 trips this year to the Holy Land.)
“For the first time, Israel crossed the threshold of 2 million tourist arrivals by the end of June… [I]n the first half of the year, there was an increase of 19% in overall tourist entries compared to the same period last year.“
In June alone, 310,200 tourists entered Israel – an increase of about 2% compared with June of last year.” (Source: Israel Travel Bureau)<
STEVE RAY HERE: Considering that the population of Israel is around 8 million people that means that in the first half of this year 1/4 of the number of the population of Israel toured Israel. Or by the end of the year, if the numbers remain consistent, 4 million people will visit Israel which is half of their total population.
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God bless Israel and the pilgrims who visit! It is our land and we should not be kept away. Steve and Janet are a big part of the success. Can’t wait to go again.
I hope all the tourists visiting Israel get to meet some Palestinians and learn about their lives.
STEVE RAY HERE: With our Groups there’s a lot of contact with Palestinians especially the Christians. My guide is a Roman Catholic Palestinian, everybody meets a very nice family and we take up a collection to support them so they can stay in Jerusalem. We also spend a lot of time with the local Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem and we support the Christian Palestinians everywhere we go. With our groups there’s a lot of contact with Palestinians especially the Christians. My guide is a Roman Catholic Palestinian, everybody needs a very nice family and we take up a collection to support them so they can stay in Jerusalem. We also spent a lot of time with the local Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem and we support the Christian Palestinians everywhere we go.