12/23/2007
60,000 Christian pilgrims expected to visit Israel in Christmas 2007
More than 60,000 Christian pilgrims are expected to visit Israel in Christmas holiday 2007, a rise of 50% compare to 2006, according to The Israeli Tourism Ministry estimation.
The number of Christian tourists that visit Israel this year increased by 30% to one million, half of them were Christian pilgrims.
Israel has numerous sites of importance to Christianity, from the Old City of Jerusalem to Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, Mount Gilboa and Caesarea.
More than 2.1 million tourists visited Israel in the first 11 months of the year, a 24% rise over the same period in 2006. Israel's Ministry of Tourism is expecting 2.8 million tourists in 2008.
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