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A Pilgrimage of Thanks in the Holy Land
The Chilean miners and their spouses to visit the Holy Land to give thanks for their rescue, as guests of the Tourism Ministry, 23.2.11 – 2.3.11
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The Annual Pilgrimage to the Holy Site of Qasr El Yahud
Every year on 18 January, thousands of the faithful from the Greek and Russian Orthodox Christian Church - tourists and local pilgrims – visit Qasr el Yahud on the Jordan River for the colorful and festive January Epiphany celebrations.
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Tourism Ministry and KKL-JNF USA Have Begun To Work Towards Rehabilitating The Forests In The North
In a special emergency meeting it was decided to embark on a wide-ranging joint operation to raise funds among the American Jewish community and the thousands of American Evangelical Christian communities for the rehabilitation of Carmel forest region, destroyed during the forest fire that has raged there in recent days.
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An Invitation to Cover
Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov and Civil Administration Bethlehem Coordination and Liaison Office Head Lt-Col. Eyad Sirhan to Give a Pre-Christmas Press Briefing, Monday, 6.12.10 at 11:00 at the Olive Tree Hotel, Jerusalem
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The ancient St. George Monastery in the Judean Desert Is Now Accessible to Tourists
On Tuesday, 30.11.10, the Greek orthodox patriarch will lead a press tour of the monastery, carved into the rock face at the site where Elijah hid, according to legend.
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2010 Sets All Time High in Travel to Israel with Arrival of 3,000,001st Tourist
The 3,000,001st tourist to arrive in Israel in 2010 touched down at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport today on a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil, setting a new all-time high for tourism to Israel.
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Success for the Pilot Project: 200 Israeli Tour Guides and Drivers Allowed to Guide Tourists in Bethlehem and Jericho
The joint Tourism Ministry and Civil Administration pilot project that allowed 50 Jewish and Druze Israeli tour guides and drivers to guide in Bethlehem and Jericho was launched in June.
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From the Mines to the Holy Land
The Tourism Ministry invites the Chilean miners to visit the Holy Land: Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov sent an official letter today to the 33 miners who were rescued last week after spending 68 days trapped underground in the mine in Chile.
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Inspiring Stories from the Holy Land
A Guideposts editor find faith and spiritual growth in every nook and cranny of the Holy Land.
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