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Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050517/ISRAEL17/TPInternational/Africa

Ceasefire Pushes Israel Over Tourism Hump

(Globe and Mail-Canada) Marl MacKinnon - Suddenly, there are Americans, Europeans, Japanese, and other tourists aplenty in Israel. The number of tourists entering the country in the first three months of 2005 was up 25% from the same period last year. The Israeli government is forecasting that 1.8 million will visit this year. Tour operators have started offering Israel as a destination again, and cruise ships are calling at the ports of Haifa, Ashdod, and Eilat, bringing thousands of extra visitors.

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