Archive for the ‘Palestine’ Category
Palestine aiming to woo adventurous travellers
Palestine's besieged West Bank is beating the Israeli blockade to emerge as a growing, if unlikely, tourist destination.
May 27, 2008
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Palestine Tourism News
The Holy city of Bethlehem experienced a cold and rainy Christmas this year. Hundreds gathered for the traditional procession to manger square in front of the Nativity Church prior to the Christmas midnight mass, The midnight Mass conducted by His Beatitude Michel Sabbah the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and attended by the Palestinian President Mahmoud [...]
January 4, 2006
Posted in: Palestine
Tourism becomes vessel for joint Palestine-Israel initiative
By David Browne BERLIN (eTurboNews) — The tourism ministry of the Palestine Authority has announced a ground-breaking tourism initiative with Israel. The Palestinian and Isreli Ministries of Tourism have signed a joint statement pledging cooperation in promoting visits to the HolyLand.
March 14, 2005
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Palestine without Arafat
With the death of the 75-year-old Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, whose remains was flown to Egypt for the wake, major reorganizations are about to take place in Palestine. No one knows for sure the turn and magnitude of political events and the future of the peace road map. No indications too, this early, point to [...]
November 12, 2004
Posted in: Palestine