Thursday, October 12, 2006

Tourism: Evangelical Christians make up a third of American tourists to Israel

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According to Israel's Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog, Evangelical Christians make up a third of American tourists to Israel.

In an article this week in The Jerusalem Post, he said: "The Evangelical Christian community is a major pillar of the tourism industry in Israel, and they are true friends of Israel wherever they are."

He said American Jews compose about 40 percent of the U.S. tourism market with Evangelicals a close second.