Tourism at an All-Time High in January-March

The Central Bureau of Statistics released its report on tourism in Israel thus far in 2012, and the news cheers the hearts of all. The number of tourists for the first quarter of the year was determined to be 752,000. This constitutes a new record for the quarter. The old record was set in 2010. The decline in 2011 was attributed to the unrest created by "the Arab spring."

Certainly, this news is gratifying for those of us who not only love the land and its people but seek to bring people to the land for pilgrimage and travel-study. May the trend continue, and may all God's children benefit!