Not a single organized group of pilgrims scheduled to spend Christmas in Israel cancelled its visit in the wake of threats by terrorist organizations, Tourism Minister Moshe Kol said yesterday in the Knesset, Kol said that during Christmas week, some 15,000 pilgrims had visited Israel, a larger number than that of the corresponding period last year, but comparable to that of 1972, a peak year in tourism. He praised Christian leaders for conducting prayers of solidarity opposite the Western Wall in Jerusalem following the terrorist attack on a tourist bus just outside of Jerusalem.
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