Israel’s 1 millionth tourist in 2003 was honored by the Israeli government. Israel’s tourism minister, Benny Elon, presented Rosetta Pileggi of Florida with a Bible to commemorate last week’s event. Tourism to Israel is up dramatically this year.
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