Moscow to build Dead Sea resort Moscow will build a resort hotel on the Dead Sea.
Construction will begin on the 240-room luxury hotel in the coming months.
Approximately 9 percent of the 2.3 million visitors to Israel in 2007 were from Russia. The level is expected to increase with Russia and Israel signing a visa-free travel agreement that took effect in September.
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