Some 7,000 Christian tourists will visit Jerusalem for Sukkot.
The pilgrims are coming for the 29th annual Christian celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. The tourists, from all over the world, should inject some $18 million to $20 million into the economy, according to an ICEJ news release. “Our Christian pilgrims are coming up to Jerusalem once more to join the Jewish people in marking this traditional feast of joy,†said the Rev. Malcolm Hedding, ICEJ’s executive director. “But their presence here at this particular time also constitutes a major statement of solidarity with Israel as it confronts the growing threat of a nuclear Iran, while also bringing a major financial injection into the local economy at a very critical moment.â€
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