A record 3.6 million tourists visited Israel in 2017 Tourism this year contributed some $5.8 billion to Israel’s economy.
NFL stars pull out of Israel visit, saying they feel ‘used’ Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett tweeted that he will one day take his own trip to Israel and also visit Palestinian areas.
Israel’s tourism minister will not visit Germany, citing Nazi past Likud's Yariv Levin missed a major international tourism fair in Berlin, where representatives of the Palestinian Authority were present and active.