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The Minister of Tourism (Hebrew: שָׁר הַתַּיָּרוּת, Sar HaTayarut) is the political head of the ministry and a member of the Israeli cabinet. Ehud Barak is the only Prime Minister to have held the position while serving as the Prime Minister. Moshe Katsav, Minister of Tourism from 1996 to 1999, served as President from 2000 to ...
Jerusalem is the most-visited city with 3.5 million tourist arrivals annually as of 2017. One of the oldest cities in the world, it is the proclaimed capital of, [Note 1] and largest city of Israel, if the area and population of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem are included.
Tours of Israel should be avoided, Israel's Ministry of Tourism said in a note sent to local tour agencies, as the country indicated it could be planning a ground assault on Gaza in response to ...
Haim Katz (Hebrew: חַיִּים כַּץ, born 21 December 1947) is an Israeli politician. [1] He currently serves as the Minister of Tourism, Minister of National Security, Minister of Heritage and Minister of Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee.
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The tourist industry in the West Bank collapsed after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, but recovered by the 1990s, especially after the Oslo Accords. [15] The Second Intifada (2000-2006), resulted in a decline of 90% in the tourism industry, but since it has partially recovered, and in 2010, 4.6 million people visited the Palestinian territories, including 2.2 million from abroad [1]
The current site of Akhzivland is situated near the ancient port city of Achziv. Based on archeological findings and the numerous burial sites located in the region, it is thought that Achziv was already an important commercial center during the Iron Age. In the Book of Joshua, Achziv is mentioned as one of the nine cities of the Kingdom of Judah.