Israel and the Palestinian Territories: New Rules Allow Israeli and Palestinian Tour Guides to Visit Bethlehem, Jerusalem

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | November 10th, 2010 | Trackback

In time for the Christmas holidays, authorities agreed to permit Israeli tour guides to accompany tours to Bethlehem and to allow Palestinian tour guides to accompany groups from the West Bank to Jerusalem. The plan authorized 200 Israeli guides and drivers to continue into the West Bank and 40 Palestinian guides to work in Israel. The initiative should increase tourism to Bethlehem and make the experience easier for visitors because their guides no longer will have to stop at the border. Officials see the effort as strengthening normalization between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, and foresee a time when all tourist restrictions between Bethlehem and Jerusalem will be lifted.

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