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75,000 tourists set to arrive for Christmas
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Published: 16.12.12, 07:16
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1. Demographics of visitors
Rhonda ,   Chicago, USA   (12.16.12)
Thanks to all the visitors for coming!!! Despite knowing how few American Jews come to Israel to visit, it was still eye brow raising to read that 60% of Israel's visitors are Christian rather than Jewish. I don't know if this can be explained by there being more of them than there are Jews just in sheer population. I still wish that more Jews came to visit. I know I wish I could come more often- for me it's financial. I've been twice and know I've hardly had a chance to explore...
2. Most Jews in America have never been to Israel
Al   (12.16.12)
Poor Israel sponsors the kids of the American Jews thru birthright to come and visit Israel. Can someone not point out the irony. The Israeli Jew who suffers day in day out with the prospect of war and terror has to sponsor the fat overindulged American potz to come and visit his homeland. As I have said many times before the American Jew is useless. This is but one example.
3. @ #1
Ruby ,   Chicago, Ills.   (12.16.12)
Demographics, geeez you got enough settlers there and of the American ones they are always in and out, hitting and holding moving about like the weather.
4. #2
Ferdinand ,   France & Israel   (12.16.12)
In the comments both on Ynet and Jpost, diaspora Jews are exposed to daily comments about being "useless" as you say, alongside your insults of "fat", and "overindulged". Do you seriously think comments like that make any Jew in the diaspora feel welcome?
5. #2 Americans are useless??, as opposed to a Canadian Jew??
Boaz   (12.16.12)
6. #2 Most of birthright funding comes from fundraisers, not IL
Michael Steinberg   (12.16.12)
and once the kids are here they spend spend plenty of money locally and get ripped off left, right and center. So, "poor Israel" wins. Your talkbacks are always contradicting themselves, one minute you're telling all Jews to move to Israel (where you YOURSELF, do not live), but then now you're saying that Israeli jews suffer day in day here in Israel. Don't tell people to move here to suffer day in day out when you havent got the balls to do it yourself!
7. #2 AL , WELL SAID
TEL DA TRUTH ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (12.16.12)
You are bang on .
8. My comments geared towards the Israeli Jews
Al   (12.17.12)
I could care less as to what is going on in the golus. The only reason why I am still here in Quebecstan is because I am of poor health. My sons are in Israel and thats what counts. Finally I will repeat it a million times. The days of the Israeli Jew depending on the golus Jew for anything should be history. The American Jew is first and foremost an American...REMEMBER THAT! When push will come to shove, he will not be there for you.
9. #1 - There were always more Christians than Disapora Jews
Tova ,   Canada   (12.17.12)
visiting Israel. Why? There are more Non-News than Jews in the world. Whether you call them Christians, Catholics, Evangelica. or any other name. Rember. GOD doesn't look at the number - GOD looks at those who believe in HIM. Abraham was number 1 and rest of us came next.
10. #8 I WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH AL
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (12.17.12)
Al ,be well .
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