The Holy Land attracts pilgrims from all over the world. Withal, the 42nd anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Palestine following the June 1967 war prompts us that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict stays unresolved even though it’s admitted that resolving it should be a grave priority if peace is to come to the region that impacts on the wider world.

Applied its complexity, this conflict, defined as it’s by the sharp edges of a Jewish/Arab divide with its religious, historical, political, cultural and other dimensions, could be seen altho the prism of several perspectives. Among these is touristry.

The Holy Land is place to the 3 monotheistic and Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It’s a plentiful repository of sites believed precious and of deep religious significance by believers all over the world. These sites draw pilgrims in the 1000s as illustrated, for example, by media images of visitors participating in Christian Lenten events. All over the world, also, many travel agencies organize pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Evidently, to the Israeli authorities, these are an priceless source of holidaymaker dollars.

Even so, unfortunately, these encounters don’t occur in a peaceful surround. The all region is sub a pall of battle,conflict and suspicion. more…