Israel Hosts Senior Christian Delegation From India


By Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency

Jerusalem --- February 27, 2012 .... The Israel Ministry of Tourism continues to strengthen its ties with the global Christian community. Israel has just announced that it is hosting the most senior Christian delegation ever to visit Israel from India. His Eminence Oswald Gracias Cardinal Archbishop of Mumbai (who also serves as President of Catholic Bishops of India and Secretary-General of the Federation of Asian Bishops) is visiting Israel for the second time and Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, on his first visit to Israel, has just returned from Rome where he received his nomination as Cardinal from the Pope.

The world's youngest Archbishop from Goa and Daman, the most Reverend Filipe Neri Ferrao is also among the Indian priests visiting the Holy Land as guests of the Israel Tourism Ministry. The Christian delegation members will be meeting with Noaz Bar Nir, Director General of the Israel Ministry of Tourism and will be touring various Christian sites across Israel.

The Christian priests’ visit will last a week beginning Sunday 26 February 2012. On Wednesday, 29 February 2012, the members of the delegation, including the cardinals, archbishops, bishops and priests, will be meeting the Director-General of the Israel Ministry of Tourism Noaz Bar Nir to discuss the strengthening of relations between Israel and the Christian community of India. The priests will then visit the Christian sites in Jerusalem and the Galilee and hold meetings with Patriarchs and Vatican representatives in Israel. Towards the end of their visit, the members of the delegation will hold a special mass in the Church of the Nations in Jerusalem, accompanied by some 1000 Christians from across Israel.

"Israel, the Holy Land with Jerusalem as its center, is a pilgrimage destination for tourists and groups from all over the world interested in a wide variety of religious, cultural and historical sites," said Noaz Bar Nir, Director General of the Israel Ministry of Tourism.

"India is the most popular source country from Asia for incoming tourism to Israel. During the past few years, there has been significant growth in the numbers of Indian tourists visiting Israel. The huge market potential has yet to be fulfilled and therefore we continue to strengthen our relations with the Indian Christian community and with the local tourism industry in India."

In 2010 and 2011, some 40,000 tourists from India visited Israel, twice as many as in 2009. Due to the Indian market expansion, the Israel Ministry of Tourism has decided to place India in the center of its activities in the Asian office. In addition to this, in 2012, the Israel Ministry of Tourism will be investing approximately 2.5 million shekels in the establishment of a new marketing representation office in India which will serve to dramatically increase the number of tourists from India visiting Israel.


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