The old woman Jerusalem face the impact of Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Stripwhose collateral effects are the decrease in the number of pilgrimages and Christian tourists who visit it year after year.
Closed stores and few people in businesses or restaurants can be seen these days during a tour along the well-known Via Dolorosa, where all kinds of products are offered. souvenirs and various products such as fabrics, perfumes, furniture, jewelry and foods from the region.
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We have had few people due to the violence of Hamas,” says the chef-owner of the Roods restaurant, located near the main entrance of the old walled city.
The city of Jerusalem represents a sacred place for millions of people in the world that various religions and it was normal until a few months ago to hear the bustle in its alleys due to the music and the shouts of the merchants offering their products, however, today it is different.
In the last six monthslos nearly 800 businesses that are located here saw their income drop due to the lack of visitors, mostly families who like to consume the different products offered. They could barely begin to reverse the economic losses caused by the covid-19 pandemic when the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks and the subsequent response of Israel in Gaza They fueled the conflict and overturned security conditions to receive more people.
Within Jerusalem the call is found Wailing Wall, place of prayer for jews which can also be seen without the long lines to enter. This same thing happens in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcherwithin the old city, a place that keeps inside what remains of the sepulchral structure and the true empty tomb of Christ.
In both spaces, There are few groups that come to enter.
According to local records, in Last February, around 67,500 tourists arrived in Israelcases a 80 percent less than in the same period of 2023same percentage lower than what was obtained in 2019, prior to the pandemic of health. Most tourists who visit Israel through Ben Gurion International Airport He does it to go to Jerusalem.
This tourism to the Holy Land drops for him conflict in the middle eastthe same affects small service providers as well as restaurant owners, service personnel, travel agencies, tourist guides, airlines and hotels.
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In Jerusalem is found the church of the holy sepulcher, special site for Christianity; In addition, there is the Dome of the Rock, sacred to Muslims. Meanwhile, the Wailing Wall It is a blessed place for the Jews in said city.
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2024-04-22 05:53:47