tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post8239346596799829508..comments2008-06-11T00:33:39.842-05:00Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832tbolen91@bibleplaces.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-69035074688725234852008-06-11T00:33:00.000-05:002008-06-11T00:33:00.000-05:00A YEAR?!?!?!?!? Whoa!Jennica - Ayelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11823312518769499469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-4965408064746364112008-05-22T21:37:00.000-05:002008-05-22T21:37:00.000-05:00One of those tourists is going to be me for the first time since IBEX '01! Dr. House is graciously letting me tag along on the summer tour he is leading. <BR/>Interesting about Nigeria.psychobobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16893106282711736231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-28462873880749912342008-05-22T19:54:00.000-05:002008-05-22T19:54:00.000-05:00One of the biggest increases is in Nigerian and other African tourists who come fully funded by their governments. Nigeria, in order to preserve the "Christian" character of the country against the growing Moslem minority, pays for its citizens to travel to Israel and gives them $1000 each in spending money. <BR/>Merchants across Israel now sell suitcases of all sizes for the travelers to purchase and take back home for resale to those subsidized pilgrims who will follow them. <BR/>As you are well aware, many Israelis have had to come to terms with the large number of Africans in the country. Prejudice, even in multi-culural Israeli, dies slowly and only under compulsion.Dr Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14062885979243651841noreply@blogger.com