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ISRAEL POSTS GAINS

Israel continues to post increases in tourism arrivals. A total of 655,000 visitors arrived in Israel in March and April 2013, representing a 2% increase over the same period in 2012 and a 14% increase compared to 2011 — the best year ever for tourism to Israel. And 551,000 of those 655,000 visitors were tourists, or one-day visitors, an 8% increase compared to the same period in 2011.