Violence in Israel puts a damper on Easter tourism season
Michele Chabin, Special for USA TODAY 1:19 p.m. EDT March 19, 2016People shop on a crowded day at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem.(Photo: Abir Sultan, EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY )JERUSALEM — Nearly six months of non-stop Palestinian attacks are dampening prospects for an Easter tourism season that normally provides this historic region a big economic boost.Israel’s $10-billion-a-year tourism industry never fully recovered from the war with Hamas in the summer of 2014. Now the..>> view originalFox News Fires Back at Trump, Calls His "Obsession" With Megyn Kelly "Sick"
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