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<td><span class="PublishedDate">[ 					03/11/2010 &#8211; 06:36 PM ] </span></td>
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<p style="font-size:10pt;">OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)&#8211;  Jerusalemite merchants accused the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of  deliberately sabotaging tourism in eastern Jerusalem especially the Old  City through directing tourists to Jewish areas.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Member of the society for holy land  industries and oriental antiques Alfred Raad said in a press release on  Wednesday that the eastern areas of Jerusalem are suffering tourism and  economic recession despite the fact that no wars or political unrest  were witnessed over the past three years.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">He charged Jewish tourism guides with controlling the market and directing tourists&#8217; movement.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Tourists spend their money in Israel  before arriving in occupied Jerusalem, Raad said, adding that the Jewish  guides bring tourists to visit the Church of Holy Sepulcher or the Via  Dolorosa before the shops are open.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The IOA cancelled the free marketing day  in which tourists used to stroll and purchase gifts in eastern Jerusalem  citing &#8220;security pretexts&#8221;, he elaborated.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Raad confirmed that 60% of the tourism oriented merchants, who number 400, were facing serious economic problems and big losses.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7JK4U3SvszdDLWChK14piCTdRYP9XAl0kszVj5%2bavtGQBsuKq8BAS98CPLI178V5lSd%2fiTaPYiY3H%2fqUdZcpFxmFti4KcTQ94cOGVrnSmdWg%3d">IOA deliberately sabotages tourism in eastern Jerusalem</a>.</p>
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