Walla website on Monday said that the Israeli government on Sunday approved a project to construct a tourist trail running through the occupied West Bank and the Syrian Golan Heights.
The Hebrew website reported that the plan was introduced by Israel’s Tourism Minister Yariv Levin.
“The new route will pass through the Old City of Jerusalem north of the West Bank and places full of Jewish history” Levin said adding that the project is mainly aimed at attracting tourists to Israel.
Levin pointed out that the inauguration of the new route will be part of the celebrations held by the Israeli government to mark the 70th anniversary of the creation of Israel (in Palestine).
According to the Israeli media nearly 10 million shekels ($3 million) were allocated for the project which was welcomed by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli government has been trying for years to attract foreign tourists to the occupied West Bank.
