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July 30, 2004
Israel is a vacation destination, too
Letters
Editor: Some weeks ago, you published a special summer vacation
edition reviewing a number of wonderful places, both within and
outside of British Columbia, for readers of your paper to consider
visiting over the summer (Bulletin, June 11). I must say
that I was most surprised to see that in your several articles describing
places of interest to visit there was not a single mention of Israel
as a vacation destination. As someone who has lived in Israel for
part of the year for many years, I can assure you that Israel contains
many places equal to those described in your various articles. For
example, for those looking for an interesting historic destination,
nothing can equal Jerusalem, while for those seeking a beach holiday,
surely the beaches of Netanya or Tiberius are equal to anything
to be found anywhere in British Columbia. Furthermore, as for your
article on the Napa Valley, certainly the wineries of the Golan
are no less scenic.
Surely, now that terrorism against Israel has been almost completely
defeated, with Israel having been successful at reducing it by more
than 90 per cent due to a combination of the security fence and
the courage of our Jewish brothers and sisters in combating terrorism,
it is now time for the Jews of British Columbia to once again consider
Israel as a prime vacation destination.
Moshe (Morris) Soronow
Vancouver
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