War in Gaza has plunged Israel’s tourism industry into a crisis it will struggle to recover from
- Written by Samuel Scanlon, PhD Candidate in Sociology, University College Dublin
On a warm evening in April 2023, I sat outside a café in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City and enjoyed a drink with friends. An exuberant American tourist sat at the table next to us and excitedly told us about his day.
Apparently, a chance encounter with the Patriarch of Jerusalem had led to him accessing the Church of...