I-Palestine ihlose ukunxenxa izihambi ezifunayo

I-West Bank evinjezelwe yasePalestine idlula imingcele yakwa-Israyeli ukuze ivele njengendawo ekhulayo, uma kungenzeki, indawo yokuvakasha.
Ekhuthazwa ukuphindaphindeka kwezinombolo zabavakashi ngonyaka odlule futhi elangazelela ukutshalwa kwezimali kwangaphakathi, uhulumeni wasePalestine unethemba lokuheha abavakashi abanokuhlangenwe nakho ukuba bamangale ngezikhumbuzo zasendulo zeZwe Elingcwele kanye nezakhiwo zalo zesimanje ezimbi kakhulu, okuhlanganisa udonga “lwamaphekula” luka-Israyeli kanye nethuna lika-Yasser Arafat Ramallah.

Engqungqutheleni yokuqala yentuthuko yamazwe ngamazwe yaseWest Bank eBethlehem ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, ebikhombisa amaphrojekthi anenani elilingana nebhiliyoni elingu-£1, iPalestinian National Authority manje yethule iwebhusayithi yayo yokuqala yezokuvakasha, ethi, www.visit-palestine.com.

I-Palestine ayikwazi ukuzithuthukisa njengendawo ezimele ngenxa yokulawulwa kwe-Israel esikhumulweni sezindiza nokuphepha. Izivakashi eziya eBethlehem kufanele zithathe uhambo olunzima endaweni yokuhlola amasosha kanye nomgoqo wezokuphepha okhonkolo - manje ongamakhilomitha angama-280 ubude - u-Israyeli aqala ukuwakha ngo-2002.

Nokho, abasePalestine banethemba. U-Yousef Daher, umqondisi ophethe we-ABS Tourism, uthe:

“Amathuba maningi, nokunotha kwezindawo. Kukhona ithuba lokutshalwa kwezimali okusha. IRamallah yabhekana nokubhukhwa ngokweqile ngoba iBethlehem neJerusalema azikwazanga ukumelana nomnyakazo ngo-Ephreli nangoMeyi, kanti iGaza izoba yithuba elihle labavakashi uma isikhathi esifanele. "

Ekhuluma ehhovisi lakhe laseBethlehem, ngaphansi kwesinye sezithombe ezitholakala yonke indawo ka-Yasser Arafat, u-Khouloud Daibes, ungqongqoshe omusha wezokuvakasha kanye nezinto zakudala wasePalestine, usevele ebungaza impumelelo yokuqala esikhundleni sakhe.

UNkz Daibes, isikhulu emphakathini waseBethlehem onciphayo wama-Arab-Christian, uthe: “Sekuyiminyaka okungenani engu-2,000 XNUMX samukela izivakashi noma ama-pilgrim, ngakho sinesiko elide nolwazi oluningi nengqalasizinda yokwamukela izivakashi.”

Izivakashi zikaKhisimusi eziya eBethlehem ziphindeke kathathu zaya ku-60,000 ngonyaka odlule, kanti izibalo zikahulumeni zithi isibalo sezivakashi emahhotela asePalestine siphindeke ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili ngo-2007 saya ku-315,866.

UNksz Daibes wengeze wathi: “Sifuna ukubuyisela iPalestine ebalazweni, sisebenzisa iBethlehem njengesizinda sokunqamula ukuhlukaniswa kwezivakashi. Namuhla, sigxile kunxantathu waseJerusalema, iBhetlehema neJeriko, okufinyeleleka kuyo abavakashi.

“Nyanga zonke sibona isibalo sabavakashi senyuka. Lokhu kusinika ithemba lokuthi siphezulu isidingo.”

Usevele wanxenxa ngempumelelo ohulumeni abambalwa ukuthi baphakamise izexwayiso zokuphepha kubahambi abaya eBethlehem, futhi bakhulise ukukhangisa e-UK, Spain, Italy, kanye ne-Soviet bloc yangaphambili.

Wathi: “Sifuna ukulingana no-Israyeli futhi sabelane ngeZwe Elingcwele. Kepha njengamanje kunokusatshalaliswa okungalungile kwenzuzo yezokuvakasha ngasohlangothini lwakwa-Israel, ngamaphesenti angama-95 ezivakashi ezihlala kwa-Israel, okusishiya singamaphesenti ama-5 kuphela.

Ngenxa yemikhawulo eqhubekayo yakwa-Israyeli yokuhamba kwabo bobabili abavakashi kanye nabantu bendawo beya emadolobheni anomlando anjengeNablus, iHebroni neJeriko, uNkk Daibes manje useqhakambisa ezinye izindawo, okuhlanganisa ne-spa ewugwadule ngaphandle kwezindonga zasendulo zaseJeriko kanye nethuna lika-Yasser Arafat edolobheni. Ramallah.

Ugcizelele: “Nakuba ezokuvakasha zezenkolo zizohlala ziwuhlobo lwethu lwezokuvakasha oluthandwa kakhulu, sifuna ukuthuthukisa amathuba amasha ahambisana nokuthambekela komhlaba wonke, okuhlanganisa i-ecotourism, ukuvakasha kwentsha, kanye nokuvakasha kwezempilo. Siyizwe elincane elinendawo ehluke kakhulu nesimo sezulu futhi sinamandla amakhulu ezindawo ezintsha.”

Ukwanda kwezivakashi sekuqala ukubonakala ezindaweni eziphithizelayo zaseBethlehem, izitolo, izindawo zokudlela namahhotela.

Omunye umphathi wehhotela wathi: “Lokhu kumatasa ngendlela engikhumbula ngayo. SinabasePoland, abaseRussia, amaJalimane, amaNtaliyane namaSpanishi futhi sibamukela ngezandla ezimhlophe bonke.”

Elinye ilungu lombutho wamaphoyisa ezivakashi kuleli dolobha lithe izivakashi zifika “zesaba futhi zimane” kodwa ziphumule futhi zijabulele amaholide azo ngemva kwamahora ambalwa.

Uthe: “Abezindaba bakwa-Israel kanye nomhlaba wonke bathi iPalestine ayiphephile kubavakashi, kodwa abasho amaqiniso – ukuthi abantu basePalestine bafuna ukuthula nokuvikeleka futhi sinobungane futhi basamukela kahle.

“Into ebaluleke kakhulu kithina ukuthi izivakashi zifike zizohlala eBethlehem futhi zibone yonke into futhi ziqonde ukuthi sinjani nokuthi sifunani.”

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