EJERUSALEMA - Abanikazi bezitolo edolobheni elidala iJerusalema babukeka bephatheke kabi ngokuthula kosuku lonke ngemuva kwehlobo elishisayo, belindele omunye umzuliswano wezivakashi ophithizelayo ozoletha isizini enenzuzo.
Kodwa kunezindaba ezinhle kubo: Iqembu lokuqala labavakashi baseShayina eliboshelwe kwa-Israel lizofika ezweni okukhulunywa ngalo eBhayibhelini ngasekupheleni kwale nyanga, njengoba i-Israel yagunyazwa indawo yabavakashi baseChina.
Izivakashi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili zizohamba ngamaqoqo amabili ngoSepthemba 25 no-28, zilibangise ezindaweni ezidumile ezifana neJerusalema, uLwandle Olufile kanye nedolobha lase-Eilat loLwandle Olubomvu ohambweni lwezinsuku eziyi-10, oluzohlanganisa nezindawo ezinhle eJordani, kwa-Israel. UNgqongqoshe wezokuVakasha uRuhama Avraham-Balila utshele isithangami sabezindaba ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga eChina.
Khonamanjalo, i-China Air, inkampani yezindiza enkulu kunazo zonke e-China, iphinda ihlola ukusebenza kwezindiza zezentengiselwano phakathi kwe-Israel ne-China.
Ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa zokuqala zonyaka wezi-2008, abavakashi bamabhizinisi baseShayina ababalelwa ku-8,000 bavakashela e-Israel, okuwukwanda ngamaphesenti angama-45 ngesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2007.
"Inhloso yethu ukuletha abavakashi baseShayina abangaba ngu-15,000 ekupheleni kuka-2008," kusho uMeluleki Wezindaba Zangaphandle eMnyangweni Wezokuvakasha wakwa-Israel uLydia Weitzman.
Ungqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Kwa-Israeli kanye Nezangaphandle bebesebenza kule minyaka embalwa edlule ukuze bathole imvume yaseShayina njengendawo yokuvakasha.
“Unyaka nonyaka, amaShayina angaba yizigidi ezingama-50 avakashela indawo eseduze kwa-Israel, futhi kudingeka sizilungiselele ukukuncela lokho,” kusho u-Avraham, wengeza ngokuthi lesi sivumelwano sizodambisa udaba lwama-visa okungena kuwo womabili la mazwe.
I-Israel Tourism Ministry ilindele ukwanda okukhulu kwenani labavakashi baseChina futhi yenza amalungiselelo afanelekile, kusho uLydia.
Amalungiselelo okwamukela isivakashi saseShayina futhi avumelanise umkhiqizo wezokuvakasha ukuze uhlangabezane nezidingo zawo ezithile ahlanganisa ukuqeqesha abaqondisi bezivakashi abakhuluma isiShayina, abapheki ezindaweni zokudlela zamahhotela, ukuqasha izisebenzi ezikhuluma isiShayina ezimbonini zamahhotela nezokuvakasha, ukuhumusha izinto zolwazi, amamephu, izincwajana IsiShayina, kanye nokuhlinzeka ngezifundo kubasebenzi abasembonini yezokuvakasha mayelana nezici ezihlukile zesiko lamaShayina.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abavakashi baseShayina bangasebenzisa i-Tourphone, inombolo yocingo yamahora angu-24 yezivakashi enikeza ulwazi, izikhombisi-ndlela ngisho nosizo ezimeni eziphuthumayo.
Ihlose ukutshala imali ezimakethe zaseShayina, i-Israel Tourism Ministry izoshicilela imanuwali yokuqeqesha yabanikezeli bezokuvakasha base-China kanye nabaqhubi bezokuvakasha bakwa-Israel abamaketha amaphakheji okuvakasha e-China.
Umnyango wenza nemizamo yokuhlela amasemina ochwepheshe, uhambo lokuthola iqiniso oluya kwa-Israel lwabasebenza ngokuvakasha baseShayina nezintatheli, kanye nemihlangano ehlanganyelwe yezingcweti zezokuvakasha zakwa-Israel nezaseShayina.
