I TRAVEL I
New Push Planned
For Trips To Israel
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New York (JTA) — In the
midst of widespread
cancellations of visits to
Israel by some individuals
and groups, other American
Jewish organizations,
undeterred by both the Gulf
crisis and Israel's recent
decision to distribute gas
masks to its citizens, are
upholding their original
plans to send tours, while
still others are deliberately
planning new trips to Israel
as a political sign of support.
"At this moment of crisis,
it is an honor as well as a
responsibility to demon-
strate our Zionist commit-
ment to Israel," said
Carmela Kalmanson, na-
tional president of
Hadassah, in a statement
released last week. "Our
resolve is reinforced by the
knowledge that we stand
together now, as in the past,
as one united family."
Hadassah is not making
any changes in its schedule
of groups going to Israel,
which include a planned trip
in November by a nurses'
educational mission, a
December trip for college-
age youth and a winter stay
in Netanya for older people.
"I'm very proud of our
membership," Ms. Kalman-
son told the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency. "We have
lots of groups coming and go-
ing. We don't want to be
called heroes, it's a principle
here."
The sudden spate of very
vocal support for Israel trips,
be it newly organized tours
or already planned national
conventions, is a welcome
relief for Israeli tourism offi-
cials, who have seen the
number of visitors decline
dramatically since Iraq's in-
vasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2.
While the first half of 1990
saw 1.6 million people visit .
Israel — a record number
since the start of the in-
tifada, or Palestinian upris-
ing, in December 1987 —
tourists' fears were exacer-
bated by recent events in
Israel, including the killing
of at least 17 Arabs on
Jerusalem's Temple Mount,
tourism officials said.
Hotel occupancy rates
were down around 30 per-
cent in September, and there
was great fear Israel's econ-
omy would be battered by
the sudden cessation of
tourism, officials said.
The exact number of group
cancellations was not
available, but at least five
large United Jewish Appeal
missions were postponed
over the past few weeks.
Women's American ORT,
which establishes training
programs in Israel, recently
changed the location of its
national board meeting from
Jerusalem to Washington.
But still, many Jewish
organizations, from major
ones to small community
groups, have announced up-
coming tours, some to leave
within weeks, while others
are scheduled for the spring.
"We are determined that
Saddam Hussein not become
the travel agent for Ameri-
can Jewry," said a state-
ment released by the board
of directors of the Jewish
National Fund. "We are a
free people and we are proud
of our Jewish homeland, and
it is for us to determine
The sudden spate
of very vocal
support for Israel
trips is welcome.
when we will visit it." Plans
for an April trip were reaf-
firmed.
Kesher, a Zionist program
for people who have traveled
to Israel on group programs,
recently announced a four-
day trip to Israel in late
December.
"Kesher, as a Zionist pro-
gram, feels it is our respon-
sibility, at this crucial time
to further encourage
tourism, contribute to the
Israeli economy, and show
solidarity with the State of
Israel more than ever
before," the organization
said in a statement.
Other groups hastily put-
ting together trips to Israel
as a sign of support include
the American Jewish Com-
mittee, the Israel Seminars
Foundation and Congrega-
tion Kehilath Jeshurun, an
Orthodox synagogue here.
"When you don't have to
wait on line to take the
elevator in the Hilton, you
know there's a problem,"
said Sandy Eisenstat, an at-
torney who came up with the
idea after visiting Israel in
early October.
"For the first time, the
waiters and taxi drivers were
asking, 'Where are the
Americans when we need
you?' " Ms. Eisenstat told
the New York Jewish Week.
Despite the U.S. State
Department placing East
Jerusalem — site of the Oct.
8 rioting when Palestinians
threw rocks down at wor-
shipers at the Western Wall