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FRAIDA
STILLWATER, 91, of

Southfield, died Nov.
13, 2014.
She was an activist
and a volunteer.
Mrs. Stillwater
is
survived by her
Stillwater
daughters and son-in-
law, Linda and Craig
Ellison of West Bloomfield, and Susan
"Kokil" Stillwater; son and daughter-
in-law, Larry and Randi Brown of
West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Pilar
Stillwater-Dalldorf and Jeff Dalldorf,
Michael and Lisa Stillwater, and Steven
Stillwater; sister, Edith "Maidy" Flack of
Florida.
Mrs. Stillwater was the beloved wife of
the late Dr. Karl Stillwater; the dear sister-
in-law of the late Arnold Flack.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to Karl Stillwater, M.D., Memorial Fund
in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital, 3901
Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201, www.
chmkids.org; or a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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Israel Sees Increase In Muslim Tourists

Itamar Eichner

Ynet News

T

he warming relations between
Israel and the moderate Muslim
world on the backdrop of the
crisis with Iran and the global jihad
threat can be felt in the tourism industry
as well.
The past six years have seen a dramat-
ic rise in the number of tourists arriving
in Israel from Islamic and Arab states
which have no diplomatic ties with the
Jewish state.
Since 2009, more than 250,000
Muslim and Arab tourists have visited
Israel secretly. Almost all of them arrived
in the country for religious reasons, but
some also for business and shopping.
Some 124,000 tourists came from
Indonesia, 81,000 from Jordan, 23,483
from Malaysia, 38 from Saudi Arabia,
168 from the United Arab Emirates and
147 from Qatar and Oman.

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Israel has avoided publishing these
figures so as not to affect the positive
trend. Every visa permit for a tourist
from these countries is examined by the
Shin Bet before being approved by the
Foreign Ministry and the Population and
Immigration Authority.
An updated report of the Population
and Immigration Authority obtained by
Yedioth Ahronoth summarizes the num-
ber of tourists who have arrived in Israel
from 10 Arab and Muslim countries,
only two of which (Jordan and Egypt)
have diplomatic relations with the Jewish
state.
The highest number of tourists arrived
from Indonesia — 124,719 visitors in
the past six years. The year 2013 saw the
arrival of 29,517 tourists from Indonesia,
more than three times the number of
tourists who arrived from that country
in 2009 (9,442).
A total of 23,483 tourists arrived from
Malaysia in the past six years. While
only 584 arrived in 2009, the number of

arrivals from Malaysia jumped to 7,859
in 2013.
The past six years saw the arrival of
168 tourists from the UAE, 38 from
Saudi Arabia, 200 from Kuwait, 73 from
Qatar (which is known for its support of
Hamas) and 73 from Oman.
Some 6,440 tourists arrived in Israel
from Morocco in the past six years.
The number of tourists from Jordan
has nearly doubled since 2009 with
81,575 Jordanian tourists in the past six
years. A total of 13,333 tourists arrived
from Egypt, including 4,368 since the
beginning of 2014 (compared to only
1,018 in 2009).
Kuwait announced last month that
it would allow its citizens to visit Israel
and the Palestinian Authority as part of
a tour package with the government's
approval.
The Arab and Muslim tourists arrive
in Israel both through Ben-Gurion
Airport and through the border cross-
ings with Jordan.

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