Jerusalem (UNA-OIC) – The European Union and Germany launched on Tuesday the East Jerusalem Tourism Development Program and inaugurated the Tourism Development Hub in East Jerusalem, according to an EU press release.
The German Development Cooperation is implementing this new program in partnership with the different components of the Palestinian tourism sector in East Jerusalem.
The East Jerusalem Tourism Development Program is the first joint project between the EU and Germany in the framework of the East Jerusalem program. It aims at maintaining the Palestinian identity of the city and supporting the tourism sector in East Jerusalem, against the backdrop of a worrying trend of increasing hardship for Palestinian life and economic activity in this part of the city.
‘’Palestinians in East Jerusalem are facing daily political, economic, and social challenges. Tourism has always been one of the main income-generating activities in the city and helped to maintain the Palestinian presence and identity of the city. Yet, in the last two years, this sector was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. This new program is full of innovative and creative concepts to revive the sector,’’ said EU Representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff.
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The German Development Cooperation is implementing this new program in partnership with the different components of the Palestinian tourism sector in East Jerusalem.
The East Jerusalem Tourism Development Program is the first joint project between the EU and Germany in the framework of the East Jerusalem program. It aims at maintaining the Palestinian identity of the city and supporting the tourism sector in East Jerusalem, against the backdrop of a worrying trend of increasing hardship for Palestinian life and economic activity in this part of the city.
‘’Palestinians in East Jerusalem are facing daily political, economic, and social challenges. Tourism has always been one of the main income-generating activities in the city and helped to maintain the Palestinian presence and identity of the city. Yet, in the last two years, this sector was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. This new program is full of innovative and creative concepts to revive the sector,’’ said EU Representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff.
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