In the shadow of the security escalation - Jerusalem is empty of visitors: "There is a decrease in revenues"
The week of Passover is considered one of the hottest periods for businesses, restaurants and tourism in Jerusalem, but in the shadow of the tension and the influence of the corona, tourists and visitors did not make a pilgrimage to the capital this year.
But restaurant owners remain optimistic: "There is a decrease in the load of people, but we profit and welcome"
Between Ashkenazi
21/04/2022
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 08:00 Updated: 20:38
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A bus pelted with stones on its way to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
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Passover is considered one of the hottest periods for businesses, restaurants and tourism in Jerusalem, but in the shadow of the security escalation, a stroll through the city's streets on weekdays reveals that the tense days left a great impression - and tourists and visitors did not make the pilgrimage to the capital this year.
In the Mahane Yehuda market, which has long since ceased to be a shopping center and has become a place of entertainment and a culinary site with bustling cafes, the movement of people is dormant.
At the entrance to the market, Israeli police cavalry are deployed, along with Border Police and YSM fighters, who are trying to convey to the poor visitors a sense of security.
In the cafe where I sit, visitors enter who are mainly concerned about the quality of training for Passover.
The tables are relatively empty and only worried policemen go up and down Jaffa Street.
However, business owners do not seem bothered.
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The movement of people is dormant.
Jerusalem, yesterday (Photo: Bini Ashkenazi)
Yaron Yashfa, the owners of the Black Iron and Asada camps in the Mahane Yehuda market, believed that despite the security situation, the situation in the restaurants has not changed.
"It could be that some people are considering whether to go to one place or another, with us the number of customers was large and so were all the restaurants that operate in the market," he claimed.
Despite his remarks, Jaspe is aware of what the eyes see, and agreed that the number of visitors to Jerusalem has decreased this year.
"It can not be ignored," he said, "but at the same time there is a significant influx of visitors to the city who visit our restaurants and entertainment centers in the Mahane Yehuda market area."
A soldier secures the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem (Photo: TPS, Shalom Shalom)
According to Jasper, the decrease in revenue is due to the fact that more business owners flew abroad this year. "It is different from last year, so naturally there is a decrease in revenue," he explained.
We make a profit and welcome. "
The restaurant owner emphasized that throughout the week, diners continued to visit him.
There is a decrease in the load of people that characterizes the holidays, and again, despite all this, many business owners with whom we have a good relationship work and earn.
"Last year was extraordinary and very profitable for them, this holiday, they are profitable, but less so."
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