?Foreign tourists pose for pictures outside the Damascus Gate of the Old City in Jerusalem on Oct. 13, 2010. According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, since the beginning of the year, nearly 2.5 million tourists have visited Israel, an increase of 27 percent over the same period in 2009 and 9 percent over 2008, setting a new record to date. [Xinhua/Yin Dongxun] |