So far in 2016, at least 5,700 Coptic Orthodox Christians have travelled from Egypt to Israel – one thousand more than for the whole of 2015. The Copts previously banned pilgrimages to Israel, but in Nov 15, the new Coptic Pope Tawadros II came to Jerusalem.
Thousands of Egyptian Copts visit Israel
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