Israel has broken all previous records for incoming tourism, and are set to end 2017 with 3.6 million tourists – half a million more than the previous record. It includes a 20% increase over the 120,000 Christian pilgrims who visited in Dec 2016.
http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-record-36m-tourists-visit-israel-in-2017-1001217309