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A book published by the Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), an arm of the Roman Catholic Church in Goa, presents Israeli tourists as a "burden" to those who live in the area.
The <i>Gomantak Times</i>...
The Gomantak Times article entitled "Satanic Visitors?"
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Claiming the right to say no: a study of Israeli tourist behavior and patterns in Goa was authored by 11 seminarians in 14 sections and totals 96-pages in length.
The study was based on an undercover survey and personal experiences of the members of the seminary as they traveled around Goa finding Israelis in the many tourist spots.
Officially released by the Goa archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao on Sunday, the book critiques the behavior of Israeli tourists with copies available for sale at several church-supported outlets throughout Goa.
The first article by Dr. Victor Ferrao of the Rachol Seminary entitled "Tourism in Goa: A Narrative Construction of Hosts and Visitors" states that while performing his on both the Israeli and Russian visitors he found there to be "disastrous socio-economic, political, environmental consequences of enclavization of tourism,"
"Their motivation, expectations, travel patterns, and activities have little to offer to the local communities," Ferrao wrote. "This results into a substantial displacement of the locals."
He went on to write that the two groups bring cultural, political, economic, social and environmental consequences on the host community."
"One can also notice many unbecoming activities like flesh trade, drug abuse, rave parties and crimes like rapes, murder etc., making hay as the sun of tourism refuses to set on our land," Ferrao wrote.
"This loss of control of the locals over tourism activities in their localities will receive even greater momentum if the demand for an independent tourism board is realized."
Tourists from Israel, along with those from Britain, Russia and Germany, top the number of tourists arriving in Goa every tourist season. Out of the two million tourists coming to the state each year, nearly 450,000 are foreigners.
The second section of the report, called "Is Goa The Rome of the East or Israel in the East?" points out the military training ofIsraelis and its effect on how they act once they get to Goa.
"The disciplined and strict environment, the encounters, the shoot-outs somehow distorts their psyche and thus becomes a burden to treat," the report stated. "So these people are sent on holidays to different destinations in order to recover themselves and Goa is one
of the destinations."
In Myron Jeson Barretto's article "My Experience/ Understanding of Israeli Tourists and Other Tourists at Vagator and Arambol Beach," he walked around Goa's beaches and spoke to non-Israeli tourists on how they viewed theIsraelis.
In one section he quotes a tourist from the UK who gave his opinion on Israelis in Goa as saying that Israelis come to the area and bring with them drugs from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kashmire, then use Goans and Indians to sell it. Israelis go to pakiland Afghanistan and Kashmire? this guy is nuts
"The Israelis who sell drugs have control over the Ministers from Goa to Delhi," the tourist said. "They pay them a large amount of money. They also bribe the police."
In Manuel D'Souza's article, "The Sababa Experience," he writes, "Americans under the guilt of Holocaust of Jews gifted Israel a state and are supporting them in their expansion."
"Why isn't anybody reacting, It's America-Supported" D'Souza wrote. "There is compulsory military training and service for everyone in Israel. Can you imagine young boys killing people? They go mad while in the services. The government sent these people to relaxation hubs. One of them is Goa."
An article on the front page of Gomantak Times, an English daily in Goa, took a look at the book as well and entitled their article "Satanic Visitors?