These NFL Stars Will Visit Israel and Get Baptized in the Jordan River

News Staff : Feb 8, 2017
Breaking Israel News

The players will also hold an exhibition match in Jerusalem with the Israeli Football team on Saturday evening, February 18.

(Israel)—[Breaking Israel News] In an initiative of the Ministry for Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy in cooperation with the Tourism Ministry, a delegation of senior NFL players will arrive in Israel next week (13 February). The visit was initiated in cooperation with America's Voices in Israel. (Photo: Flickr/Mike Morbeck/via BIN)

The group of 11 sportsmen will visit Israel for a seven-day visit, during which they will meet with a wide range of Israelis from different walks of life. The sportsmen will visit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Haifa, as well as Christian sites in the Galilee, including baptism in the River Jordan at Yardenit.

Minister for Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy Gilad Erdan: "I see great importance in the arrival of this delegation of NFL stars to Israel. I have no doubt that their visit will be a powerful experience for them and I hope that, through their visit, they will get a balanced...

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