(141214) -- JERUSALEM, Dec. 14, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Fr. Eamon Kelly, Vice Charge of Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, introduces the Migdal Synagogue dated to the first century A.D., the first synagogue discovered in Galilee and one of seven known from this period in the Holy Land, at Magdala Center near Tiberias, northern Israel, on Dec. 14, 2014. So far the heightened tensions in Jerusalem and the rest of Israel have had a minimal impact on tourism numbers and reservations in the region. But if the violence spirals into a full blown intifada, last-minute cancellations are expected to come in, just at a time when tens of thousands of pilgrims usually visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem and other holy sites connected to the birth and life of Jesus. (Xinhua/Li Rui)