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Friday, October 16, 2009

'No Israelis want to fly to Turkey now'

"'No Israeli wants to fly to Turkey now'
By TALI MINSBERG AND REBECCA BASKIN

With a new wave of anti-Israel sentiment in Turkey, and a furious response in Israel, the once-booming tourism trade between the countries is already feeling the effects.

"I can't sell a Turkish Air ticket going via Istanbul," Mark Feldman, CEO of Zion Tours, told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. Istanbul is a common stop-over point on the way to many other destinations. "

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