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Texas governor announces establishment of Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce

By The Associated Press

Gov. Rick Perry announced on Tuesday the establishment of the Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce, an agency meant to foster economic exchange and academic collaboration between the two.

Perry also said he has asked the directors of the Employees Retirement System and Teachers Retirement System to divest their funds from companies doing business with Iran. The governor said Texans will not condone Iran's support of terrorism.

"I personally believe that any company that does business with Iran is actively assisting those who seek to harm American men and women who are serving in the Middle East and funds terror attacks on our allies in the region," Perry said.

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"And so, today, as we usher in a new era of relations between Texas and Israel, we speak of a grand vision of a world where terror is defeated by kinship, economic partnerships create new opportunity and people are free to work and live in peace," he added.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has previously called for the destruction of Israel - an American ally in the Middle East.

Texas is Israel's third largest U.S. trading partner, and the newly formed chamber is the first such statewide agency partnering with another country, the governor's office said.

"Israel has a highly educated work force and is the site of valuable academic research. That has led 14 U.S. states to create formal programs to promote economic ties with the Middle Eastern country," said Asher Yarden, Israel's consul general in the Southwest.

"Israel's technology industry was created to sustain homeland security and defense," Yarden said.

"That could benefit Texas, which, like Israel, shares concerns about the security of its border," Perry said during his visit to an engineering and research lab at the University of Texas at Dallas - which conducts research in audiology, computer science, nanotechnology, space science and telecommunications.

The Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce - created by the governor's office and the
Israel-American Chamber of Commerce - will be based in the Dallas suburb of Richardson.

"Trade between Israel and Texas has grown quickly, particularly in the telecom, defense, biomedical and computer software and hardware fields," said Russell Levine, the new chamber's chief executive.

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1.	Congrats to Israel and Texas	02:30	\|	Nephtaly	26/09/07

2.	how about TX-Jordan or TX-Egypt chamber?	02:37	\|	bashar	26/09/07

3.	Well done Gov. Rick - a good move	02:48	\|	Dakkar	26/09/07

4.	The Islamic nations what could to do with out OIL	03:07	\|	e.m	26/09/07

5.	Thank You, Governor Perry	03:08	\|	Johnny Weintraub	26/09/07

6.	A LESSON FOR LAKSHMI AND LABHRAS	03:23	\|	Brant	26/09/07

7.	Yippy-Chi-Yay	03:50	\|	Bobble Mensch	26/09/07

8.	how about TX-Jordan or TX-Egypt chamber?	04:20	\|	9mm hebrew for never	26/09/07

9.	God Bless America - God Bless Texas	04:21	\|	Robert	26/09/07

10.	Reply to Brant (Post No. 6)	04:37	\|	Johnny Weintraub	26/09/07

11.	Texas-Israel	04:57	\|	Shmuelshachor	26/09/07

12.	Prarie Ambition	05:10	\|	Natallie Durson	26/09/07

13.	Hey Arnold	06:26	\|	Jeff Fogltance	26/09/07

14.	Gov Rockhead meets with Apartheid Minister	06:41	\|	Sholom	26/09/07

15.	Well, I`ll be! G-d Bless Texas!	07:12	\|	Denton	26/09/07

16.	Texas-Israel ties	08:15	\|	Steve Mueller	26/09/07

17.	#6 Brant. The money god.	08:43	\|	Maureen Ann	26/09/07

18.	Texas wants a Strong Israel	11:41	\|	Fred McCann	26/09/07

19.	JOHNNY W: I THINK WE AGREE	12:12	\|	Brant	26/09/07

20.	MAUREEN ANN: MY REPLY	12:22	\|	Brant	26/09/07

21.	Texas Past, Present & Future	13:07	\|	Liberal Jew	26/09/07

22.	Congratulations, Texas	13:46	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/09/07

23.	RE #2 Bashar	15:26	\|	Miz RD	26/09/07

24.	This act is contrary to the US Constitution	18:32	\|	JD	26/09/07

25.	Texas-Israel ties - - Excellent	20:52	\|	Prof JBG	26/09/07

26.	Response to #24: JD	21:12	\|	Ray Baby	26/09/07

27.	Why does Texas have so many idiots?	23:31	\|	sirk	26/09/07

28.	Texas: A Zionist State	23:32	\|	Josef	26/09/07

29.	Gov. Rick Perry a Zionist?	01:52	\|	Troubled Texan	27/09/07

30.	Perry = Quisling, Texas = ZOG	03:58	\|	Moose	27/09/07

31.	Illegal aliens	08:19	\|	ted	27/09/07

32.	24: Someone from Virginia muttering about the Constitution?	11:25	\|	David Teich	27/09/07

33.	Israel	13:40	\|	M Swaid	27/09/07

34.	Not likely, Bashar no. 2	17:06	\|	Sam	27/09/07

35.	RICK PERRY A FRIEND OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL	21:37	\|	HAL TRIPP	27/09/07

36.	Texas-Israel	23:36	\|	Nezam al Jenini	27/09/07

37.	Re: 32 (David Teich)	19:23	\|	JD	28/09/07

38.	37: Illiteracy in Virginia continues	19:02	\|	David Teich	29/09/07

39.	36: No, Nezam	19:03	\|	David Teich	29/09/07

40.	End the illegal occupation	15:30	\|	will	03/10/07

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