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Tourism Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch (Sasson Tiram) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 21:19 16/10/2007 Israeli and Palestinian tourism ministries meet after long break By The Associated Press After a long break, the Israeli and Palestinian tourism ministries are again exploring ways to cooperate, the two sides said Tuesday, the latest sign of the warming political atmosphere. Israeli Tourism Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch and Palestinian Minister Of Tourism and Antiquities Khuloud Daibes met recently in Jerusalem to discuss promoting joint tourism projects, the two ministries said. Advertisement They agreed to reactivate the Joint Committee on Tourism, which suspended operations after Islamic Hamas militants took power in the Palestinian Authority after sweeping a parliamentary in early 2006. Hamas does not recognize Israel's right to exist, and Israel shuns the Islamic group, which has killed more than 250 Israelis in suicide bombings. The equation changed after Hamas violently wrested control of the Gaza Strip in mid-June, and moderate Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas ousted the group from power. Hamas' expulsion allowed Israel and Western powers to end their boycott of the Palestinian Authority, though Abbas controls only the West Bank. Tourism to the area was hurt badly by the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising in late 2000, but has rebounded as violence subsided. Israeli and Palestinian leaders are preparing for a Mideast peace conference later this year, called by U.S. President George W. Bush, but so far no agreements have been announced. Deputy Palestinian Tourism Minister Marwan Toubassi said further cooperation in tourism would require accelerating the peace process and reaching a final agreement. Related articles: Egypt finds two tunnels at Gaza border, arrests three Palestinians Two Palestinians, including one militant, killed in IDF Nablus raid Bookmark to del.icio.us In Dr. King's shadow When Rice talks of a Palestinian state, she sees the black civil rights struggle in the South. Haredi satire How did Shas react upon seeing a cartoon in Degel HaTorah's official publication?   1.   "Come to mythical palestine" 18:53  |  Peacelover 16/10/07   2.   Tourism in Palestine Apartheid Quasi State 19:26  |  Boris 16/10/07   3.   Mythical?? Read you history books 20:21  |  B`Galil 16/10/07   4.   Palestine and Myth 20:45  |  Yosef 16/10/07   5.   B`Galil 22:21  |  Brad 16/10/07   6.   Come and see the Apartheid WALLS which is better than BERLIN WALL 23:18  |  Georgy 16/10/07   7.   #5 Brad, dear friend let me tell you that 23:30  |  FRED 16/10/07   8.   Fred # 7 03:06  |  ChanahS 17/10/07   9.   Re 7 bad facts also brad. 04:02  |  Alan the real one 17/10/07   10.   Gina would love this!! 04:21  |  Lynn 17/10/07   11.   Safari into Gaza? Dive in the Yarkon? 06:15  |  Fortuna Benmayor 17/10/07   12.   tourism is good 20:51  |  justayid 17/10/07

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