(Jerusalem Post) Ben Hartman - Tourism Minister Stas Meseznikov on Monday expressed regret at PA Tourism Minister Hulud Deibas' call for the international community to boycott the 2011 International Tourism Conference in Jerusalem. "Tourism is a bridge to peace, dialogue and togetherness between the two peoples, and one of the principle confidence-building measures between the two," he said, noting that 2010 was the best year ever for tourism in the PA, and set records for shared tourism initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians. Joseph Fischer of IDB Tourism Ltd, on Monday said efforts to boycott Israeli tourism will hurt Palestinians more than Israelis.
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