$29 million in Arab imports from Israel

Israel stated yesterday that the volume of its exports to the Arab states increased during the first quarter of the current year by 44%, despite the impasse in the peace negotiations.

Mosheh Nahoum, an official in the export sector at the Israeli producers union, said there was an increase in the volume of direct Israeli exports to the Arab states of $29 million.

Egypt topped list of the Arab states importing from Israel, followed by Jordan, and Morocco. Lebanon was cited, despite the fact that Lebanon formally allows no such imports, and where in fact these Israeli exports go the area in south Lebanon that is controlled by the outlaw Israeli backed SLA militia.

The value of Egyptian imports from Israel reached $16 million.