Israel cancels agricultural conference

Several representatives of Middle East states refused to take part in an agricultural conference which was scheduled to be held in Israel. A situation which forced Israel to cancel the conference.

The Hebrew- language Israeli radio said on Wednesday said that among the countries which refused to attend the conference were Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.

Representatives of Italy, Spain, and France expressed their fears to come to Israel in the absence of security and the continued Palestinian uprising against the Israeli forces.