The trade group is scheduled to depart Nov. 16 and return Nov. 22

2011 port of Haifa tonnage throughput growth forecast at 2.3%, following estimated growth of 10.2% in 2010, and to average 4.1% to 2015

Shkedy said in a press release: "We recently bought four new 737-900s, which will soon join the fleet."

Until two years ago, Israeli tourism in Turkey flourished, with more than half a million tourists visiting Turkey each year

Domestic traffic rose 23.52% to 65,000; The greatest gains among the foreign carriers were registered by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Ukraine's Aerosvit Airlinesand Bulgarian Air VIA

Items that rose in September included clothing and footwear rose 0.7% housing rentals (+0.9%), petrol (+1.1%) and electricity (+3.5%)

55% drop compared to September 2010; only 9,000 Israelis entered Sinai through the Taba crossing at Eilat

In order to counter these potential threats, Israel’s government is considering the allocation of US$100 million for the purchase of new Naval vessels to bolster its ability to protect its economic interests