The vessel was on its maiden voyage from the Far East to Europe and will call Israel every 60 days

The Egyptian authorities are not prepared to allow Israeli planes to land, take off, or fly over Taba

Military deals have not been canceled. Nor have most of the civilian business dealings, from textiles to shipping, metals and irrigation systems. Tourism is hit hard

Early this year talks failed to reach an agreement on several outstanding issues, including ownership of land at Haifa Port and actuarial estimates

Two shifts of longshoremen, members of the International Long shore and Warehouse Union, agreed not to cross the picket line

The rise this month was due to rises in the indices of manufacturing production and imports of consumer goods and production inputs

The index has dropped 15.2 points in the past three months and had peaked at 68.8% last November

The boycott is expected to have a minimal impact on Swedish-Israeli trade, which accounts for 0.2% of the Nordic trade with Israel