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Tourism
Measures Peace
Jerusalem (JTA) — The Old
City's Arab market was one
of the first venues to feel the
effects of the intifada, or Pa-
lestinian uprising, at its
onset in December 1987.
Nearly six years later, the
Arab shuk is again a
barometer of the political
climate, as Israelis and Pa-
lestinians begin to work
together to achieve peace.
Embracing most of the Old
City, the shuk was a main
tourist attraction until the
start of the intifada. Then
shopkeepers began a series
of strikes in support of the
uprising.
The action gained
worldwide media attention,
and served as a tool in the
fight for Palestinian self-
determination.
Yet while the strikes prov-
ed immensely effective from
a political perspective, the
financial results were
catastrophic. Forced by con-
science or threats from arm-
ed Palestinian youths to
padlock their shops every
afternoon and on full-strike
days, Arab merchants lost
millions of dollars in tourist
sales.
Those tourists who did
venture into the market
risked being stoned or, on
rare occasions, stabbed.
Most Israelis stopped
visiting the Old City, alto-
gether.
Now, just weeks after
Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin introduced the Gaza-
Jericho autonomy plan, the
Arab market is showing
signs of recovery.
The most obvious sign is
the increased presence of
tourists.
Though business is not ex-
actly booming for Majdi
Shwiki, the owner of a booth
selling T-shirts, key chains
and other souvenirs, he too
expressed optimism that
business is on the rebound.
An affable man with a
ready smile, Mr. Shwiki af-
firmed that more tourists
began visiting the shuk in
September, immediately
after the peace agreement
was signed in Washington.
Though Palestinian flags
are still technically outlaw-
ed by the Israeli govern-
ment, this has not stopped
shopkeepers from selling
souvenirs with the Palestin-
ian colors — red, white,
green and black. There are
hand-sewn shirts in the
design of the Palestinian
flag and a flag key chain
with the words "I Love
Palestine." ❑
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