Israel’s exports to the United States have encountered no special problems because of Arab pressure, but in some cases in Europe, Arab pressure has been effective, Adin Talber, director general of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, said yesterday. He said Israel’s exports to the U.S. remain stable. Talber disclosed that the volume of exports passing through Israel’s Red Sea port of Eilat increased sharply since the closure of the Suez Canal in the 1967 Six-Day War. He said Eilat was the loading port for 16 percent of all exports from Israel but its development as a commercial outlet has been stunted because of the lack of a railroad to Eilat.
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