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Tourism Minister Upbeat (As Tourism Ministers Always Are)
August 4, 2010 · Mustapha Hamoui
(Cartoon By Sareen Akharjalian)
Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud
Tourists got used to the Israeli style and I don’t think that they will want to end their vacation in Lebanon because of what happened [..] I call upon the Lebanese media not to exaggerate the incident
If it’s true that no cancellations have taken place as a result of all the war speculation and the actual mini-war that happened yesterday, that would be a feat of amazing proportions for Lebanon. But I’m not sure I’m buying this. Tourists are notoriously finicky when missiles start to fall and people start dying.