JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's tourism minister is urging Israelis to stop traveling to Turkey.
Stas Mesezhnikov called for the travel boycott after the Israeli press reported Turkey has classified Israel as a "strategic threat."
Mesezhnikov said Sunday that ties with Turkey are important to Israel. But said it must be "boycotted totally as a tourism destination" for the national honor.
The Israeli tourism ministry had no statistics on Israeli tourism to Turkey.
There was no confirmation of the reports from Turkey.
Israeli travel agents have reported a large drop-off in once-popular travel to Turkey.
Relations hit a new low in May after Israeli naval commandos killed nine activists from Turkey on board a flotilla that tried to breach Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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