"If you go to Egypt, can you find Israeli products, even after 15 years of peace?"

He has called for the boycott of Israeli products.

He called for boycotting Israeli commercial products and developing Palestinian alternatives.

"They say they want any other product but not an Israeli product," he said.

In addition, sales of Israeli products have declined, since the occupied territories are a primary market.

Many countries are reluctant to buy Israeli products or to sell their products here for fear of irritating the Arab nations.

The ministers had debated earlier whether to call for a boycott of Israeli products.

They could see that strikes dealt a blow to Israel's economy, as did boycotts of Israeli products.

Israeli products are back on store shelves in the occupied territories.

Before the intifada, Palestinians bought a billion dollars a year in Israeli products; with boycotts, the figure is down 30 percent.