Israelis plan trips abroad to dodge war

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Israelis plan trips abroad to dodge war
As fears rise ahead of the expected American offensive in Iraq, travel agencies are
fielding growing numbers of inquiries about open tickets overseas. Families, particularly
from the center of the country, are considering taking their children out of the country.
Some have already purchased plane tickets for mid-January.

"We'll travel abroad for two months, until it ends," said one plane ticket purchaser
yesterday.

Travel agents said yesterday that most of the inquiries are coming from people who have
families overseas, or friends abroad with whom they can stay. Some are interested in trips
to relatively close destinations, such as Spain or Cyprus, while others are taking
advantage of cheap flights to Florida, and other sites in the U.S.

Some inquiries are coming from people who intend to move up annual vacations overseas
from the spring Passover season to the period coinciding with the expected U.S.
campaign in Iraq.

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