Israeli metal exporter boycotts Turkey following Erdogan’s anti-Israel comments – Itzik Isteric, CEO of Arbel Metals, halts 20+ years of trade with Turkey after Erdogan accused Israel of ‚terrorism and murder‘, ceasing annual exports of thousands of tons of scrap metal | ynetnews

For over 20 years, Itzik Isteric, the owner and CEO of Arbel Metals, was one of Israel’s largest exporters and importers of metals to and from Turkey. Each year, he exported tens of thousands of tons of scrap metal collected throughout the country to Turkey and imported tens of thousands of tons of construction iron for use in the local construction industry.