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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 27 International |
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| | International: Middle East and Northern Africa |
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| | Jordan's King Hussein and Israel's Yitzhak Rabin beamed while lighting up each |
| | other's cigarettes, Marlboro Lights, after signing a peace treaty on October 26, 1994. |
| | New York Times, February 8, 1999, p. A11 |
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| | In a study of school children ages 11 to 17 years in Jerusalem, 14% were current |
| | smokers, including 36% of 15 and 16 year olds (tenth graders). |
| | Chest, October 1996, p. 921 |
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| | 28% of Israel's 5.6 million people smoke, and 5,000 die each year from |
| | smoking-related disease. In the country's first smoking-related lawsuit, lawyers |
| | representing 15 people are suing for $4 million in damages from Dubek, the country's |
| | only cigarette manufacturer. As well, the Israel Health Ministry plans to file an $8 billion |
| | damage suit against the tobacco industry (both Israeli and foreign companies), with |
| | the proceeds to be used to treat sick smokers. |
| | American Medical News, October 6, 1997 |
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| | The government of Iran has banned tobacco advertising and smoking in public |
| | buildings, including restaurants and hotels. |
| | The Advocacy Institute, October 31, 1997 |
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