The Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IPCC) was officially launched on May 18th, 2009 at its first Gala Dinner, at the Dan Tel Aviv Hotel. The event was attended by Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Cooperation Mr. Silvan Shalom, the Quartet envoy to the Middle East the Right Honorable Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Danny Ayalon...
The IPCC's CEO, Ofir Gendelman, has been interviewed on September 2, 2009 to Al-Hurra TV about the meeting that took place that day between the Israeli minister for regional cooperation, Mr. Silvan Shalom, and the Palestinian economic affairs minister, Mr. Bassem Khouri. Mr. Gendelman also spoke about the IPCC's vision for economic cooperation between the two sides.
Al-Hurra is an American TV network which is sponsored by the US Department of State. Its viewership is estimated by 25 million people.