Palestinian Clock Store Owner Losing Business

ISRAEL-- Mehdi Ahmroun, master clockmaker and small business owner, is worried about his mail-order business. He believes that Middle East tensions may be contributing to his own economic downturn.

"I do not know," said Mehdi. "I have these fine clocks that I send to my customers, but always they are returned undelivered. And always I make sure that I wind them up first to show that they are working fine."

Mehdi isn't sure of the reasons, but he feels that the aggression in his homeland may be a factor.

"I even make sure to wrap the clocks plainly, so as to save the customer on packaging," added Mehdi.

Business is down 75% since he began his clock delivery service in May

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Festmen has been single for most of his adult life.

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