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THE ARAB LEAGUE ( Boycott of Israel)
The Arab League boycott of the state of Israel is an impediment to U.S.
trade and investment in the Middle East and North Africa. Arab League
members include the Palestinian Authority and the following states:
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan,
Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen.
However, not all Arab League members participate in the boycott.
The primary aspect of the boycott prohibits the importation of
Israeli-origin goods and services into boycotting countries.
The secondary and tertiary aspects of the boycott discriminate against
U.S. and other foreign firms that do business with both Israel and
boycotting countries and directly affect U.S. exports to the region.
The secondary boycott prohibits any entity in Arab League members from
engaging in business with U.S. or other foreign firms that contribute to
Israel’s military or economic development. The tertiary boycott prohibits
business dealings with U.S. and other firms that do business with
blacklisted companies. Such firms are placed on a blacklist maintained by the Damascus-based Central
Boycott Office (CBO), a specialized bureau of the Arab League.
The CBO uses a variety of means to determine compliance with the
boycott, including analyzing information obtained through questionnaires
sent out to third-country individuals and firms. If the CBO suspects that
a firm has engaged in proscribed activities, it may recommend that the
Israel Boycott Offices of the member states add the firm to each
member state’s blacklist.
Boycott offices of Arab League states are supposed to meet in Damascus
twice a year to consider adding foreign firms to, or removing them from,
the blacklist.
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Dubai Ports World uses Zim connection in US deal
“It's the largest shipping company in Israel.
And the president of Zim is very close to our company and supports us”
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It was reported yesterday in the US Congress that Dubai maintains
an office for the express purpose of the Islamic boycott of Israel.
To counter that fact, Bilkey replied, “One of our very sound customers
is Zim line. It's the largest shipping company.
And the president of that company is very close to our company and supports us,
because we have good relations with all of our clients.
” We handle their operations in a number of ports throughout the world
because it's good commercial business for us.
They wouldn't come to us unless we did a good job,” added Bilkey.
Blitzer: “Does the emir know this?”
Bilkey: “Absolutely.”
