Some Arab businessmen deal with an Israeli company

Arabic News
May 20, 2002

The Jordanian weekly al-Itijah ( the direction ) unveiled cooperation between Arab businessmen and sea naval companies from Jordan, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates with the Israeli company "Zem" for Sea transport after Arab people's pressures had succeeded from obstructing dealing with this company through forcing owners of transport companies from loading the company's containers which carry "Hebrew language" writings and the abstention of Egyptian workers at Port Saeed port from unloading ships belonging to the said Israeli company.

In a report on this issue published in its recent issue published on Sunday, the weekly said that certain Arab businessmen and sea transport companies in the said Arab states are currently renting their ship in secret to the Israeli "Zem" company.

Al-Itijah added, according to well- informed documents names those individuals and companies who deal with the Israeli company. The well-informed sources report that the said persons rented the naval line an Egyptian and UAE companies for the said Israeli company towards the Arab Gulf ports through its agents either in Egypt or in Jordan.