Demands increased to revitalize Islamic boycott of Israel
Arabic News
May 1, 2002
The Damascus based office of boycotting Israel on Tuesday concluded
three days of meetings and urged the Islamic countries to boycott
Israeli products.
In a statement issued in Damascus on Wednesday, the Israeli boycott
office called for the "need of revitalizing the Islamic boycott
of Israel." The statement said that "this is a peaceful
instrument, legitimate and noble." The statement also said
that "means of revitalizing people's economic boycott of the
Israeli products in the world countries and making of it an international
request serves the peace process and ward off evils from humanity
and also contributes to strengthening world peace and security."
The office "urges means of revitalizing the economic boycott
against Israel in the Arab and Islamic states." The participants
in the meetings of the Israel Boycott Office also also discussed
conditions of companies listed on their meeting agenda and especially
branch companies which are proposed to be banned and others to be
banned because of violating boycott rules and procedures. The office
also studied the status of companies which boycotted Israel and
extended a greeting to the European Parliament which asked the European
Union to suspend the partnership agreement with Israel."
Worthy to mention that the three Arab states Egypt, Jordan and
Mauritania who have diplomatic relations with Israel did not take
part in these meetings. The meetings included liaison officers of
the regional offices for boycotting Israel, who represent the other
19 Arab states, members in the Arab League.
During its recent meeting in October, 2001 in Damascus, the office
blacklisted 15 international companies but without publishing their
names. The Boycott Office of Israel was established in 1951 by the
Arab League. Its mission stated to blacklist twice a year names
of the Israeli companies ( direct boycott) or companies from other
countries which have trade exchange with Israel ( indirect boycott.)
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