Arab Boycott

Arab Boycott

Summary of Arab Boycott

An economic boycott of Israel proclaimed in December 1945 by the Arab League to hamper “Jewish industry in Palestine.”The boycott came to include not only Israeli firms and products, but firms having economic ties with Israel. A so-called blacklist of such firms was prepared by the Arab League's Boycott Office, and Arab nations are pledged not to deal with any blacklisted company. The proscription applies not only to manufacturers, but to service organizations, such as banks and insurance companies, as well. In response to the Arab boycott of Israel, and economic boycotts involving other nations, part 369 of the Export Control Regulations was invoked in 1965 to require U.S. exporters to report to the Secretary of Commerce any requests from foreign customers to comply with a foreign boycott. The regulations provided that exporters were “encouraged and requested to refuse to take (but are not legally prohibited from taking) any action . . . that has the effect of furthering or supporting such restrictive trade practices or boycotts.”On November 20, 1975, the regulations were amended to forbid compliance with the boycott, imposing penalties for compliance. The reporting requirement was retained and, effective October 7, 1976, copies of boycott requests received by American firms and filed with the Secretary of Commerce were made publicly available. In 1983, the Department of Commerce processed 37,500 boycott requests received and reported by U.S. firms.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)

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