Arabs talk on Israel boycott

Press, 10 June 1977, Page 5

Arabs talk on Israel boycott

NZPA-Reuter Alexandria. Egypt ; The Arab League Bureau' for the Boycott of Israel has; met to review' a plan to; tighten economic restrictions ’ against the Jewish State. ’ The bureau’s commis-sioner-general, Mr Mohamed Mahgoub, said when the 12day conference opened [yesterday that the Arabs would adopt counter-meas-, ures against proposed’ American legislation banning I firms from co-operating with the economic boycott. The Arabs he said, had; every right to impose an ( economic boycott on Israel I because it still occupied! Arab territories and refused; to restore Palestinian rights. ( Mr Mahgoub said officials

at the conference would also [consider the cases of about ; 100 unnamed companies — i either to remove from, or ; include them on, the black--list. ; Under boycott office polHcy, the names of the firms are kept secret. Arab League officials said [that 60 firms had presented l(documents proving that they have severed all dealings (with Israel, and that the i conference would consider [removing them from the [blacklist. Under boycott rules, comijpanies are given up to six ; months to comply with a I request to stop dealings with [lsrael. If they decline, they are blacklisted and banned (from operating in Arab , countries.