Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Do they hate, or is that just talk for other people's consumption (You guys boycott Israel, I want my medicine/ cell-phone/ vegetables...)? Some of both I suppose. UPI reports the Arab boycott of Israel hasn't been doing well, and in large measure it's due to those medling Americans...well, chalk up another reason they hate us. har.
Arabs evading economic boycott of Israel
A source close to the four-day conference of the Arab Boycott Bureau convening in Damascus said Tuesday "the majority of Arab countries are evading the boycott, notably the Gulf states and especially Saudi Arabia."
Speaking to United Press International on condition of anonymity, the source said "an important reason for not observing the boycott rules by the Arab countries is the growing U.S. pressures in the direction of normalization with the Jewish state."
Washington backs Israel in its opposition to the Arab boycott on the grounds that it contradicted the basis of the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace process...
