IMRA Newsletter
Saudis block Sale of Israeli Products
The Jerusalem Post
November 16, 2004
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Officials in Saudi Arabia are claiming they succeeded in blocking attempts by 12 Israeli companies to sell their products there under the guise of foreign labels, the Gulf News reports.
Saudi Arabia continues to adhere to the Arab League's decades-old boycott of Israel, and bars the import or sale of items made here.
In a statement issued by the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry, officials said they had warned local chambers and merchants throughout the country to be wary of Israeli firms seeking to circumvent the boycott's restrictions.
"The companies listed are active in the production of bulletproof jackets, paints, water purification equipment, electronics, telephones, reinforced doors, textiles, fuel, and other goods," the statement said, though no names of the firms said to be involved were provided.
It added that the Israeli firms were aiming to re-export their products to neighboring Arab states in the Persian Gulf region by claiming they were of Western or Arab origin.