Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...boycott of American businesses by the Arab countries because those businesses trade with Israel is an absolute disgrace...
...against the Arab boycott. I think the affirmative action I have taken ... will be a big deterrent...
...closing days of the campaign, the Arab boycott of companies that do business with Israel has suddenly become a U.S. political issue. Both candidates are trying to outdo each other in denouncing it. Their tug of war has shed little light on how the boycott works, but it is spreading confusion and concern among businessmen...
...boycott. Companies are required to notify the Commerce Department of every boycott request they receive. But Ford's phrasing seemed to promise more than he had meant. The next day, the Administration had to back off. Commerce Secretary Elliot Richardson announced he would release only those Arab requests made to U.S. companies after Oct. 6 -the day of the debate-since earlier reports had been made under a statutory pledge of confidentiality...
Since then, the department has disclosed the reports of over 60 companies. Fearful of the impact on Jewish customers and other supporters of Israel, many businessmen whose firms were named have cried foul; they contend they did no more than fill out routine questionnaires from Arab buyers. Generally, these questionnaires ask a company to certify that goods being exported to Arab countries were not made in Israel or shipped on blacklisted vessels. The Commerce Department itself noted that most of the firms involved "have in no way altered their business practices to gain Arab trade." Indeed, a company could truthfully...