Arab Boycott Of Israel

In the late 70s, Bechtel was accused of being complicit in the Arab boycott of Israel. Bechtel denied the charges and continued project management work within the Arabian Gulf. Some 75 years since it first started working with the Kingdom, Bechtel is now involved in the mining and metals sector in Saudi ...

The Arab boycott of Israel has evolved in many ways since 1948. However, we need to continue to refine how we use it so as to ensure its continued efficacy. When we first applied the boycott policy we refused to deal with anyone who held an Israeli passport even if they were Palestinian. Accordingly, we ...

These include the arrest of dozens of princes and ministers and a process of normalising relations, at least partially, with Israel. But taking concrete measures to end the Arab boycott of Israel, without reaching a just solution to the Palestinian issue first, will be detrimental to both Palestine and Saudi Arabia.

Nuseir Yassin spent the last year traveling the world and video blogging about his life. As Yassin writes on his LinkedIn account, he realized he was "32% done with life," quit his job in New York, and launched his daily minute-long vlog "Nas Daily." Yassin, 25, a Harvard graduate, was raised in the town of ...

This article has been amended. Gulf Arab states have taken the first steps towards recognising Israel, with the king of Bahrain, a close ally of Saudi Arabia, calling for the boycott against it to be abandoned. Among its near neighbours only Egypt, Jordan and Turkey have recognised that state of Israel since ...