An article in the March 19 edition of the Jerusalem Post reports that Iraqi firms appear to be stepping up their participation in the Arab League Boycott of Israel. The article bases its report on figures contained in the 2006…
BIS issued the first anti-boycott penalty of the year last week to the National Bank of Egypt (warning: linked Bank web site has migraine-inducing animated gifs). As a result, BIS wrangled a settlement agreement and payment of $22,500 from the…
The BIS website recently listed an anti-boycott settlement agreement involving freight forwarder and customs broker International Specialist, Inc., located in Boston, Massachusetts. The charging letter provided this significant bit of information about the alleged violation: In connection with the transaction…
An article in today’s Jerusalem Post reports that the Arab Boycott of Israel, often thought to be on the wane, is alive and well and perhaps on the rise: According to material compiled by the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of…