Israel Opts Not to Challenge Arab Boycott at WTO
Jerusalem Post reporter Michael Frend has written another original and interesting story relating to the Arab boycott of Israel. The story, published, in today's edition of the Jerusalem Post, notes that despite its "decade-old membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), which aims to liberalize international commerce, Israel has never filed a formal complaint against the Arab boycott of the Jewish state, nor does it have any plans to do so in the immediate future." Rather, the paper reports, "Israel has opted for what one government official in Jerusalem termed 'a more discreet method to try and open channels of communication,' maintaining that a behind-the-scenes approach would ultimately prove more effective in contending with the embargo." The article notes that "U.S. officials have publicly stated if an Arab country were to enforce a boycott against Israe, the Jewish state would be entitled to take the matter up with the WTO, and that Washington would likely back such a move."
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