http://www.blogher.com/arab-boycott-israel Comments for "Arab Boycott of Israel" en http://www.blogher.com/arab-boycott-israel <p>Have Arab boycotts of Israel succeeded? According to Ben Cohen at the <a href="http://blog.z-word.com/2008/04/the-boycott-of-israel-failure-and-vengeance/">Z Word Blog</a>, Israel's economic success is proof that they have not. Arab boycotts began in the 1920's and continue until today. </p><p>&quot;From its inception, then, the Arab League boycott was a form of economic warfare against the Jewish state. Its purpose was to suffocate and isolate Israel's economy. And, just like the Arab attempts to defeat Israel on the battlefield, the economic boycott turned out a spectacular failure.&quot;</p> <p>From my blog at <a href="http://zionismandisrael.wordpress.com/" title="http://zionismandisrael.wordpress.com/">http://zionismandisrael.wordpress.com/</a> </p> http://www.blogher.com/arab-boycott-israel#comments Politics &amp; News Research, Academia &amp; Education economy Middle East conflict Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:44:38 -0500 Hadassah 38688 at http://www.blogher.com