Translation of Chapters One and Five of the Book Entitled "Arab Boycott of Israel" by Jafer Taha Hamza

Abstract

The effect of the Arab boycott on Israeli economy is deprived economy of Israel to accessing to raw materials and agricultural products and foodstuffs from the Arab markets, such as oil Cotton, grain, cattle, some types of fruits and vegetables and rice "These materials have consisted 17% of the total imports of Israel in 1968 " and Israel has obtained them from distant markets that has an increased in the cost of transport , prices and insuring. There is a political aspect of the boycott, that in most cases enforcing of boycott is a political action aimed at the practices and policies of the aggressor State, using economic weapons as a lobbyist. Some sources believe that Israel will not be able to resist and to stand in front of the activities of the boycott, and this will increase the effectiveness of the boycott because the Arab oil will maintain the dominant role in the global markets for several coming years. But this view of boycott and the role of the oil is incorrect because the boycott becomes a negative role in case dominating of the interests and capitalist power in the Arab countries. Abolition of boycott will make Israel as a vital state and it will lead to the growth of the economy,also during times of peace Israel would transfer its expending on military for finance in the fields of development projects. In 1963, spending on defense in Israel reached (220 million dollars, approximately 10% of the Gross National Product.) We find that Arab boycott associated with efforts and moves of of America and Israel to find a peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict through negotiations, so putting an end to boycott and clarifying it one of the terms of that settlement.

Lately, the Arab Group and Palestine proposed a draft resolution to the Member States of the Security Council in November 2016 that appeal to end the occupation of Israeli on the territories occupied in 1967 and to begin the demarcation of the borders as well as concluding an agreement to finalize all issues of a permanent solution without exception (i.e. Jerusalem, borders, refugees, water and settlements)