The League of Arab States was founded in 1945. One of the first acts of the League Council, taken on 2 Dec 1945, was to approve Resolution 16 calling for a boycott by Arab countries of Jewish products and manufactured merchandise in the pre-Israel Palestine Mandate. This was followed soon after, on 12 Jun 1946, by Resolution 70 which called for the creation of a bureaucratic structure to implement the boycott…. More + Documents
Category: Arab Boycotts
Arab Boycotts Against Jewish Businesses During the British Mandate
The first Arab economic boycott against Jewish enterprise began shortly after the British Mandate for Palestine came into effect, continued periodically during the Mandate era…. More
Boycotts Prior to the British Mandate
Boycotts against Jewish businesses were organized by Arabs in the Ottoman-held territories of the Holy Land in 1891, 1908, and 1911. For documentation, see Aaron J. Sarna, Boycott and Blacklist: A History of Arab Economic Warfare Against Israel (1986).
