Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Ports: Dubai company engaged in boycott of Israel

The Jerusalem Post, reports that the parent company of the Dubai-based firm at the center of a political storm in the US over the purchase of American ports is involved in the Arab boycott against Israel.

The firm, Dubai Ports World, is entirely owned by the Government of Dubai via a holding company called the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCZC), which consists of the Dubai Port Authority, the Dubai Customs Department and the Jebel Ali Free Zone Area.

Full Article: Dubai firm boycotts Israel (Jerusalem Post, written by Michael Freund)