The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation League charged three major Japanese manufacturers today with “concealing their long-time participation in the Arab economic boycott of Israel from American consumers because they fear the effect of the truth on their sales.” The charges were made against Toyota and Nissan, manufacturers of Datsun cars and trucks and Hitachi, an electronics and Industrial firm. The ADL said the charges were based on investigations dating back to 1964.
Lawrence Peirez, chairman of the ADL’s national civil rights committee, said the answers given by the three firms to American inquiries were “patently false.” He said “They are obviously afraid of American reaction. Despite their denials and insistence that they are willing to do business with Israel, ADL has documentation from these manufacturers or their agents that they have given in to the boycott.”The ADL’s investigations, under the direction of its general counsel, Arnold Forster, include correspondence and meetings with representatives of the Japanese companies.
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