–An Egyptian public firm is pursuing the boycott against Israel despite the fact that it was lifted in the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, according to the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith. Abraham Foxman, ADL’s associate national director, said the conditions laid down by the Alexandria Water General Authority in Egypt in soliciting bids from foreign companies for piping were a “disturbing development” and harm “peaceful relations.”
In a letter to Ashraf Ghorbal, Egypt’s Ambassador to the United States, Foxman pointed out that the water authority stipulated than any firm which supplies the pipes must not ship them on blacklisted vessels, on Israeli ships or on those vessels which go to Israeli ports or waters.
“This attempt by an Egyptian public company to continue the boycott against Israel, long after the government of Egypt has declared an end to the boycott as part of peace and nomalization, surprises and concerns. us,” Foxman wrote. “It surely conflicts
with the theme of peaceful relations between the states.”
Foxman asked Ghorbal to deal with the problem and to advise ADL “as soon as possible as to the rectification of this specific matter and a public enunciation of policy from your government.”
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