After 18 years, the American Jewish Congress has ended publication of its newsletter, Boycott Report, which monitored the Arab boycott of Israel and efforts to end it.
In its place, AJCongress is launching a new newsletter, tentatively titled “Update: Radical Islamic Fundamentalism.”
The decision to end publication of the boycott newsletter was reached on Sept. 30 after the Persian Gulf states announced they were terminating the secondary and tertiary boycotts against Israel, AJCongress said.
These boycotts targeted businesses engaged in trade with Israel and companies doing business with those firms.
The primary boycott prohibiting Arab states from doing business with Israel directly is still in effect.
“We think that the boycott is on its last legs.” said Will Maslow, AJCongress general counsel, who has edited the boycott publication from its inception.
He said the new publication will have a similar format to the old.
“It’s stuff to keep people informed of what is happening in various countries,” Maslow said.
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