Declaring that it is profitable to invest in Israel, Uri Ben-Ari. Consul General of Israel in New York, today urged American businessmen “to do business with Israel” and to invest in that country’s economy. Addressing some 200 businessmen at a luncheon sponsored by the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Ben-Ari said that the last 28 years have shown that it pays for American businessmen to invest in Israel’s growing economy. Assembly-man Joseph F. Lisa (D.Queens), who initiated the New York State anti-boycott law against Arab discrimination and pressure on companies which deal with Israel, stated that “every state in the country must follow the New York legislation.” He said that more than 1500 American companies are on the Arab “blacklist.”
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