Texas Company Fined for Complying with Arab Boycott

[Jerusalem Post] Michael Freund - The U.S. government has imposed a $108,000 fine on Rohde and Liesenfeld Inc., a Texas-based subsidiary of a German firm, for repeated violations of American law regarding compliance with the Arab boycott of Israel. The company supplied the Syrian petroleum company Al-Furat with invoices stating: "We certify that the goods enumerated in this invoice are not of Israeli origin and do not contain any Israeli materials." U.S. law requires American companies to report requests for such information to the Commerce Department.


2008-10-28 01:00:00

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