Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Theory and Practice of Economic Sanctions andthe Arab Boycott; The Means and Goals of Economic Sanctions; Sanctions as a Formof Collective Action; The Effectiveness of Sanctions; Sanctions which are Counterproductive; Notes; 2. The History of the Arab Boycott and its Administration; The Arab Boycott before the Establishment of the Arab League; The Arab Boycott from1946-48
The Arab Boycott -The First Two Decades after the Establishment of The State of IsraelThe Boycott at its Peak -The Oil Crisis and the Aftermath of the October War; From the Signing of the Egyptian-IsraeliPeace Agreements to the Eve of the Gulf War; The Arab Boycott after the Gulf War; The Arab Boycott after the Signing of the DoP; The Boycott after the Israeli Election of May 1996; Notes; 3. The Legal Debate around Economic Sanctions; General Principles of International Law; International Agreements and Treaties; The League of Nations and United Nations; Other Organizations
The Legality of the Arab BoycottThe Arab Boycott and General Principles of International Law; Legal Arguments around Specific Boycott Practices; International Treaties and Organizations; The United Nations Charter and Resolutions; The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); The Treaty of Rome and Agreements of the EC with the Maghreb and Mashreq Countries; Domestic Anti-Boycott Legislation; The United States; France; Benelux Countries; Germany; The Arab Reaction to Domestic Anti-boycott Laws; Israel; Notes; 4. The Boycott of Israel -The Arab Perspective; The Goals of the Boycott
Justification of the Boycott as a Defensive MeasureThe Legality of the Boycott; The Arab Denial of the More Objectionable Aspects of the Boycott; The Arab Reaction to Anti-boycott Measures taken by Third States and to Israel's Anti-boycott Campaign; The Effectiveness of the Boycott; Arab Thoughts on How to Make the Boycott More Effective; Cracks in the Boycott; Cancellation of the Boycott; Notes; 5. Loopholes in the Application of the Boycott; Cracks in the Primary Boycott; Cracks in the Secondary Boycott; How Israeli Exporters got around the Boycott; Notes; 6. Israel's Anti-boycott Campaign
The Period up to 19481948-60 -Muddling Through; 1960-73 -Institutionalization; 1974-79 -The Charge Forward; 1979-89 -The Years of Inertia; 1989-91 -The Awakening; Since 1991; Notes; 7. The Policy of the United States; The American Policy until 1975; Introduction of more Serious Anti-boycott Measures1975-79; Implementation of the Anti-boycott Legislation during the ReaganAdministration -- 1981-88; TheBush Administration -- 1989-92; Developments Following the Gulf War- 1991-92; The Clinton Administration; Notes; 8. The Policy of the Major West European Countries; France; Since 1991
Summary
A study of the Arab economic boycott of Israel. This title includes the evolution and development of the boycott, and examines aspects such as theory, practice and legality of the longest-lasting example of economic sanctions in the 20th century
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-320) and index
