Saudi defense minister calls for boycotting companies dealing with Israel

The Saudi minister of defense prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday stressed that the Arabs should think of boycotting companies which deal with Israel in order to force the greater states to put an end to the sufferings of the Palestinian people.

In a press conference he held on Sunday at the Saudi city of al-Kharj, 85 Kms to the south of al-Riyadh he added " as Arabs, we have to support our Palestinian brothers financially and politically."

He added:" the Arabs have to use their options, including reconsidering the question of dealing with foreign companies which deal with Israel."