Damascus 72nd conference of Boycotting Israel opened

The 72nd conference of the Arab Regional offices of Liaison Officers started deliberations in Damascus on Monday with the participation of 19 Arab states and Commissioner General of the Islamic Office.

General Commissioner for Regional Offices of Liaison Officers, Ahmad Khazaa delivered a speech in which he indicated to the current critical circumstances and called for reactivating the political and economic boycott of Israel for facing the "racial imperialism aggression against the Arab Nation."

General Commissioner underlined the "importance of the Arab boycott of Israel as an active reaction on its barbaric policy."

"The boycott concept represents a moral and struggle value and forms a kind of peaceful resistance to spread the boycott culture by all available means." Khazaa said.

Director General of Syria's office for boycotting Israel, Mohammad al-Ajami noted that the convening of this conference came in implementation to the Arab summit resolutions which approved reviving the Arab boycott of Israel as a direct practical reaction on its criminal escalation policy and non-commitment with the UN resolutions which guarantee the Palestinian people's legitimate rights." Al-Ajami said.

Head of the Palestinian delegation, Ali Abo al-Hawa called for responding to the Arab masses' calls for boycotting relations with Israel, particularly the commercial relations.

Commissioner General of the Islamic Office Salem al-Ojeili and Hawni, stressed that continuation of the "Israeli terrorist practices and occupation of the Golan Heights and Sheb'a Farms" stress the necessity for commitment to the laws and principles of Arab and Islamic boycott of Israel as a positive and active means to force Israel to commit itself to the international resolutions.

The conference will lasts for four days during which the participants will discuss several important issues which would help the revitalization of the boycott.