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NewsMine war-on-terror israel dissent boycott Viewing Item | Saudi boycott >BUSINESSES IN SAUDI ARABIA FEEL PINCH OF "BOYCOTT US" >CAMPAIGN > > >By OMAR HASAN, Agence France Presse, 5/8/02 > > >A grass-roots campaign to boycott US products in Saudi Arabia has already >taken its toll on many local businesses, with sales dropping drastically, >executives and activists said Wednesday. > > >The campaign, a protest against perceived US support for Israel, is being >conducted from mosques, schools and universities, and through newspapers, >the Internet and mobile phone text messages urging consumers to shun >products originating from the United States. > > >The Saudi "boycott US" drive mirrors a similar campaign which >gathered momentum in several parts of the Arab world at the peak of >Israel's invasion of Palestinian lands that began on March 29. > > >Imams at Saudi mosques have been delivering fiery sermons urging >worshippers to drop US consumer goods in favor of other products, ruling >that supporting the US economy amounts to killing Palestinians and other >Muslims under attack. Young Saudi boys stand in front of major shopping >malls to distribute flyers and leaflets containing a long list of brand >names that must be boycotted "in support of our Palestinian >brothers." > > >"I have never seen such an organized anti-US campaign in the >kingdom. It looks as if everyone is involved, from school students to >religious clerics," a Saudi businessman told AFP. > > >"Two days ago, a carefully-prepared 20-page file was thrown into my >house, containing all the information about US products that we should >stop buying. They are organized," the businessman added... >
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