The Arab League will host the 90^th Boycott Israel Conference at its headquarters in Cairo today, aiming to gather liaison officers in various Arab regions ‘to activate and monitor an Arab boycott of Israel’.

Said Abuali, the Arab League Secretary of Palestinian Affairs and Occupied Arab lands will head the three-day event, along with representatives from the Islamic Corporation Conference.

The Arab League issued a statement saying that the conference corresponds with previous resolutions and decisions made by Arab foreign ministers.

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The statement said the conference would discuss blacklisting, boycotting  and issuing names of Israeli-linked companies, along with activating regional offices in various countries, to propel the boycott.

The conference further aims to strengthen boycott efforts which have already proven successful, in the interests of the Palestinian people.

(PC, SAFA)