Article: PERSIAN GULF GROUP EASES ISRAEL BOYCOTT.(MAIN)

Byline: New York Times

UNITED NATIONS Saudi Arabia and its five Persian Gulf partners announced Friday that they were partly lifting the 46-year-old Arab boycott of Israel and pledged to urge the rest of the Arab world to drop all trade restrictions involving the Jewish state.

Friday's announcement reflects the dramatic changes in Arab attitudes toward Israel since the Palestinians made peace with it a year ago. It also is another concrete signal to the Israelis that making peace has its rewards.

In practical terms, the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council will formally end the blacklisting of U.S. and other foreign companies that ...

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