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Article: Saudi Arabia maintains silence over trade relations with Israel following WTO accession
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- AP Worldstream
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- November 16, 2005
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TAREK AL-ISSAWI, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
11-16-2005
Dateline: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia remained tight-lipped Wednesday about whether it will actually trade with Israel, a week after being allowed into the World Trade Organization, whose regulations forbid members to boycott each other.
Like many other Arab states, Saudi Arabia has maintained a boycott on trade with Israel _ alongside its rejection of diplomatic ties. The oil-rich kingdom, home to Islam's holiest sites, has long maintained it will not establish relations with Israel until a comprehensive peace is reached with all Arab states.
Even after the WTO's approval of its bid to join, Saudi Arabia was not ...