At a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee, Edward H. Bilkey, the chief operating officer of Dubai Ports World, was pressed by several Democrats about Dubai's position on the Arab boycott of Israel, following up on a report in The Jerusalem Post that said the holding company that controls Dubai Ports participated in the boycott.
Mr. Bilkey first said the company was not involved in matters of state-to-state policy. Under questioning, he conceded that he believed the boycott was in force at company ports in Dubai.
However, he added later: "The largest Israeli shipping company is one of our largest clients. We serve everyone in many of our terminals around the world."
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Given that a primary reason we are beating the Iran war drums is its stance regarding Israel, imo the stance of Dubai Ports World towards Israel should in and of itself be enough to kill the deal.
The COO tried to get off the hook with a "some of my best friends are Israelis" approach but I don't think that is going to do the trick.
Good to see that senators Kerry, Boxer are jumping all over this issue.