Today , most Arab states , Syria being the exception , no longer attempt to enforce the secondary or tertiary boycotts . Syria , Lebanon , and Iran ( though not an Arab state ) are the only states which actively enforce the primary boycott . As part of the Arab opposition to the increasing Jewish presence in Mandatory Palestine , some Arab leaders sought to orchestrate anti-Jewish boycotts from 1922 . The original boycott forswore any dealings with any Jewish-owned business operating in Mandatory Palestine . Palestinian Arabs " who were found to have broken the boycott ... were physically attacked by their brethren and their merchandise damaged " when Palestinian Arabs rioted in Jerusalem in 1929 . Another , stricter boycott was imposed on Jewish businesses following the riots that called on all of Arabs in the region to abide by its terms . The Arab Executive Committee of the Syrian-Palestinian Congress called for a boycott of Jewish businesses in 1933 , and in 1934 the Arab Labor Federation conducted a boycott as well as an organized picketing of Jewish businesses . In 1936 , the Palestinian Arab leadership called on another boycott and threatened those who did not respect the boycott with violence . However , this boycott was unsuccessful as Jewish lawyers , physicians , and hospitals were too heavily integrated into Palestinian society
Palestinian Arabs rioted in Jerusalem
1929 Palestine riots
Arab League boycott of Israel