Boycotts of Jewish-owned businesses in Mandatory Palestine were organised by Arab leaders starting in 1922 in an attempt to damage the Jewish population of Palestine economically , especially during periods of communal strife between Jews and Arabs . The original boycott forswore 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 in following the riots that called on all of the 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
Boycotts of Israel