Washington Must Wake Up to The Abuse of Software That Kills

Information Technology, Israel

By: Josh Rogin (Josh.Rogin@washpost.com) Dictators are using spyware to persecute dissidents and journalists at an alarming rate, while the foreign firms that sell these tools assure the public that everything is just fine. It’s time Washington policymakers and...

Irish Bill Leaves U.S. Companies Making Tough Decisions

Antiboycott, Israel

Sources:(Fortune, 9 Jul 2018.) (http://www.timesofisrael.com/ireland-moves-to-criminalize-trade-with-settlements-drawing-israeli-ire/) Palestinians celebrated as the upper house of Ireland’s parliament recently advanced legislation that would criminalize the trade of...

U.S. Antiboycott Compliance: New Federal List Published

Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, OFAC, Qatar, Sanctions, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Treasury Dept, UAE, Yemen

By: Melissa Proctor, Polsinelli PC Companies doing business in the Middle East take note: The Treasury Department recently published its quarterly list of countries that currently require participation or cooperation with an international boycott, such as the Arab...

Israel’s Defense Ministry Raises Export Violation Fines

Enforcement, Israel

By: Danielle McClellan Currently, the Ministry of Defense is capable of imposing a maximum fine of NIS 1 million for companies who violate the Defense Export Controls Act.  The head of Defense Control Agency, Dub Lavi, announced that Israel will be raising the maximum...

DDTC Upgrades the ITAR Status of Israel and Makes ITAR Clarifications

Israel

By: John Black The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) revised the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to upgrade Israel’s status and make a wide range of clarifications.  These changes are in the same Federal Register notice that created the...

Treasury Identifies Countries Participating in the Secondary and Tertiary Arab League Boycotts of Israel

Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Treasury Dept, UAE, Yemen

By: Anna Barone In accordance with section 999(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Department of the Treasury is publishing the following list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott:...