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Under the antiboycott law, U.S. companies are forbidden to participate in any unauthorized foreign boycott. Which situation brought about the antiboycott law in the U.S.?

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Answer: The Boycott of Israel by the Arab League

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The Arab League since 1948 has mandated that all it's members boycott any trade with Israel as well as boycotting any companies that are trading with Israel in protest of what they view as the formation of an illegal country on lands belonging to Palestine.

The United States seeing how this could affect Israel, passed some anti-boycott laws in the '70s amongst them the Export Administration Act (EAA) to ensure that its companies still traded with Israel.

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