TIMES OF ISRAEL
by Judah Ari Gross
June 7, 2015

Valls to MK Stav Shaffir: ‘There will be no boycott’; Netanyahu calls for bipartisan fight against sanctions

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls promised to join in the talks with telecom giant Orange in an effort to persuade the company not to leave Israel, an Israeli lawmaker said Sunday. “There is not and there will be no boycott of Israel,” Valls said, according to MK Stav Shaffir who met with him over the weekend. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also set to speak with French President Francois Hollande on Sunday, as anger over the reported pullout of the mobile firm from Israel failed to subside despite the company walking back its comments. Israelis said the reported pullout was part of a larger international boycott campaign, after CEO Stephane Richard told a Cairo crowd on Wednesday the company would leave Israel “tomorrow” if not for financial penalties. READ MORE