Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

French CEO to Visit Israel, Smoothing Over Boycott Talk

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To calm a diplomatic squall, the head of a French-owned mobile phone company on Monday said he’ll visit Israel, the target of pro-Palestinian global boycott campaign to pressure it to allow a Palestinian state. Stephane Richard, chief executive of mobile phone company Orange, last Wednesday drew fire when he said his company would pull out of a deal with Israeli operator Partner Communications if it had the choice. "Believe me, I would cancel the contract tomorrow if I...

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