Posted on 06/04/2015 9:00:05 AM PDT by Nachum
The French cell phone company Orange announced on Thursday afternoon that it has decided to halt its operations in Israel and end its partnership with the Israeli company Partner, which franchises Orange's name in Israel.
The dramatic move comes as Israel is launching a political campaign in response to the insulting comments made Wednesday by Stephane Richard, CEO of Orange, in which he said he wished he could "dump" Israel "tomorrow," which he in fact did.
"Orange doesn't want to continue to hold its brand name in countries in which it isn't the direct provider. Therefore, Orange is interested in putting an end to giving permits to (use) its brand name," read the Orange statement announcing the move.
Partner issued a sharp response on Wednesday, and starting Thursday morning Israel's embassy in France has been taking action on the issue, and Israels' Ambassador has contacted the French Foreign Ministry and Finance Ministry demanding clarification.
The Israeli Ambassador to France, Yossi Gal, expressed how seriously Israel views the comments of the French company's CEO, and called on the French authorities to condemn the remarks.
"The embassy is working intensively with all the relevant sources to get immediate clarifications on the serious words, and is clarifying the seriousness we attribute to the issue," said Gal.
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Nazi collaborators.
Israel exists because of French anti-semitism. It was the Dreyfus affair that convinced Theodore Herschl and the Zionists that Jews would never be safe in Europe. This is nothing new.
This from idiots who let Muzzies take their country right out from under them.
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