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Israel/Zionism See other Israel/Zionism Articles Title: Israel sees red over Orange plans to axe ties Yahoo... Jerusalem (AFP) - French telecoms giant Orange said Thursday it wanted to withdraw its brand from Israel, spurring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demand that Paris distance itself from the company's "miserable" decision Orange's statement came just hours after its chief executive was accused of giving in to a pro-Palestinian campaign. Orange, which is partly controlled by the French government, insisted that its decision to end its brand-licensing agreement with Partner, Israel's second largest mobile operator, was not politically motivated. But Israel lashed out at the decision, which appeared to be related to Partner's operations in the occupied West Bank. Citing its own "brand development strategy", Orange said it did not wish to maintain a brand presence in countries "in which is it not an operator", while distancing itself from the politics. "In this context, and while strictly adhering to existing agreements, the Group ultimately wishes to end this brand licence agreement," it said. The storm erupted on Wednesday when Orange chief executive Stephane Richard told reporters in Cairo that the company was planning to withdraw from Israel. His remarks touched a raw nerve in Israel, which is growing increasingly concerned about global boycott efforts and the impact on its image abroad. "I call on the French government to publicly renounce the miserable remarks and the miserable action of a company that is under its partial ownership," Netanyahu said after Orange's announcement on Thursday. "I call on our friends to unconditionally declare -– in a loud and clear voice –- that they oppose any kind of boycott of the state of the Jews," he added. President Reuven Rivlin said that "boycott" and "delegitimation" efforts against Israel existed even before the state's creation and the motivation was "no different" from today. Isaac Benbenisti, who becomes chairman of Partner on July 1, said he was "very, very angry", accusing Richard of caving in to "very significant pressure" from pro-Palestinian activists and joining a global campaign to isolate Israel. The US-based Simon Wiesenthal Center said that because France owns a 25-percent stake in Orange, the French government should get involved. "We are calling on President Hollande to intervene in this shocking betrayal of the world's only democracy in the Middle East," Wiesenthal officials said in a statement. The United States, a staunch ally of Israel, appeared reluctant to engage on the matter, with a State Department spokeswoman saying: "in general ... our position on boycotts hasn't changed." In other words, Washington is opposed. - End of the affair - View gallery Israelis shop inside a store belonging to French telecom … Israelis shop inside a store belonging to French telecom company Orange in Jerusalem on June 4, 2015 … With the controversy in full swing, Orange's deputy director Pierre Louette told AFP that the company would continue to run a research centre and an online media services enterprise in Israel. "We are not withdrawing from Israel," he said, adding that "one must not try to make a big deal out of a simple issue of company rights". Still, Richard's remarks dominated the headlines in Israel's media outlets where he was cast as a supporter of the boycott movement. Although the Orange boss did not directly refer to Jewish settlements, his remarks in Cairo came after the publication on May 6 of a report accusing the telecoms giant of indirectly supporting settlement activity through its relationship with Partner. Compiled by five mainly French NGOs and two trade unions, the report accuses Partner of building on confiscated Palestinian land, and urges Orange to cut business ties and publicly declare its desire to avoid contributing to the economic viability of the settlements. View gallery Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed "miserable" Orange's move to cut … The international community regards all Israeli construction on Palestinian land seized during the 1967 Six-Day War as illegal. Challenged in Cairo, Richard said: "Our intention is to withdraw from Israel. It will take time" but "for sure we will do it". "I am ready to do this tomorrow morning... but without exposing Orange to huge risks," he said. Orange says it holds no shares nor voting rights in Partner Communications, nor does it have any influence over the firm's strategy. Orange and Partner are linked by a licensing agreement which allows the Israeli firm to use its brand and logo in exchange for a fee. The contract was signed in 1998, two years before the telecoms giant was acquired by France Telecom. The contract, initially open-ended, was recently amended by Orange and now expires in 2025. - Anti-Israel is 'in' - The crisis comes after days of introspection in Israel over its place in the world, as it struggles to tackle a growing Palestinian-led boycott campaign which has had a number of high-profile successes. Known as the BDS movement -- boycott, divestment and sanctions -- it aims to exert political and economic pressure over Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories in a bid to repeat the success of the campaign which ended apartheid in South Africa. This week, Britain's National Union of Students voted to affiliate itself with the BDS movement, in a move which drew a sharp rebuke from Netanyahu. Last week, Israel narrowly avoided expulsion from FIFA after the Palestinians withdrew a resolution calling on it to ban its Israeli counterpart. The boycott movement was even debated in parliament on Wednesday. "It's not politically correct to be anti-Semitic today but it's super 'in' to be anti-Israel," Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked told MPs. Poster Comment: AA There is a huge difference between being "Anti-Semitic" and "Anti-Israel." You can't occupy others' lands, grab others' lands, build illegal settlements, destroy native folks' property, burn their orchards and olive trees, demolish their houses on their heads, plunder the land, bring and promote your own illegally established settlers and still expect the world to do business with you and like your policies. Yes, the world is against Israel's policies BECAUSE Israel is thumbing its nose at the world, the UN Resolutions and UN Member countries (including USA and EU)! The world is having enough of Israel's Bull(Chit)!80-36 Expand Replies (82) eric Boycott Israel, their food, their products, their country, their people. They always take and never give. How many Israeli soldiers went to fight in Irak, in Afghanistan? ZERO More Expand Replies (58) Reply53-26 A AA 10 hours ago 36 80 There is a huge difference between being "Anti-Semitic" and "Anti-Israel." You can't occupy others' lands, grab others' lands, build illegal settlements, destroy native folks' property, burn their orchards and olive trees, demolish their houses on their heads, plunder the land, bring and promote your own illegally established settlers and still expect the world to do business with you and like your policies. Yes, the world is against Israel's policies BECAUSE Israel is thumbing its nose at the world, the UN Resolutions and UN Member countries (including USA and EU)! The world is having enough of Israel's Bull(Chit)! Expand Replies (82) Reply E eric 10 hours ago 26 53 Boycott Israel, their food, their products, their country, their people. They always take and never give. How many Israeli soldiers went to fight in Irak, in Afghanistan? ZERO More Expand Replies (58) Reply T tommythin 10 hours ago 35 17 Not a single centimetre of palesrine was 'stolen'. Islamists lost it because they wanted more land in ww1 and failed. The successful allies broke up the Ottoman empire. Neglected, under populated largely desert Palestine was given to Jewish people. Do you get that? jews were given a desert mostly. LEAVE ISRAEL ALONE. It is both legal and soverign, and not islamic. Expand Replies (46) Reply T tommythin 10 hours ago 54 27 You cannot 'occupy' what you legally own. Israel legally owns ex-Ottoman Palestine. They lost it by their poor choices. Absolutley nothing was 'stolen' from them. Don't get involved in Israel bashing. More Expand Replies (41) Reply J Jeff 7 hours ago 32 24 Israel did not go to war against a Palestinian state and occupy its land.Rather, Israel was attacked by six Arab countries at once. She defended herself, defeated her attackers, and won the so-called territories, not from the Palestinians, but from Jordan and Egypt. Jerusalem was never the capital of any state but Israel. It was certainly never the capital of a country that never existed. Why should the Palestinians get any part of it? Because they want it? Because they have terrorists? More Expand Replies (17) Reply X Xi Huan Yi 8 hours ago 14 20 Israelis had a chance to distance themselves from Zionist-Fascism and apartheid during the elections this spring. Instead, they elected more of the same. If BiBS Netanyahoo says that a Palestinian state won't happen and tells Hebrew voters to turn out because "the Arabs are bussing people in to vote," what do Israelis expect will be the reaction from the international community? They have become so arrogant and feel so entitled that any position by anyone critical of Israel's policies is automatically branded as "anti-Semitic" and "anti-Israel." Wake up Israel: The world is against genocide, war crimes, oppression and land theft, not against Israel. More Expand Replies (14) Reply Z ZioNazi Killer Boycott the following people/companies who support Apartheid Israel either financially or apologetically: 1. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg 2. Actor Jason Alexander 3. Music producer David Foster 4. Actress-singer Barbra Streisand 5. Haim Saban 6. Simon Cowell[26] 7. Lionel Richie 8. Macy Gray 9. J. McLean[27] 10. Michael Dell[28] 11. Steve Tisch[29] 12. Sheldon Adelson[30] 13. Maurice and Paul Marciano[31] 14. Larry Ellison[32] 15. Monica Crowley[33] 16. Pamela Anderson[34] 17. Sylvester Stallone[35] 18. Arnold Schwarzenegger[36] 19. Chris Tucker[37] 20. Avi Arad[38] 21. Ben Silverman[39] 22. Howard Stern 23. Gene Simmons (rock group Kiss) 24. Brooklyn Nets Basketball 25. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream 26. L'Oreal Cosmetics 27. Garnier Cosmetics 28. Caterpillar 29. Hewlett Packard 30. SodaStream 31. Sison Cowell 32. Jay Leno 24-20 Frank 1 hour ago 7 11 All corporations in the world whose members have a conscience - favor basic human & civil rights, are against the taking of Palestinian land by force of arms, are against ethnic cleansing & genocide against the native Palestinian people, support International Law & the Geneva Conventions, should drop all affiliations with the Racist, Apartheid State of Israel. But, too many corporations or owned or run by Jews whose first allegiance is to Israel, not the country of residence. I have boycotted every item that has ever come out of Israel and will continue to show that I am a human being with morals and a conscience by urging boycotts of Israel and boycotting this sickening Apartheid State 7-11 richardd God said to Abram: “Go from your land ... to the land that I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1) So if you had to go there, then you were not from there,... so Jews were not always from the land of Canaan. Palestinian Arabs were always there and never left. Jews are the original international "illegal immigrants" from Iraq (Mesopotamia). That means Jews are also Arabs. They then left the land of Canaan and went to Eygpt for 430 years as illegal immigrants due to a famine and drought. After being evicted they spent 40 years wandering in the desert. Odd "homeland",... not from there, didn't stay there and then couldn't find it. Explain that. 14-7 Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Oh, but conflating and confoozing "anti-semitism" with anti-Zionism in our minds is one of the Jues' most desperate efforts right now! YES, they're different, totally different things, and only an inbred half-wit could drink this kool-aid. JUES ARE NOT SEMITES (search the phrase if interested, anybody). (I'm agreeing with you.) Jues are a RACE, Zionism is a PURELY POLITICAL PROGRAM. Jues are not Zionism, Zionism isn't Jues. Sextillions of "gentiles" (also a gross misnomer) are berserk, passionate Zionists, millions of Jues aren't ("a Zionist is a Jue who wants some other Jue to move to Izrul" :-). A moment of truth occurs here at 1:05:25 (better pick it up from 1:04:20) -- Defamation (english) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hE5Sr4YdgI At 1:07:27, the payoff: he denies they're the same thing, she yaps that they are sometimes the same thing....... thereby admitting that THEY ARE NOT RELIABLY OR MEANINGFULLY THE SAME, right there at one of the big big Jue conferences!!!! If only he'd pinned her with that -- maybe he did. A "French telecom giant" smacks Izrul in the face....... how good can it get? If money can't rain from the sky, these developments are the next best thing to it.
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