
Samarian Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan has charged McDonald’s boycott of Judea and Samaria as illegal under Israeli law, hence that should disqualifiy it from participating in a tender to open a branch at Ben Gurion Airport.
By Marcy Oster, JTA
McDonald’s should not be given a tender to open at Ben Gurion Airport because it will not open branches in Judea and Samaria communities, a Samaria leader has charged.
The unwillingness to open McDonald’s franchises in Judea and Samaria is a boycott and therefore illegal under Israeli law, Samarian Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan has charged, Ynet reported.

McDonald’s Sign in Harlem – Photo: Wikimedia,Sam Smith
“A company that boycotts part of the state must not be allowed to compete in government tenders,” Dagan said in a letter this week to Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, Transport Minister Israel Katz and Airports Authority director-general Yaakov Ganot. Continue Reading »