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1 Jul 2015

Civil society orgs. welcome news Orange has renegotiated its agreement with Partner Communications following criticism of its support for Israeli settlements

On 29 May 2015 we invited Orange to respond to the report: “Orange’s Dangerous liaisons in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” which calls for Orange to end its brand licence contract with Partner Communications, an Israeli company "that operates and conducts business activities and make benefits in the Israeli settlements.".

On 4 June 2015 Orange sent us a public statement in response stating that "while strictly adhering to existing agreements, the Group ultimately wishes to end this agreement".

On 30 June 2015 Orange announced it had renegotiated its contract with Partner Communications allowing it to end the contract in the next two years.  The civil society orgs. who authored the report welcomed the move by Orange saying it was aimed at ending the contract by the end of 2017.

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