Fervently Orthodox officials in Israel threatened a boycott of cellular companies that provide erotic party-line services. The officials have said they will get prominent rabbis to issue a boycott if two of Israel’s major cellular phone providers do not take steps to block such services to fervently Orthodox users, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported.
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