A U.S. talk show host is calling for a boycott of Timberland shoes because of the pro-Israel stance of the company’s president. Andy Martin of WPBR-AM in West Palm Beach, Fla., called for the boycott after the CEO of the company, Jeffrey Schwartz, publicly expressed his support for Israel and for bringing Israeli public relations experts to the United States.
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