Israel shrugged off a boycott threat by a group of developing nations. “It is a regrettable decision, but unlikely to be implemented,” an Israeli official said Sunday regarding the Non-Aligned Movement’s call last week for its 115 member nations to ban visits by Israelis who live in the West Bank or Gaza Strip.
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