Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States prompted calls that the Republican presidential front-runner be banned from Britain and Israel and cost him business in the Middle East.
Israeli politicians demanded Trump be blocked from a planned late-December visit, although a government official said the Dec. 28 meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was still on. Meanwhile, more than 250,000 Britons signed an online petition to ban Trump from the United Kingdom.
A major chain of Middle East department stores halted sales of the real estate mogul's glitzy "Trump Home" line of lamps, mirrors and jewelry boxes, hitting the businessman and former reality TV star in the pocketbook.