"At the opening of his weekly Cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said international pressure on Israel would backfire and only cause the Palestinians to harden their positions.
"'Attempts to impose a boycott on the State of Israel are immoral and unjust. Moreover, they will not achieve their goal,' he said.
"While Netanyahu refrained from taking aim at Kerry, some of his ministers were harsher. Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz, of Netanyahu's ruling Likud party, called Kerry's comments 'offensive, unfair and insufferable.'
"'You can't expect the state of Israel to conduct negotiations with a gun pointed to its head,' he said.
"Economics Minister Naftali Bennett, from the religious, pro-settler Jewish Home party, said all 'the advice givers' should know that Israel will not abandon its land because of economic threats.
"'We expect our friends around the world to stand beside us, against anti-Semitic boycott efforts targeting Israel, and not for them to be their amplifier,' said Bennett, a fierce critic of the Kerry-led talks. 'Only security will bring economic stability, he said.
"Tzipi Livni, Israel's chief negotiator, came to Kerry's defense..."
Israeli Premier Brushes off Kerry Boycott Warning - ABC News