Pro-Palestinian boycotts took a bite out of the fast-food company's revenues. McDonalds will buy 225 restaurants from Alonyal Ltd. , which has operated the Golden Arches eateries in Israel for 30 years (Photo : JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP via Getty Images) McDonald's will buy more than 200 of its fast-food restaurants in Israel from the company that owns the franchise after sales plummeted because of boycotts over providing free meals to Israeli soldiers, according to a report.